Snowy habitat image

Gallery: AvianPosted January 16, 2012237 views18 comments

The habitat these snowy owls are hanging out in is almost as beautiful as the birds themselves. This was taken after sunset, which is why I used ISO 1000....Those are the Olympic Mtns. in the backround. While I really want a 500MM prime lens, it's nice to be able to back off the zoom quickly for a different compositon. I think the larger version is worth looking at if you have time.

This was my first outing with a 7D and I'm hoping I can get away with a little higher ISO's than with my 40D. I'm also just getting used to processing these larger files, so I hope they look OK.
ISO 1000, 7d, 1-400mm IS @ 160mm, 5/6 @ 1/200 of a second.

Comments

18 comments

Comment posted by Richard Olsen on January 16, 2012 at 5:46 PM

Dan,

Nicely done! Good comp, nice colors and inclusion of the mountains is a + !
Very little noise for ISO 1000

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Comment posted by wade pettitt on January 16, 2012 at 6:01 PM

Dan, this is beautiful. I love the inclusion of the mountains.

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Comment posted by Tonia Graves on January 16, 2012 at 6:07 PM

Dan, nice job with this, I really like the habitat that you included in the image. The processing looks good IMO.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on January 16, 2012 at 6:21 PM

Very nice composition. Good light and color. Well seen and done.

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on January 16, 2012 at 6:35 PM

this is beautiful, Dan. really nice setting and comp. very nicely done.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on January 16, 2012 at 6:50 PM

A beautiful scene you captured here Dan

I almost moved over to photograph with you that evening, but the cut off log deterred me, after seeing this I wish I would have came over, Sweet Photo!!!

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Cristina Strudthof on January 16, 2012 at 7:44 PM

Looks good to me. Nice colors and great composition.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on January 16, 2012 at 9:33 PM

A wonderful shot and good to see the Olympic mts in the background. The larger image looks very nice with good image quality for iso 1000. Nice job getting this shot, well done.

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Comment posted by Sonja Otto on January 16, 2012 at 10:24 PM

I really love this picture with the mountains in the background and the dried grasses/weeds/log in the foreground. I like how everything is running horizontal (mountains, tree line, log) except for your subject which is vertical. Very peaceful shot. Gorgeous.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 16, 2012 at 11:13 PM

Lovely composition, Dan, and I like the sunset colors. The high iso worked well. I like the grasses and the sunset mountains. When I got out there I realized I should have brought a shorter lens as well. I'm sure glad I got my 500 a few years ago-the new model costs twice as much

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on January 17, 2012 at 12:42 AM

Beautiful shot, love the glow of the mountains in the background.

Ray

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Comment posted by dan elster on January 17, 2012 at 1:34 AM

@Ken...I hear you on the cut log, but this bird was so cooperative! It was nice to just watch the sun go down with this guy and capture all of the different shades of light. What a day that was.

I wish we would have met.

Dennis, I wish I would have met you too. Next time.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on January 17, 2012 at 10:30 AM

Wonderful shot and very nice to have the mountain range included, adds enormously to the shot IMO ! Congrats, Cheers. Hans

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Comment posted by Philip Schwarz on January 17, 2012 at 11:17 AM

I really like the comp. Great detail in the foreground. Mountains and sky a plus.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on January 17, 2012 at 6:04 PM

Love this Dan. The grasses, logs, mountains, colors, bird all work so well. Well done.

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on January 17, 2012 at 8:17 PM

This is a beauty, Dan. I love the logs and grasses. The trees make a good line and it is capped off by the low light effect on the mountains. Oh, yes, the owl. Great image there, too. I would have made the mistake of cropping in too close, but you have made a much better and more artistic choice. Thanks for making me think.

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Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on January 17, 2012 at 8:36 PM

Beautiful, Dan. You're right, it's a great setting to photograph these birds in. I think that we got lucky with thte weather too.

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Comment posted by May Haga on January 20, 2012 at 6:01 PM

Wonderful image Dan. I really like the inclusion of the habitat.
May

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