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A wild, unbaited Great Grey Owl. This owl was hunting in a road-side ditch on a very cold, winter day in Alberta, Canada. After more than an hour huddled in t...
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A wild, unbaited Great Grey Owl. This owl was hunting in a road-side ditch on a very cold, winter day in Alberta, Canada. After more than an hour huddled in the ditch with the owl it finally flew closer to me, offering a fantastic opportunity to capture the grace and beauty of these incredible birds.
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cameraCanon EOS-1D X

settings Aperture f/5.6 ISO 1600 Shutter 1/2000 Focal Length 840/1 

upload_dateJun, 2015

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Awards

Action Award
Chatter Award
Zenith Award
Creative Winter Award
Legendary Award
Contest Finalist in Animals With Wings Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Winter Wildlife Photo Contest
Top Shot Award
Contest Finalist in Beautiful Owls Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Animals In The Winter Photo Contest
Polaroid Cube
Contest Finalist in Wildlife In The Snow Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Wings in Motion Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Show Snowflakes Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Covers Photo Contest Vol 34
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Contest Finalist in Image of the Year Photo Contest by Snapfish
Contest Finalist in The Beauty Of Nature Photo Contest
People's Choice in Animals Are Beautiful Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Animals Are Beautiful Photo Contest
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Love it
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Flying High Photo ContestTop 10 rank
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Everything Nature Photo ContestTop 10 rank
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Animals In The Winter Photo ContestTop 10 rank
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Snow Photo ContestTop 10 rank
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The Talent AwardsTop 10 rank
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Only Owls Photo ContestTop 10 rank
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Winter Wonderland Photo ContestTop 10 rank
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We Love Animals Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Show Snowflakes Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Show Snowflakes Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Covers Photo Contest Vol 34Top 10 rank
Covers Photo Contest Vol 34Top 10 rank week 2
Covers Photo Contest Vol 34Top 10 rank week 1
Our Natural World Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Our Natural World Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Animal Kingdom Photo Contest Vol 1Top 30 rank
Animal Kingdom Photo Contest Vol 1Top 10 rank week 2
Animal Kingdom Photo Contest Vol 1Top 10 rank week 1
Image of the Year Photo Contest by SnapfishTop 10 rank
Image of the Year Photo Contest by SnapfishTop 10 rank week 3
Image of the Year Photo Contest by SnapfishTop 10 rank week 2
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It Is A Wild World Photo ContestTop 10 rank
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67 Comments |
BrunoHeeb PRO
 
BrunoHeeb July 24, 2015
all-time favorite ,amazing shot
ReneeBlake
 
ReneeBlake August 26, 2015
Fantastic shot ! Congrats !
yourlily
 
yourlily August 26, 2015
TOTAL BRILLIANCE.
LucBaekelandt
 
LucBaekelandt August 27, 2015
love love love it a lot !
reflectionsbyrenee
 
reflectionsbyrenee August 28, 2015
congrats on your finalist win, this is amazing, out of this world, award winning to say the least
nandicmb
 
nandicmb August 30, 2015
Congratulations on the win!! Your patience in that ditch paid off!!
carrie00813 Ultimate
 
carrie00813 August 30, 2015
Congratulations on the People's Choice win. Amazing photo!
oldelphi Platinum
 
oldelphi August 30, 2015
Real amazing shot and love that you have a blury snowy background that adds power to the phototure
cmorisset PRO+
 
cmorisset August 30, 2015
All above comments with a big congrats. Superb capture!
CWphotos5
 
CWphotos5 August 30, 2015
WOW...what an impact this has on the viewer...Congratulations!
helenjolliffe
 
helenjolliffe August 30, 2015
amazing
jvillainc Platinum
 
jvillainc August 30, 2015
The "ditch huddling" certainly paid off - Fabulous Shot - Congratulations!
Cheever2
 
Cheever2 August 30, 2015
Beautiful and haunting photo! Reminds me of when I was driving down a dark road on The island of Kauai and out of no where a white owl flew into my front windshield. He had risen up from the taro farm. His face was very similar. Then he flew on his way.
SaintMarino
 
SaintMarino August 31, 2015
Hands down one of the best images I've ever seen...well done! Amazing frame!
WilyGuy
 
WilyGuy September 28, 2015
Having set out to find this guy, I know how difficult it is just to capture an image of the Great Grey, let alone this standout shot.
yoanishernandez
 
yoanishernandez October 03, 2015
I absolutely LOVE this photo. Do you sell your work?
I'm interested in displaying this in my home.
Spider1987
 
Spider1987 November 06, 2015
Join the conversation. Add a comment or even better, a critique. Let's get better together!
Spider1987
 
Spider1987 November 06, 2015
Stunning. In luv with this capture !
edandaniphone PRO+
 
edandaniphone December 02, 2015
Awesome.
kathaggiss PRO+
 
kathaggiss December 28, 2015
Wow, wow and wow again. Absolutely superb.
luka567
 
luka567 December 28, 2015
Fantastic!
Arzhtatiana
 
Arzhtatiana December 28, 2015
Nice work!
ovosphotography
 
ovosphotography December 30, 2015
amazing!
sandytoes34287
 
sandytoes34287 January 03, 2016
Beautiful and impressive!!
Motherhen2k
 
Motherhen2k January 09, 2016
Amazing! Congrats!
HopeBPhotography
 
HopeBPhotography December 14, 2016
Amazing shot! What size lens did you use?
kstandley
 
kstandley January 22, 2017
amazing
ashutoshparekh
 
ashutoshparekh January 22, 2017
perfect perfect perfect. Bravo maestro.
abitflash
 
abitflash January 22, 2017
Always jealous when I see shots like this. Perfect timing.
Bogiebroph
 
Bogiebroph January 22, 2017
Congrats! Well worth the wait for sure. Congrats on feature too!
AliAlzuhair
 
AliAlzuhair January 23, 2017
Amazing work!
PetraPhoto
 
PetraPhoto January 23, 2017
Wow!!!
michaelkuijl
 
michaelkuijl January 23, 2017
Great shot
Swirl
 
Swirl January 23, 2017
Just Wow
michellebarnes
 
michellebarnes January 28, 2017
Fantastic shot!
jocelynrastel-lafond
 
jocelynrastel-lafond February 21, 2017
very good love it
mrbboslovely
 
mrbboslovely March 10, 2017
What an amazing shot!! And great timing!
Pclaesen
 
Pclaesen March 11, 2017
absolutly amazing!!
MonikaTammpere
 
MonikaTammpere April 02, 2017
This is amazing!
richardsly Premium
 
richardsly April 05, 2017
sweet as photo.
Byronfairphotography PRO+
 
Byronfairphotography April 06, 2017
Outstanding light. What a awesome photograph Stunning
JayneBug Platinum
 
JayneBug May 29, 2017
Superb capture, amazing photo. Contratulations
JayneBug Platinum
 
JayneBug May 29, 2017
Superb, truly amazing photo. Congratulations on this achievement and award.
livioferrari PRO+
 
livioferrari May 29, 2017
Congratulations!
jasonsteiner
 
jasonsteiner September 23, 2017
Incredible
Raiderswright
 
Raiderswright October 02, 2017
Incredible shot !
sedavis1977
 
sedavis1977 November 11, 2017
I can only hope to a shot like this! Beautiful!!
darrellgillenwater Ultimate
 
darrellgillenwater November 28, 2017
Awesome capture, I have been trying for one of those shots
RAWrightphotography
 
RAWrightphotography January 27, 2018
Awesome shot
JohnCookPhotography Platinum
 
JohnCookPhotography April 15, 2018
I simply love this image.
Stephen-Blake-Photography PRO+
 
Stephen-Blake-Photography April 18, 2018
Brilliant capture. Soooo sharp!
Alfredo_Jose
 
Alfredo_Jose June 19, 2018
Stunning!
RamonZabala PRO+
 
RamonZabala September 09, 2018
Good good good
briantinker
 
briantinker December 10, 2018
baited
elmirvalley
 
elmirvalley January 03, 2019
Awesome!
mattiasam
 
mattiasam February 01, 2019
amazing
ruimilita
 
ruimilita February 16, 2019
Wow.
brookedarr
 
brookedarr April 20, 2019
This is amazing! What a perfect capture!
RickL PRO+
 
RickL April 21, 2019
Exceptional
LETSGOPHOTOSHOOT
 
LETSGOPHOTOSHOOT April 27, 2019
a masterpiece
robergarci PRO
 
robergarci May 01, 2019
Excelente imagen y punto de vista.
Katnott
 
Katnott July 10, 2019
Wow!!!! love this!!
Michael_Cole
 
Michael_Cole October 05, 2019
Wicked cool
MeaganHauteclocque
 
MeaganHauteclocque May 04, 2020
Stunning! 😘
MatthewMichaelPatrick
 
MatthewMichaelPatrick January 04, 2021
This is wonderful!! Excellent
ronjudyluv2travel Platinum
 
ronjudyluv2travel December 07, 2022
Incredible image! Congratulations!
mariocirinaph
 
mariocirinaph March 03, 2023
😍

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