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Great Grey Owl in Flight by John Booth
Wednesday, 29th April 2009

Great Grey Owl in Flight

by 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 , . You can leave a comment below.

46 Comments

Mesquite

29th April 2009 at 1:37 am

Wonderful action shot! It looks like the owl is looking right at you and reaching it’s wing toward you.

Catrin Hinrichs

29th April 2009 at 1:44 am

Extremly catching !Super shot !

Rastello

29th April 2009 at 3:25 am

thats intense

TC

29th April 2009 at 3:57 am

This is totally amazing. One of the best shots I have ever seen!

Anurag

29th April 2009 at 6:14 am

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

29th April 2009 at 7:08 am

Fantastic shot what time of nightwas this?

Alex

29th April 2009 at 8:05 am

Congratulations: one of the very best animal images I’ve seen. It seems you were flying together.

29th April 2009 at 8:08 am

Really great shot John!!

29th April 2009 at 8:08 am

This is really good you have his face in crisp detail, how did you do it?

29th April 2009 at 8:42 am

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

29th April 2009 at 8:52 am

beautiful…just love owls…

KeithT

29th April 2009 at 9:01 am

Great shot. Just a hame you haven’t given us any details to comment more fully over.

wanda krack

29th April 2009 at 10:19 am

Wonderful catch!

Austin Toohey

29th April 2009 at 11:42 am

……..how?

Austin Toohey

29th April 2009 at 11:42 am

……..how?

JohnSteele

29th April 2009 at 12:56 pm

too awesome! great shot man
rarely do we get to feel the air

planet lover

29th April 2009 at 1:38 pm

Fantastic photo, worth more than a thousand words!

29th April 2009 at 1:42 pm

this really is a good one. I love the wing positions – a great pose from this owl.

ARG Ash Renea Gris

29th April 2009 at 2:23 pm

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!

29th April 2009 at 2:24 pm

Wowwowhow: Two “Wows” and a “How” too.

29th April 2009 at 2:38 pm

My My My–your processing skills are as good as your shooting skills…SUPERB!!!!

Miriam

29th April 2009 at 3:14 pm

Wow, what an amazing capture. It’s wonderful how clear his face is – nice job!

Kirby Walter

29th April 2009 at 4:54 pm

Great Shot! very nice work Mr. Booth

29th April 2009 at 5:11 pm

One more stroke & he’s in my face! Fantastic!

29th April 2009 at 5:19 pm

Love it.

29th April 2009 at 5:23 pm

I meant to compliment you. You are a true artist. Hard to believe that a camera was able to capture the Owl in flight.

29th April 2009 at 5:31 pm

wooooooooow

Dianne

29th April 2009 at 8:10 pm

Stunning! Keep up the fantastic work!

JMac-2006

29th April 2009 at 10:27 pm

That is just simply awesome. Love to see more camera details how you captured this

29th April 2009 at 11:27 pm

Ouch! I rarely comment a photo, but this one just filled my brain with superlatives!

29th April 2009 at 11:29 pm

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

30th April 2009 at 12:16 am

What a fantastic shot. It seems that he/she was watching every move you made.

30th April 2009 at 4:41 am

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

30th April 2009 at 10:38 am

Great shot! Stunningly beautiful. It has an almost hypnotic quality! Love your work.

Mandy Kilpatrick

30th April 2009 at 12:49 pm

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.

30th April 2009 at 3:15 pm

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

30th April 2009 at 5:21 pm

Beautiful shot!

Katherine Lee Strassburg

30th April 2009 at 8:41 pm

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!

7th May 2009 at 9:25 am

Absolutely STUNNING image!

Sue Gagnon

12th May 2009 at 3:14 pm

AMAZING SHOT!!! I LOVE IT, AND I LOVE HIM!

15th May 2009 at 5:55 am

Great detail. I love his eyes.

James G. Irby

24th May 2009 at 8:02 pm

Amazing! From what point was the photo taken?

9th March 2010 at 10:38 pm

how do you people capture these amazing shot of owl’s!!! just breathtaking!

Su

29th April 2010 at 8:06 am

This is a great shot, pity you havent answered a whole bunch of questions.

Renee

29th April 2010 at 5:24 pm

The color of the owl’s face is incredible!! thanks for sharing!

19th April 2011 at 7:08 am

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.

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