guidostow wrote:
Just fantastic! Thanks so much for sharing!
Thanks for the nice comment.
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surfnron wrote:
This is a great set Amit. 4 stands out ~ Ron
Thanks, Ron. Glad you liked it.
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morris wrote:
Beauties Amit!
Morris
Thank you so much, Morris.
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armd wrote:
What a lovely set Amit and I am glad that you got your captures.
Appreciate the comment. I too am glad as the start of the day was miserable. In addition to not finding the owls, the temperature was in the single digits.
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Brian Woolf wrote:
Great set, such a beautiful owl.
Brian
Ed Price wrote:
Great photos! I really enjoy #1 portrait with diffused background. I like how it shows how camouflaged it is - just a natural extension of the tree trunk!
Thanks, Ed. They are indeed masters of camouflage. The light was failing because of an incoming snowstorm and if I happened to take my eye off the viewfinder, then it was not easy to spot the owl on the tree with the naked eye.
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dclark wrote:
Terrific photographs! Thanks for the background on how you got them. IMO it was worth the effort to get these great images.
Dave
Dave, thanks for the nice comments. It was totally worth the 3 hour drive from my home in Minneapolis to the bog at 4am in the morning and the 4 hour drive back in the snowstorm.
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Bobg657 wrote:
Not just great images but great story as well!
Bob
Thank you, Bob. Glad you liked the story too.
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CanNik wrote:
Beautiful creature and pictures.
Thanks for looking and commenting.
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Jeff Self wrote:
What a beautiful bird! Great images!
Agree with that. Thanks.
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kdacharya wrote:
wow, Amit what an amazing experience. Loved the attitude and the stare.
Nicely done. Voted.
Thanks for the comment and the vote, KD. Come to Minnesota in November and we will go together.
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RobAmy wrote:
Nice work
Thanks a lot, Rob.
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Fred Amico wrote:
Terrific images, and really admire your determination. Glad you waited around all that time.
Thanks, Fred. I have to admit that there was point in time when I was very disappointed with the ways things were going and there was fleeting thought of going back early. But I am glad I fought through that.
kwilliam8 wrote:
Fantastic images! Glad that you found what you were looking for, and glad that you shared these wonderful and beautiful images with us!
Keith W.
Thanks so much for looking and commenting, Keith.
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vphan wrote:
wow, an awesome series Amit!
Thanks for sharing!
Vince
Glad you liked them, Vince. Thanks.
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canon.eos30d wrote:
An awesome images from your hard work, Amit. Beautiful GGO.
-Tam
Thank you so much, Tam.
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kmunroe wrote:
love the owl images Amit
Kenny, thanks for the kind words.
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brian_sp wrote:
Nice shots Amit
thanks for the update, I was thinking of taking a trip back there this weekend or next but not anymore, with all the warm weather the roads must be turning into mud pits
Thanks, Brian. Yeah, I think the owls will soon be disappearing from the roads and the roads themselves might become too muddy.
Oh well, I can hardly wait for November when they will return.
I was up there a few weeks ago. Got down to -26. I only saw one Great Gray and he/she never moved. Your pictures are so very special. Thanks for taking the time to share. I can't wait to go back next winter.
viczig wrote:
Spectacular images Amit, thanks for posting.
Vic
Thanks for the kind words, Vic.
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runakid wrote:
I was up there a few weeks ago. Got down to -26. I only saw one Great Gray and he/she never moved. Your pictures are so very special. Thanks for taking the time to share. I can't wait to go back next winter.
Thanks, Daniel. But -26...that's brutally cold. Fingertips start to freeze even with heated gloves in that temp. Hope you come again next winter and we run into each other.
