Snow Owl became a local celebrity on the news last month. He didn't seem to mind so many people taking his picture as he hung out in a lumber yard for weeks.
A flock of California quails that scrambled to safety as soon as they spotted us... The male in the back of the flock kept a watchful eye while making sure that everybody in the front was safe.
Photo taken at 7:45 AM (14 minutes after sunrise).
Looking across Big Meadows in Magic Hour, just after sunrise.
Tripod mounted A7r and Leica M 90mm f2.5 Summarit lens.
ISO 200, f11, 1/30 second.
Exposure correction +0.49 Stops.
October 24, 2016
At Big Meadows, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia.