I have a particular bent towards birds in flight or dynamic poses, but occasionally I like to post a nice portrait, as is the case with this Snowy Owl.

I love it when they perch on a fresh drift of snow with their claws overhanging.

Canon 100-400L f4.5/6.5 lens handheld at 1/1600, f11, ISO 200.

This was a vertical shot, so there is minimal cropping to fit a 12 x 9 framing format.

A bit of shadow in the bird's left eye reduced by dodging.

As usual, the background was despeckled after sharpening to reduce noise.

Cheers,

Mike