Snowy Flyover

[Ken Scheben]

Well, it didn't snow the entire time Bob & I were in Ottawa last weekend. On Sunday morning, we were greeted with a bright, cloudless sky and some beautiful light. This was the only opportunity we had where a snowy owl actually flew overhead. Although the owl unfortunatley chose to fly away from the light versus into it, the reflected light from the snow on the ground did a reasonable job of filling in some of the deep facial shadows that would ordinarily be present in this type of situation. Add a bit of selective curves work and this is what you end up with. Not perfect, but my best snowy owl flight image to date.

Ken

Canon 1DMIII, 70-200 f4 IS, ISO 500, f5.6, 1/4000, handheld, baited, very nearly full frame

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

I really like the light,wing position and the blue bg,I would prefer a bit more light on the face

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Awesome that you were able to capture this beauty. Love the beautiful wingspread and the eye contact. Very fine image Ken and thanks for sharing.

[Fabs Forns]

Very nice overhead flight! Wish we could see the other eye.

The back light looks great in the tail and wings!

[Stephen Stephen]

Very nice Ken. It seems like almost everyone come here to see these owls this winter. It would have been a bonus to see him/her staring back at you.