vmaidens

Golden Light Golden Opportunity

Golden Light Golden Opportunity

We had some terrific light this past winter and I was lucky enough to live in an area with a lot of birds. This was a moment that could not have been better....
Read more

We had some terrific light this past winter and I was lucky enough to live in an area with a lot of birds. This was a moment that could not have been better.
Read less

camera

Canon EOS-1D X

settings

settings

Aperture f/8 ISO 1000 Shutter 1/2000 Focal Length 400/1

upload_date

upload_date

Sep, 2017

Views

230

Likes

+57

Awards

Peer Award

+19

Superb Composition

Absolute Masterpiece

Top Choice

Magnificent Capture

All Star

Superior Skill

Emotions

Impressed

Top Ranks

Top 10 rank

Top 10 rank

Top 30 rank

Top 30 rank week 3

Top 20 rank week 2

Top 30 rank week 1

Top 10 rank

Top 10 rank week 1

Top 20 rank week 1

Top 10 rank

Top 10 rank week 2

Top 10 rank week 2

Top 10 rank week 1

Top 10 rank week 1

Categories

Outstanding shot!

Fantastic capture ! How fortunate you are to experience this stunning bird !

Incredible shot! Great lighting.

Platinum

Outstanding!

See all

Same photographer See all

A Eurasian Eagle Owl peaking aid the corner.

This is a Snowy Owl doing something unique, fishing...but not for fish for rodents. This is a very deep furrow in a field and there was a flash thaw.

This time of year we start to see the GHO looking for love and nesting areas. This male flew at dusk towards the calls of a female in my forest.

A bit of an optical illusion, I managed to capture this image as this bird was coming towards me and just before she banked sharply to the left.

Here's a female Snowy Owl who was hunkered down in a wind storm, night was approaching and she lifted off to her night roost. It looks a lot more

A Great Horned Owl obliterating his perch on lift off.

A Eurasian Eagle Owl stumping in the wind.

A mature male snowy I surprised while climbing over a snow bank. He was invisible.

A kitten I found on the fence in a snow storm

A Barred Owl with yellow leaves as a background. It was sitting basking in the sun with eyes closed for several minutes. Not common for an owl.

This Snowy Owl was packing it in for the day and heading back to her roost point. I was able to see that she was about to launch and made the image.

A Baldie skimming a fishing pond

The last days of the 2017 Snowy Owl season are upon us, and i'm starting to go through the hundreds of hours of images I shot this winter. The be

This is a baby Turkomen, which is a sub-species of the Eurasian Eagle Owl

This is what looks to be a young Barn Owl (judging by colour) on a mission

They aren't the biggest owls in the world, or the prettiest, but they sure can make you ponder the decision of staying put, or moving quickly.

This female Snowy Owl didn't let a little horrible weather get in the way of her trying to survive. They truly are incredible creatures

A 5 day old Loon baby riding is mothers back.

Discover more photos See all

Babies Lynx family, took at the Zoo de Servion by jipi

Cannon beach where dogs can run free. by melaniejwood

Sunset, back lighting the dust-bathing elephant by Kris_M

Visiting the niece and nephew puppers by nativebabybree

BILL-2 by robsmith_2303

The journey of actor and Cowboy, Macé Elias by aaronanderson

One of the rare chances I got to click. by vedech

Serengeti, Tanzania by dbfoto

Harrier Hawk by michaelmarcoux

Grey Seal youngster by MarieLianne68

A Brown Bear walking the beaches of backcountry Alaska surrounded by lovely pink fireweed.

20220731-7E3A7827 by ColoradobornImages

The S curve Flamingo style by robinwechsler

Wrangler-Horse-Love by photosanity

A blue jay taking a dip by alechickman

Personal project by deejayy

Collie Flower by tanmorris

Tordalke by JBramerPhotography

Toda vez que olho para esse peixinho, esse pobre yellow tail indefeso, penso: nossa, deve ser muito terrível fazer parte da cadeia alimentar de um gr by carlosgrillo

It’s your time to shine! ☀️

Share photos. Enter contests to win great prizes.
Earn coins, get amazing rewards. Join for free.

Or

Already a member? Log In

By continuing, you agree to our Terms of Service, and acknowledge you've read our Privacy Policy Notice.