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Snowy Owl

Snowy Owl

Snowy Owl intently watches a vole at the foot of the fence post

Snowy Owl intently watches a vole at the foot of the fence post
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camera

Canon EOS 7D

settings

settings

Aperture f/4.0 ISO 125 Shutter 1/2500

upload_date

upload_date

Jan, 2014

Views

710

Likes

+46

Awards

Superb Composition

+3

Absolute Masterpiece

+2

Top Choice

Peer Award

Magnificent Capture

One Of A Kind

Superior Skill

Categories

Animals

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Behind The Lens

Location

SE of Calgary

Time

about 11:30 AM

Lighting

Tried to keep the camera low so the bright part of the grain field didn't overexpose the background of the image

Equipment

Canon EOS 7D Canon &)-200 f/2.8 L zoom at 155mm hand held f/4 1/2500 ISO 125

Inspiration

I love owls, spent a better part of three months chasing them while the came to our region from the Arctic.

Editing

No special processing other than converting from camera RAW to .tiff and.jpeg

In my camera bag

two Canon Bodies 7d and 5DIII, 70-200 L series lens and 500mm L series lens Gitzo tripod

Feedback

Patience and persistence

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