ChrisThayer

Snowy On Alert

Snowy On Alert

This magnificent juvenile Snowy Owl posed for me on a snowdrift in a wide open farm field. The wind chill was a biting minus forty degrees Fahrenheit, but captu...
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This magnificent juvenile Snowy Owl posed for me on a snowdrift in a wide open farm field. The wind chill was a biting minus forty degrees Fahrenheit, but capturing this Snowy kept me warm.
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SONY SLT-A77V

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Aperture f/6.3 ISO 100 Shutter 1/2500 Focal Length 5000/10

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upload_date

Feb, 2014

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Superb Composition

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+24

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+8

All Star

Outstanding Creativity

Magnificent Capture

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Exceptional Contrast

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Genius

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Animals

Great shot! Congrats.

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Nice capture!!

Great capture! Congrats!

Great capture.

Beautiful capture! Great snow exposure!

Very nice shot

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Exceptional composition

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