Snowy Owl at Sunset

Gallery: AvianPosted March 1, 2010526 views27 comments

A snowy owl beneath twilight skies, Quebec, Canada. Canon 1DIII, 100-400mm lens, handheld while lying in the snow.

Check out my latest blog post for more snowy owl photos.

Comments

27 comments

Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on March 1, 2010 at 7:52 PM

Wow! A beauty! So sharp and so soft at the same time. Love it! Sharon

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on March 1, 2010 at 7:57 PM

Sunset is gorgeous and the eyes are really special too, a real unique Snow shot

Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on March 1, 2010 at 8:29 PM

Wow! Just beautiful.

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Comment posted by mark cillo on March 1, 2010 at 8:39 PM

This is really amazing!

Registered on July 27, 2008, 143 Posts, 1483 Comments

Comment posted by Bryan Hix on March 1, 2010 at 8:44 PM

Ian, I like the colors and the almost smiling appearance of the owl. Did you use fill flash?

Registered on June 13, 2008, 117 Posts, 755 Comments

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on March 1, 2010 at 9:02 PM

Ian, this is a chart topper and I bet a sure photo of the week pic in the least. The colors are fantastic, the comp is wonderful! Only wish is for a large version so I can enjoy it more.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on March 1, 2010 at 9:10 PM

The mix of warm and cool colors is beautiful. Handsome bird, perfect exposure. You can't imagine how much I want to photograph one of these.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on March 1, 2010 at 9:25 PM

W!!! This is awesome Ian!

Ken Archer

Registered on October 28, 2004, 222 Posts, 6683 Comments

Comment posted by Kirk Greene on March 1, 2010 at 9:49 PM

I love it when a plan comes together. It just doesn't get better than this. There have been a lot of GREAT snowy owl pics posted on NPN over the years and this is the best I have seen! Congrats!!

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on March 1, 2010 at 10:03 PM

certainly a beauty! would be great if you posted the techs on how you shot this one.

Registered on March 21, 2009, 202 Posts, 4187 Comments

Comment posted by Max Waugh on March 1, 2010 at 10:09 PM

I'm also fond of the colors, particularly how the eyes have a reddish tinge that echoes the pink sky. She looks like she's got some cute little horns too.

Max

Registered on September 26, 2008, 428 Posts, 2329 Comments

Comment posted by KC Choo on March 1, 2010 at 10:56 PM

Very, very nice! Wish they would come back over here!

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on March 1, 2010 at 11:30 PM

Fantastic image.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on March 2, 2010 at 12:10 AM

That's quite gorgeous Ian

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on March 2, 2010 at 5:32 AM

Another beautiful dreamscape Ian - the combination of bird and sky is wonderful

cheers
Rob

Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments

Comment posted by Michael Lotito on March 2, 2010 at 6:29 AM

Great Shot Ian! I really like the sky color and how it offsets the snowy owl.

Registered on June 26, 2009, 181 Posts, 1558 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on March 2, 2010 at 8:49 AM

Super nice. Well done.

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Comment posted by Greg Cope on March 2, 2010 at 10:23 AM

I love those eyes and the twilight colors. Beautiful shot

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on March 2, 2010 at 11:37 AM

Superb Ian.

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on March 2, 2010 at 1:03 PM

Iaan That is just gorgeous. The colors are awesome as well as the stare

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on March 2, 2010 at 1:24 PM

Very nice, an avian landscape. I enjoyed your blog post as well and thought the pictures there were even better. Well done.

Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments

Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on March 2, 2010 at 2:53 PM

Incredible shot!

D&L

Registered on October 7, 2008, 166 Posts, 3044 Comments

Comment posted by Monica Siri on March 2, 2010 at 3:16 PM

Stunning image!!

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on March 2, 2010 at 8:16 PM

Awesome! What a great feel for the bird and place and weather.

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Comment posted by Andrea Marzorati on March 3, 2010 at 8:35 AM

Fantastic Lan, this image is really a dream...

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Comment posted by Kevin Thompson on March 3, 2010 at 6:21 PM

Super shot Ian...Big congrats...

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Comment posted by Gary Reed on March 5, 2010 at 10:26 AM

Was just skimming through the Gallery and saw this. WoW is all I can say. I love it. Great shot.

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