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Copyright: Helene Provencher (chouette) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 302 W: 0 N: 843] (3000)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-03-20
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel, Canon EF 75-300mm USM III
Exposure: f/13.0, 1/2000 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-01-24 22:44
Viewed: 2028
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 61
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Another shot of great gray owl. ;-)))
Hope you like this one!

Thanks for viewing and comments.


Great Gray Owls Strix nebulosa

With a large circle of feathers around those bright yellow eyes, you might think that the great gray owl is one of the prettiest owls. However, those feathers are not just for looks but are actually covering the owl's ears. Instead of having ears like ours, a great gray owl has a circle of feathers which channel sound into holes on the sides of the owl's head. These holes are the owl's ears.

Great gray owls have incredible hearing. This comes in handy during the winter. Normally great grays eat mice and other rodents, but in the winter there is usually a thick layer of snow hiding their prey. No worries, a great gray owl can hear a mouse running under two feet of snow. It will then plunge feet first into the snow and catch the mouse. This leaves behind an interesting track in the snow. It often shows the imprint of the wing feathers as the owl flapped to take off.

Winter is one of the best times to spot great gray owls. In the summer time, the owls are deep in the boreal forest, but in the winter the snow gets deep and many of the owls leave the forest in search of food. They can often be seen along roadsides sitting on power poles or roadside signs.

Some winters, the great gray owl population experiences an irruption. During an irruption many individuals leave the forest and show up in unpredictable places. For great grays, it usually happens following a summer when there was an abundance of food. This means that more young were able to survive and there are more birds in the population. When winter comes, these birds travel in search of food, as there is not enough in the forest to support them all. When irruptions occur great grays are more likely to be seen, making winter a great time to spot them.


Speed: 1/2000 f/13
ISO 400
Focal Length: 105mm
Hand held
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To marcoc: Good lens!chouette 2 01-26 17:02
To klemmg: Authentic shotchouette 1 01-25 23:25
To marhowie: Thank youchouette 1 01-25 23:24
To PapaLazarou: Cut out and pastechouette 1 01-25 23:21
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  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3065 W: 231 N: 6160] (21048)
  • [2006-01-25 1:41]

Wow, Helene.
This one looks like a painting. Fantastic POV with eye contact.
The clean background really brings out the subject.
A wonderful capture of the owl in flight.
Great job and TFS. : )

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  • cosci Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 14 W: 15 N: 3] (110)
  • [2006-01-25 1:43]

Great image Helene !

So dynamic and and full of details composition !


Thanks for sharing !

Excellent capture. Eye contact, colours, detail and the all white background looks awesome.

Great job

  • Great 
  • radz Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 603 W: 11 N: 616] (3404)
  • [2006-01-25 2:48]

Wow,excellent eye contact,love the pose too.

Hi Helene

A photo to be proud of. Congrats!

  • Great 
  • ddg Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 855 W: 23 N: 942] (5111)
  • [2006-01-25 4:04]

Well caught Helene, this is an excellent shot , very dynamic!! This Great Gray Owl is looking at you and doesn't recognized you !! Very well done, Didier.

Fantastic and sharp in every detail. Lovely in flight photo.

Amazing!
Someone thinks that the 75-300 is not a good lens....they should see this picture :-)
I own the same zoom too.
TFS

Marco

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  • fiyo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 987 W: 5 N: 2762] (10618)
  • [2006-01-25 5:58]

Fantastic shot Helene, very nice capture with a superb composition
Superb detail, and excellent bright colours. Very sharp and clear.
Thanks for posting

  • Great 
  • sAner Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1490 W: 72 N: 1427] (4744)
  • [2006-01-25 6:24]

Excellent. Perfect composition and wonderful, sharp details. Well done & TFS!

Regards,
Pieter

Lovely photo ! I like the way the owl is staring at the camera :). Nice job with the exposure : it is a dark bird but you did not wash out the whites on the BG though.
TFS !
Pascal.

Hi Helee,nicely captured moment here.well done.Thanks for sharing.
José.

A great pose, Helene! Excellent composition.

Beautiful flight capture of this gorgeous owl, I definitely like the eye contact the owl is giving to you. Well done Helene. :)

A wonderful shot of this owl in flight.

Details, and eye contact are perfect.

Thank you, Helene.

Hello Helene,
Very well composed and a knock down punch with the full face view and eye contact here..
Fantastic inflight shot. Gee wiz, I have to say I wish it was mine! ;-) Very well done.

Excellent action shot. Great details, sharpness and POV. Perfect composition and great note. Fantastic work! Well done, Helene.

  • Great 
  • chiliu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1494 W: 0 N: 1175] (6494)
  • [2006-01-25 15:28]

Hi Helene,
This is a superb shot!
Very sharp image and amazing detail,
excellent framing.
Thanks for sharing!

GREAT capture Helene, what a facial expression!

As to the "too much depth of field" that has been mentioned, I find that impossible to judge with the snow BG: there is just one plant and lots of blurry snow, so how anyone could conclude what is suggested is at least beyond my humble abilities. Nor would I expect a terribly bright image at f/13 and 1/2000.

Looks very much authentic to me.

Wonderful shot, Thanks!
Gabi

  • Great 
  • reina Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 260 W: 1 N: 328] (2024)
  • [2006-01-25 17:07]

hi helene, excellent shot! very difficult but so sharp. Big congratulations reina

  • Great 
  • jossim Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1575 W: 5 N: 2181] (12250)
  • [2006-01-25 18:03]

Très belle action de l'oiseau et beau regard. Félicitaion,le sujet est bien arrêté et net.

Merci Helene.

joseph

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  • Athila Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 305 W: 232 N: 432] (1564)
  • [2006-01-25 21:10]

Bonjour Hélène!

Belle image de l'oiseau. Le focus est très bon. L'exposition pas trop mal non plus, peut-être un tantinet sombre. Mais cela peut facilement s'ajuster à l'écran.
Très bon travail, merci de l'envoi.

Well, that's a winner in all ways: composition, exposure, focus and note.

...and hand held, hmmm. Well I'm impressed!!! TFS

Hi Helen another Bravo for the quality and the clarity of this owl in flight..
Ciao
Rosana

  • Great 
  • optic Gold Star Critiquer [C: 322 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2006-01-26 23:14]

Bonsoir Hélène,
Superbe photographie de la chouette lapone, je commence à m'en ennuyer de ce oiseau c'est temps-ci je vois tout en blanc :-)
Bel expression de l'oiseau et bon controle des blancs, Merci du partage.

Christian

(°v°)
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Hi, Helen.
Wonderful predator bird. Excellent sharpness and DOF for flight shot. Nice composition and eye contact with photographer. Low flight makes it also somehow special.

  • Great 
  • PDP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 2821 W: 344 N: 3779] (11769)
  • [2006-01-27 6:50]

Hello Helene, this is a very nice capture. Inflights are always hard and you've done a very good job of this. Well done.

Nice shot ?. I like the look on the Owl's face it's kind of spooky looking.

c'est une superbe photo les yeux de cette chouette qui semblent nous regarder nous donnent froid dans le dos c'est de toute beauté

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  • Luc Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1873 W: 304 N: 4300] (14729)
  • [2006-01-30 20:55]

Est-ce une bonne photo, à mon humble avis? Oui, excellente.
Est-ce que la note m'apprend quelque chose de nouveau? Oui.
Est-ce que ce photographe participe activement à la croissance du site? Oui.
Qu'est-ce que j'éprouve vraiment en regardant cette photo? Beaucoup de jalousie mais une grande admiration également.
Est-ce que cette photo m'aide à progresser? À mieux contrôler ma jalousie, sans doute.
Merci Hélène.

Wow Helene...this is an awesome shot. Perfect timing and very nicely contrasted against the snow. Great work!

Hello Helene.

Really a fantastic capture with so many details, excellent sharpness/dof and very natural colours. The handling of light is excellent without burning the snow at all. The composition is just perfect. Among other things that make this picture so great is that you did not clone ourt the small twigs in the snow - some would have done that to get a more clean picture. I am very happy that you did not.

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  • hibou Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 216 W: 1 N: 329] (1617)
  • [2006-04-02 20:25]

Que dire de plus qu'autre BRAVO ! Superbe cliché Hélène. Merci de le partager avec nous ! Donald

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