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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: Paul O'Toole on November 28, 2014, 05:36:46 PM

Title: First Snowy Owl for 2014
Post by: Paul O'Toole on November 28, 2014, 05:36:46 PM

Taken today in our area of Kingston. Dark lighting conditions but the snow helped a little on this shot. First Image was selected by Bird Watching Magazine Matt Mendenhall, Managing Editor as shot of the week.  Will be viewable on the web site on "Monday". They choose 4 total per month.

http://www.birdwatchingdaily.com/

 

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Title: Re: First Snowy Owl for 2014
Post by: mc on November 28, 2014, 08:20:24 PM

beautiful paul.......should be a christmas card

Title: Re: First Snowy Owl for 2014
Post by: BoboBird on November 29, 2014, 07:31:16 AM

Very cool. I agree xmas card.

Title: Re: First Snowy Owl for 2014
Post by: Dinusaur on November 29, 2014, 08:38:24 AM

Beautiful - waiting for one to show up in our neighborhood e.g. Downsview

Title: Re: First Snowy Owl for 2014
Post by: gmack on November 30, 2014, 07:59:34 PM

Saw one fly across the 404 near Buttonville Airport on Thursday Nov. 27. Tried to get a shot with my phone but no luck.

Title: Re: First Snowy Owl for 2014
Post by: wanchan on November 30, 2014, 09:54:44 PM

Nice shot !!!

Title: Re: First Snowy Owl for 2014
Post by: MEGHAN on December 03, 2014, 01:59:56 AM

That first shot is great Paul.
Were you able to auto focus on the bird in all that snow or did you have to switch over to manual? Just curious, sometimes it's tough.
I have a lot of super sharp snowflakes in my portfolio  :roll:

Title: Re: First Snowy Owl for 2014
Post by: Paul O'Toole on December 03, 2014, 06:06:13 AM

No time for manual normally in the field with these birds, just shot in P mode with single point focus and aim for the head.