Not a Snowy Owl..... an Owl in the Snow..... -- Birds in photography-on-the.net forums

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Mar 15, 2013 19:48 | #1

As luck would have it, I got a last minute call from a friend after I had just walked in the door at home and had not even taken off my coat yet. He had just discovered this GGO and asked if I wanted to meet him. Duh :rolleyes: ..... yeah.

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I packed my gear, jumped in the car and off I went.

These are two quickly processed images from the collection. We estimated the shooting distance at about 150 feet. I really needed my buddy's 800 for this job. ( No, I am not buying one )

Both images are heavily cropped from shots taken with my 1D4 and 300/2.8 + 2xTC.

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IMAGE: http://harveyg.smugmug.com/Nature/Birds-of-Prey/i-B4hQz8h/0/O/2013-03-15-1-PP.jpg

IMAGE: http://harveyg.smugmug.com/Nature/Birds-of-Prey/i-XXV9rpg/0/O/2013-03-15-2-PP.jpg

Thanks for looking in.

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Wallace River

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Mar 15, 2013 19:52 | #2

Spectacular images in the snow, Harv. I sure wish you folks would send a few of these guys the east coast!

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Mar 15, 2013 19:52 | #3

Those are choice! did u get more would love to see them.

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Mar 15, 2013 19:53 | #4

Wow that is amazing. When you say you discover a location of a bird, do you say find the location of the nest or say a recent spotting of the bird and just got to that general location and look for it? I see these are taken from two different locations and 2 different perches, i'm wondering if he allowed you sneaking around or did you just wait for a very long time to get these shots. Anyways thanks for posting!

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Mar 15, 2013 19:55 | #5

Very nice work!! I REALLY like the snow along with the grey. They just go together!!

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Mar 15, 2013 20:10 | #6

Beautiful shots Harvey, now thats a great setting for this Boreal beauty . Bravo to you ...

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Mar 15, 2013 20:21 | #7

WOW, that second shot. The color of the Great Gray, the color of the branches, the background and the snow. It really just comes together. Please post more.

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Mar 15, 2013 20:22 | #8

Fantastic, Harv! I really like that second image

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Mar 15, 2013 20:31 | #9

Those are beautiful-very well done, Harv!

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Mar 15, 2013 20:34 | #10

Love the first one. Something about the side view of the bird and the head turned towards you. I agree with everyone else though, the snow makes it gorgeous.

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Mar 15, 2013 20:40 as a reply to @ Shackleton's post | #11

Fantastic---The Owl the setting the mood..

I salute you...

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Mar 15, 2013 23:17 | #13

Love GGO's and a great job shooting!

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Mar 16, 2013 05:36 | #14

Great set..I too would love to see more when you get them processed!

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Mar 16, 2013 07:10 | #15

Very good environmental shots, Harvey. Love the natural framing of the bird in the second shot. Nice!

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