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Ardalan Haddad
{K:15567} 9/9/2008
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such a great angle,such a great mood,
i can feel the majesty of the owl...very well taken,
the framing is awesome,
it gives me power... it's a very inspiring shot... and then yellow eyes are just brilliant...
Wonderful job!
Keep it up!
Cheers,
Ardalan
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Nicole Besch
{K:72664} 4/28/2008
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I saw your owls and they are FANTASTIC!!!!!Not easy to shoot a white owl !! Perfect inflight shot with amazing details and a great face expression!!!
GREAT job and a beautiful portfolio Arthur!!
Best regards,Nicole
7/7
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Roberto Arcari Farinetti
{K:209486} 4/8/2008
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extraordinary..
cheers
roby
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Shane Finnigan
{K:1990} 3/18/2008
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Hello Arthur,
It's only debatable when one is willing to suspend logic and common sense. As convincing as those who stand around justifying their actions may be, it's not in the interest or safety of the animal. Baiting animals in order to photograph them is a slippery slope. When you have dozens of people bringing hundreds of mice ……that’s quite different. How challenging is it to have people throwing mice ot so you can get the "perfect" angle...NOT! I even recall on a forum one photographer who brings 6 mice complaining about those who bring 50 and how this is endangering the bird!! You also mention "someone" claims to have contacted the Ministry of Natural Resources and got the green light. Funny ... I spoke directly with one of the provinces biologist and heard quite the opposite. In fact he offered to keep me informed about the outcome of the provinces lawyers research. You see the biologist feel it's no different than hunting with a gun. We’ll see how “justified” everyone feels when they start getting charged with illegal hunting  ) To wrap this up however my comment was simply to draw attention to the fact that these pictures are being taken of an animal that is clearly being abused by photographers. From what I’ve seen of your portfolio you seem to have the skills, so why not try for something a bit more challenging than a bird that is so conditioned to humans feeling it , that it actually flies closer if you stop your car on the side of the road and get out. Any more tame and you may as well take pictures of your dog. Justify what you like … it’s still abuse.
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Kerry Statham
{K:3678} 3/17/2008
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Good for you Art - I agree completely in that if you aren't actively feeding the "subject" all you are doing is taking advantage of a great photo op... The coyote in my last series only stuck around long enough for the photos because he really didn't want to leave the road-killed deer carcass he was feeding on... A tad difeent in that no one really left an intended feed for the subject, but it is still far from a "tame" animal that you would find in a farm or zoo. Personally I have loved looking at your owl pics, and will look fora=ward to next year's captures. A specatcular portfolio of an animal most of us are lucky to see only a few times in our lives. Kudos! I will miss your posts of this magnificent raptor...
Kerry
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Arthur Kornienko
{K:9686} 3/16/2008
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Quite debateable Shane. First, I didn't bring any mice at any time. Others have. There have many owls that have starved to death particularly when conditions are adverse to their hunting. Is there a difference between store bought mice and other mice? Second, one of the photographers contacted the relevant Ministry of Nature and inquired if feeding the owls was detrimental. The answer was no harm done. I wonder which provincial biologists are seeking means to stop abuse? Does this mean bird feeders will be banned too. What about people who feed mice to their snakes, what about people that keep snakes, reptiles and other pets. Is this fair to them. What about Saudi Royals who have pet falcons. Shame on them too. Oh, by the way, I really love your landscapes.
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jacques brisebois
{K:73883} 3/16/2008
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wonderful capture, great details, perfect colors and so nice composition, very nice work
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Shane Finnigan
{K:1990} 3/16/2008
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It’s too bad that this bird has to tolerate all the crowds of people feeding it store bought mice. You'd think people with respect for nature could see the damage and danger to the animal but getting the almighty "great" shot ... if that's what you would like to call it seems more important. It's funny too how some photographers can justify this as okay while the provinces biologists are seeking legal means to stop this abuse of nature. Why not take real nature shots ...they may not seem as "great" but at least there honest. I’d really love to see the un cropped shots of your series as I’d bet we’d be seeing store bought mice. SHAME!
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GREG DUNNAM
{K:3937} 3/16/2008
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These are Great Shots of the Snowy Owl...Clear and Tack Sharp!
Congrats on a much appreciated series.
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Dave Stacey
{K:150877} 3/16/2008
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Too bad it's the last one, Art, I've really enjoyed all your owl shots! Very nice closeup, and I just love those eyes!
Dave.
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bill smith
{K:5416} 3/16/2008
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Oh I forgot to tell you I made this shot one of my faviortes and I give it a 7++++
Bill
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bill smith
{K:5416} 3/16/2008
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I hope it's not the last Art, I love looking at your Owls.
I think this is just awesome. Very dramatic capture and I think the best of the bunch/
Bill
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Massimo Costanzo
{K:130} 3/16/2008
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Fantastic shot.
ciao
mc
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Gustavo Scheverin
{K:164501} 3/15/2008
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Excelente toma, me gusta mucho en encuadre.
Felicitaciones!
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David Rodriguez
{K:11965} 3/15/2008
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Excelente captura! genial foto!
Saludos!
David
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