Theme: Male Snowy Owl Taking Off.

[Karl Egressy]

I have never posted or used this picture yet. For the sake of the current theme, I post it here.
It is a relatively big crop.
Thanks for looking.

Canon EOS 40D
Tv 1/2000
Av 7.1
EF500mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Wow, perfect exposure and amazing comp, Karl. I love the pose, the bird placement and the leafless perch!
I initially wanted to see both eyes, but I'm loving this now.
Hope to see this bird in the wild someday.

[Josh Clark]

Wow Karl, love this shot. I hope to see one of these in the wild someday as well. The favorite thing about this image is the incoming landing that is being displayed.
Seems to have held up well considering you said it was a decent sized crop. Great exposures on those whites. Beautiful bird.

[bishancm]

Beautifully exposed Image. Loved the Talons and looks as if its giving you that sly look.
Regards

[arash_hazeghi]

great pose and nice exposure Karl!

[Mital Patel]

Karl,

Must say this is beautiful shot and IQ is really great said it a big crop.

Surprise with the perch if the owl just lifted from that very thin appearing branch ..

AIA superb frame for the theme as well.

[Jim Buescher]

The direction of the owl's gaze goes perfectly with the angle of the wing position and the branch....great comp! Blue sky sets the bird off nice, perfect exposure.

[Gary Esman]

The action caught here is awesome. Love the raised wing, exposure and comp. Also agree the background sets him off very nicely.

Gary.

[Dan Busby]

Very nice action shot Karl! Good exposure and sharpness also.

[Don Leslie]

Fantastic shot Karl. Great detail, and the exposure is spot on!

[dankearl]

I like this shot a lot too. Nice exposure on the whites against the blue sky, not easy.
The IQ looks fine for a large crop.
Well done.

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Super cool. Great work on the exposure and I'm glad we can see an eye.

[Grace Scalzo]

Love it Karl. Fuzzy feet, great take off pose, beautiful colors.