Snowy Owl flexing her muscles
This picture was taken as the owl just finished grooming her breast feathers.
This picture was taken as the owl just finished grooming her breast feathers.
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Location
This picture was taken in south country side of Ottawa, Ontario Canada.Time
After a few hours of driving, at around 13:30 I spotted a car stopped on the side of the road with it's passengers standing outside of the vehicle looking though binoculars, that's when I spotted the snowy owl perched on the fence pole far out in the field. I slipped on my snowshoes and with camera and tripod set out on my adventure of tackling the deep snow.Lighting
The day was February 7, 2015 and temperature was about -15C, the sky was overcast with some very light snow.Equipment
For this picture I was using my Nikon D750 with a Tamron 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD SP Lens which was mounted on a Gimbal head on top of my Vanguard Abeo Pro 283AT Tripod. I also needed a good pair of snow pants and snowshoes to cross the snow covered field.Inspiration
Through local wildlife photography social media I was aware of several snowy owl sightings in the area and set out on a road trip to capture this beautiful bird. When I finally found it, I set out with my gear to capture as much of this magnificent bird as I could. As it remained perched I made my approach towards it stopping every 10 to 20 paces to take a picture of it. Slowly but surely I moved closer to it, observing it's reaction to me and my proximity. At the point when I was able to fill my frame through my 600mm lens I stopped and captured as much as I could. The picture that I share here is when the owl was coming out of a motion of having groomed it's belly.Editing
Very little post-processing needed in this pictured, some crop, increased some of the highlights and whites, tweaked the blacks and added a little contrast. Also a few brush stokes to the eyes to brighten them up a little.In my camera bag
The usual camera gear and lenses and a flash.Feedback
Respect your distances to the wildlife and use a good telephoto.
