Snow Bunting in flight

This high-key image of a backlit Snow Bunting in flight was made during my Winter Snowy Owl Workshop this week. It is an excellent example of why I keep my shutter speed high enough to freeze action, even when the owl we were set up at wasn’t moving: I am always ready for extraordinary and unexpected action. A couple of spots are still available for my February 17-21, 2025 Winter Snowy Owl Workshop.

Snow Bunting In Flight (Plectrophenax nivalis, Plectrophane des neiges, SNBU) from my recent Snowy Owl Workshop in Ontario, Canada. Image Copyright ©Christopher Dodds. Sony a9 III Mirrorless camera & Sony FE 600mm f/4 G Master OSS Lens with Sony FE 2X Teleconverter @1,200mm ISO 3,200, f/5.6 @ 1/5,000s Manual exposure.

Snowy Owl High Key Abstract

Love it, or hate it? This Snowy Owl image breaks all the rules. It is from my annual Winter Snowy Owl Workshops a few years ago. I usually don’t post anything this different, but since I just reprocessed this one before printing it 40” X 60” for a large order heading to The Netherlands, I decided to share.

Please feel free to comment with your thoughts: Do you love or hate it, and why?

Snowy Owl High Key Abstract (Bubo scandiacus, Harfang des neiges, SNOW) from my Snowy Owl Workshop in Ontario, Canada. Sony a1 mirrorless camera body Sony & Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS Lens @401mm F/6.3 ISO 2,000 @ 1/5,000s.