Wednesday, 29th April 2009
Great Grey Owl in Flight
by John Booth
John Booth
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Great Grey Owl in Flight by John Booth was photo of the day on Wednesday, 29th April 2009. It is tagged Flight, Owls. You can leave a comment below.
46 Comments
Mesquite
Wonderful action shot! It looks like the owl is looking right at you and reaching it’s wing toward you.
Catrin Hinrichs
Extremly catching !Super shot !
Rastello
thats intense
TC
This is totally amazing. One of the best shots I have ever seen!
Anurag
The right wing coming forward is really dramatic. Bet you were close to the bird. What focal length is it. must not be very long to produce such an effect.
Su
Fantastic shot what time of nightwas this?
Alex
Congratulations: one of the very best animal images I’ve seen. It seems you were flying together.
Dean
Really great shot John!!
Pauline Jones
This is really good you have his face in crisp detail, how did you do it?
Malta Photography
the image says it all, great instance and the face so clear. I like the fact that the wings are blurred. Instigates motion. great image.
Marc
beautiful…just love owls…
KeithT
Great shot. Just a hame you haven’t given us any details to comment more fully over.
wanda krack
Wonderful catch!
Austin Toohey
……..how?
Austin Toohey
……..how?
JohnSteele
too awesome! great shot man
rarely do we get to feel the air
planet lover
Fantastic photo, worth more than a thousand words!
David Lazar
this really is a good one. I love the wing positions – a great pose from this owl.
ARG Ash Renea Gris
Owls have always had great mind as in this pix your first look is to its wings as we don’t know how high it can fly!
Kirk Jordan
Wowwowhow: Two “Wows” and a “How” too.
Ellie
My My My–your processing skills are as good as your shooting skills…SUPERB!!!!
Miriam
Wow, what an amazing capture. It’s wonderful how clear his face is – nice job!
Kirby Walter
Great Shot! very nice work Mr. Booth
Marie Dunphy Harding
One more stroke & he’s in my face! Fantastic!
Jim Atkin
Love it.
Jim Atkin
I meant to compliment you. You are a true artist. Hard to believe that a camera was able to capture the Owl in flight.
maher
wooooooooow
Dianne
Stunning! Keep up the fantastic work!
JMac-2006
That is just simply awesome. Love to see more camera details how you captured this
Jussano Santos
Ouch! I rarely comment a photo, but this one just filled my brain with superlatives!
Eagle Eye
What a remarkable catch. The positioning of the shot leaves the audience feeling the movement of flight, and there is a sense of mystery in the eyes. Outstanding job!!! You need to submit that to as many contests as possible.
Herman
What a fantastic shot. It seems that he/she was watching every move you made.
roy thomas
very impressive photo. looks as tho- the owl is right on coarse to take the shooters camera. whoever you are you get big stars on your report card.
raeleene
Great shot! Stunningly beautiful. It has an almost hypnotic quality! Love your work.
Mandy Kilpatrick
What a great action shot – extreme action! And I love the perfect way you captured the face, at just the right moment. Love the eyes.
Lakshmi Prabhala
I love the mid-air capture, a fixed gaze in your direction and the position of the wings. Almost feels like he is going to come right at you! Great capture. Congratulations!
Cris
Beautiful shot!
Katherine Lee Strassburg
You’ve captured the owl’s two best features–great big eyes and wings so soft on the edges that they blur into the air and allow it to fly in silence. Amazing shot!
Michael Anderson
Absolutely STUNNING image!
Sue Gagnon
AMAZING SHOT!!! I LOVE IT, AND I LOVE HIM!
mike
Great detail. I love his eyes.
James G. Irby
Amazing! From what point was the photo taken?
paul whitton
how do you people capture these amazing shot of owl’s!!! just breathtaking!
Su
This is a great shot, pity you havent answered a whole bunch of questions.
Renee
The color of the owl’s face is incredible!! thanks for sharing!
Hand Drawn Portraits and Illustrations by Jennifer Busboom
My goodness John, this is amazing. Did you use a spotting scope for this? I’m a part of RINS (raptor inventory nest survey) with the BLM (I know you know what that means) and have been running into a lot of owls here in Utah. I’m also an Artist. I would very much like to have yourpermission to draw this. Let me know.