Sole survivor
by Heather King
Title
Sole survivor
Artist
Heather King
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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*Featured in*
FAA Portraits - Birds ~ 06/20/2017
Nature Landmarks Landscapes Wildlife- One A Day ~ 06/21/2017
Going out searching for snowy owls is not as easy as one thinks.
This was done a few weeks back at around 7am in the morning with a temperature of minus 30 and 25 km/hr winds. the snow and fog you see in this photo was so strong, so bitterly cold, that one had to turn away every few moments to avoid direct contact (in fear of frostbite)
I remember I met a man a sweet elderly man a few years ago who travelled here for the great gray owls, he dropped his glove for under 60 seconds and actually got frostbite on his finger from under a minute of skin contact with the snow and vengeful winter winds.
This juvenile snowy most definitely is from the snowy momma goddess lineage, but with many visits, careful observation, comparing the last 5 years of photographs, this is not her. She is very cute and strong, the only snowy I had seen in that area for a long time, thus the title 'sole survivor'
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taken with canon 7D EOS
Lens - Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS Lens
taken at 400mm
as is
Taken outskirts of Ottawa , Ontario, CANADA
down a rural road, on a farm
This image is � Heather King. You may not use this or any of my images (in whole or in part). All Rights Reserved.
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February 4th, 2015
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Comments (19)
Bill Finewood
Your Snowy Owls are certainly my favorites. Commitment to your craft really stands out with all the images I viewed. Outstanding body of work!
Cindy Treger
Heather, you are amazing as to what you put yourself through to get a great photo. It is gorgeous. f
Heather King
Thank you dear Karen for the wonderful feature in "Nature Landmarks Landscapes Wildlife" 06/21/17
Asbed Iskedjian
Love the light and the scenery, Heather, It remember me the winter days of extreme cold when went in search of the snowy ghost that is the snowy owl. Adding it to my Favorites Collection.
Hartmut Jager
A Stunningly Beautiful Master Art-Photo. Perfect Light - Perfect colors - Perfect Composition - in short Perfecetion :-)
Jerry Bokowski
Your story behind this is so touching and reveals how much effort it takes to capture an image like this, Heather. This reminds me of a You Tube documentary on Snowy Owls I saw just yesterday! These creatures never cease to amaze me! FAV jerry
Heather King replied:
♥ thanks dear Jerry ♥ that documentary you seen on snowy owls was it done by PBS? and it showed the snowy owlet swimming? IF so that was the best one I have ever seen♥
Mick Anderson
What a great nature image, Heather!! Your pursuit of snowy owls results in such fantastic images -- I'm in awe!! :) F/V
Nick Boren
You sure have to pay your dues to get a fabulous snowy owl image like this dear Heather and I'm sure as you did you thought to yourself... " it's totally worth it" .. in fact I know you did. ;-)) A simply amazing image and congratulations for paying the price to get it. ;-) FV
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