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A Great Grey Owl goes after a mouse.

A Great Grey Owl goes after a mouse.
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56 Comments |
isstoossay PRO+
 
isstoossay December 09, 2013
WoW! Such intensity!
josefpittner
josefpittner January 01, 2014
Best times photographing those Great Grey's.
whitephotographics
 
whitephotographics January 01, 2014
Fabulous capture!!
josefpittner
josefpittner January 01, 2014
Thank you. :)
gnome Platinum
 
gnome January 01, 2014
Nice work, Josef!
texaaronpueschel Platinum
 
texaaronpueschel February 21, 2014
Excellent. Voted.
snowdon PRO
 
snowdon March 14, 2014
Fabulous photography, congratulations on your feature
Wanda713
 
Wanda713 March 14, 2014
Beautiful Capture of the Owl in movement and scenery!
SarahAdeline
 
SarahAdeline March 14, 2014
WOW!!
TammyN
 
TammyN March 14, 2014
Oh, run fast, little mousie!!! Awesome capture!
AlanJakarta
 
AlanJakarta March 14, 2014
Superb well-timed capture. Congratulations.
prairiem
 
prairiem March 14, 2014
Stunning.
Thimbee
 
Thimbee March 14, 2014
Fabulous capture and work! Congrats
carrietaylorphotography
 
carrietaylorphotography March 14, 2014
Great capture. Amazing job!
LindaDLester
 
LindaDLester March 14, 2014
Outstanding capture! Congrats!
justkim1106 PRO+
 
justkim1106 March 14, 2014
Congratulations on the feature. This is a wonderful photo.
catini
 
catini March 14, 2014
Outstanding, congrats on your feature!
josefpittner
 
josefpittner March 14, 2014
Thank you all. Much appreciated. :)
meshersmith
 
meshersmith March 14, 2014
Fantastic capture! Congrats on your Feature!
iceman2
 
iceman2 March 14, 2014
Excellent capture.Congrats!
huch5150
 
huch5150 March 14, 2014
That's a wow!
GBloniarz
 
GBloniarz March 14, 2014
Marvelous in form and intended action! Congrats!
kkat Platinum
 
kkat March 14, 2014
Love Owls! Great Shot!! Congratulations!!!
ann11
 
ann11 March 14, 2014
This is totally awesome!!
abbeybevan
 
abbeybevan March 14, 2014
Love it :)
kasper Ultimate
 
kasper March 14, 2014
Congrats. Wonderful shot.
josefpittner
 
josefpittner March 14, 2014
Thank you all for the comments and emails. I really appreciate it.
NicRaeMae
 
NicRaeMae March 14, 2014
Beautiful photo!
WeeZie Platinum
 
WeeZie March 14, 2014
Awesome capture!!
SarahKeates
 
SarahKeates March 14, 2014
Brilliant capture! Congrats!
SusiStroud Platinum
 
SusiStroud March 14, 2014
Outstanding Photography. Congratulations on your Feature!
glennhart
 
glennhart March 14, 2014
Beautiful shot,,, well done
nitti
 
nitti March 14, 2014
Crazy good....congrats
ThompsonsPhotography
 
ThompsonsPhotography March 15, 2014
Great shot :)
HaliSowle
 
HaliSowle March 15, 2014
Just incredible! Congratulations on the feature!
KeithBannerman Ultimate
 
KeithBannerman March 16, 2014
Nice shot
philipbebbington
 
philipbebbington March 17, 2014
Stunning wildlife action image.Congrats
TinyTurtle
 
TinyTurtle March 19, 2014
Oh my! This is just *so* spectacular!
rmr731 Platinum
 
rmr731 March 21, 2014
Great capture! Congrats!
finnurandrsson
 
finnurandrsson March 24, 2014
Amazing shot
PhilipCarnevale
 
PhilipCarnevale March 29, 2014
That's a great site!
iamtherie PRO+
 
iamtherie March 31, 2014
what a awesome photo!! Well done!!
debsbain
 
debsbain April 01, 2014
Beautiful shot ,great timming for you if not the mouse!
Cecirene
 
Cecirene April 01, 2014
Outstanding capture! Kudos on the 'Feature'!!
slagtersven
 
slagtersven April 29, 2014
Great shot
miliastephenslopez
 
miliastephenslopez May 27, 2014
Wow! Fabulous shot
sverrirg
 
sverrirg June 28, 2014
stunning,,, grate capture
jhonnyyang
 
jhonnyyang September 24, 2014
really stunning event
johnoneeye
 
johnoneeye December 12, 2014
Stupendous shot, amazing! a rating of 2 thumbs up, nature at it's finest.
cbetts
 
cbetts January 03, 2015
Join the conversation. Add a comment or even better, a critique. Let's get better together!
cbetts
 
cbetts January 03, 2015
What a great capture. Very impressive. Carrol
Jason123
 
Jason123 January 06, 2015
Great Shot
Dunner
 
Dunner March 07, 2015
Brilliant capture, stunning image. Awesome to be privy to nature in the raw. Thank you!
warriormom
 
warriormom March 22, 2015
Whaaaaat??!!! Lucky you for living where you do. FANTASTIC shot!!
Bogiebroph
 
Bogiebroph March 29, 2015
Usually quite common in my area in winter but winter 2014-2015 was quite rare. Beautiful creatures and a wonderful shot. Well done!
ferrara
 
ferrara May 10, 2015
great capture
LensofLawrence
 
LensofLawrence July 06, 2015
I have no idea how much dedication a shot like this takes but I admire you for it. A truly great shot. Well done
retofuerst
 
retofuerst August 23, 2015
love it!
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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken in March 2013. During that winter an influx of Great Grey Owls from the north. At this specific location there were 6 Great Grey Owls.

Time

This was taken around 2pm on a Saturday. It was actually a pretty warm day for a March. If I remember correctly it was around -8 degrees celsius.

Lighting

It was a sunny day with a few clouds in the sky

Equipment

This was taken with a Canon EOS 7D and a Sigma f2.8 70-200MM lens. It was hand held.

Inspiration

I love nature. I love the outdoors and I love photographing nature, landscapes and animals.

Editing

Just a bit of colour correction, sharpening and noise reduction.

In my camera bag

Typically I now shoot with a Canon EOS 6D and the following lenses: Canon EF f2.8 16-35MM L Series, Canon EF f2.8 24-70 L series, Canon EF f2.8 70-200MM L series and the Canon EF 100MM L series.

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