Looks like a typical trip to the north coast. A lot of people don't realize just how hard and difficult that area is for sightseeing and almost impossible for great photos. Good on you for keeping it real and sharing the whole story, which is a story I can relate to.
Thanks Travis. IM going to have to make more trips that way. Work gets me up to the slope once in a while , but no time or right type of weather to go explore.
I’m 63 and have been fortunate enough to have seen two Snowy Owls in the wild in Michigan. Once as a teenager while out snowmobiling there was one perched in a large oak tree and a few years ago while driving across the Upper Peninsula in the middle of the night one swooped down in front of the headlights for some bugs. Scared the hell out of me, I had to think for a minute what I had seen.
That was nice to watch. I am in Alberta Canada and I only see Snowy Owls when we have snow. It is really different to see them in the grass like you did!
Great video, thanks. I live in Michigan and have seen 1 snowy owl. It was in mid-December, and I had gone on a hike taking advantage of a nice weather day. Found the owl perched by the edge of a lake. I did not have my camera at the time but studied the owl for a while and determined I would return home and get my gear as it seemed content with staying where it was at. About an hour later I returned to the spot with camera and 500MM lens and got some great shots of the owl as it had not moved. Distance was about 30 meters out.
I really enjoyed this. What a great trip for you and Don. I live in NJ, close to the shore. We are blessdd that Snowy Owls occasionally come down for the winter. They like to be in tne dunes at the beach. I've been able to take many photos. The walk down the beach is tough but worth it. I've also seen Snow Buntings, a Red-necked Phalarope, Brant and even a White-fronted Goose here in NJ. You just never know what's out there until you go look. As you say, "Go run that shutter!" Thanks, Scott!
2 years ago, snowy owls made their way to the Lake Erie shores of OH. They called it an eruption year. I visited the same spot for weeks until I finally got lucky with timing. With the light waining, I did manage a few acceptable shots. Beautiful birds! I hope the eruption happens again soon! Nice work, thanks for taking us along!
Thank you for taking us with you (even if it's only from my chair in front of a computer screen!) on this great trip. A great experience for you and some great film and images for us. Thanks again Scott.
Just livin' the life ! Nice presentation Scott, well done ! Reminds me of my days up in the Northwest Territories. Another month or so and we'll have the Snowies here in Alberta, with them having migrated for the winter. Not unheard of to see up to 10 in a day. Pictures to follow !! LOL. Be well........
Damn. What a great video. Was like I was beside you. Only been to Alaska once. But what a video. So glad you have recovered. I got the owl, but not the fox. But it was like I was searching just like you.
Hi Scott great that you and Don were successful in your quest, enjoyed the owl and fox photos. The owl doesn’t move does it until disturbed. I saw one sitting in a field in Lincolnshire several years ago! Thought it was a discarded white plastic bag until it flew.
Thanks Don, very enjoyable and of course, you make clear how hard work it can be to try to capture these shots with limited time available! By the way, how did the mk5 2 perform for you?
What an amazing adventure! Seeing both Arctic fox and snowy owl in the Arctic would truly be wonderful! Great to see you healing and getting stronger! It looks like the camera equipment functioned quite well, despite the harsh conditions. Have you found much of a difference in the color profile of the images on the R5 Mark II compared to the R5?
Scott - there has been a report that the R5II gave battery no charge (when they did) for several R5II's at perhaps 0f in Churchill (polar bears). Have you seen this problem in your Arctic pursuits? I am really worried about this issue because it gets cold where I live. Great video.
The snowy owl is migratory maybe they start in Alaska, but on the east coast, they migrate down as far as the mid Atlantic states like Delaware, Maryland and even Virginia
Looks like a typical trip to the north coast. A lot of people don't realize just how hard and difficult that area is for sightseeing and almost impossible for great photos. Good on you for keeping it real and sharing the whole story, which is a story I can relate to.
Thanks Travis. IM going to have to make more trips that way. Work gets me up to the slope once in a while , but no time or right type of weather to go explore.
I’m 63 and have been fortunate enough to have seen two Snowy Owls in the wild in Michigan. Once as a teenager while out snowmobiling there was one perched in a large oak tree and a few years ago while driving across the Upper Peninsula in the middle of the night one swooped down in front of the headlights for some bugs. Scared the hell out of me, I had to think for a minute what I had seen.
Very cool
That was nice to watch. I am in Alberta Canada and I only see Snowy Owls when we have snow. It is really different to see them in the grass like you did!
Thanks. Yeah they migrate a bit south once the big cold hits up north.
The Arctic foxes look so pretty.
They are very cool.
Thanks for sharing your experiences. Amazing
glad you enjoyed it
Great video, thanks. I live in Michigan and have seen 1 snowy owl. It was in mid-December, and I had gone on a hike taking advantage of a nice weather day. Found the owl perched by the edge of a lake. I did not have my camera at the time but studied the owl for a while and determined I would return home and get my gear as it seemed content with staying where it was at. About an hour later I returned to the spot with camera and 500MM lens and got some great shots of the owl as it had not moved. Distance was about 30 meters out.
Very cool
I really enjoyed this. What a great trip for you and Don. I live in NJ, close to the shore. We are blessdd that Snowy Owls occasionally come down for the winter. They like to be in tne dunes at the beach. I've been able to take many photos. The walk down the beach is tough but worth it. I've also seen Snow Buntings, a Red-necked Phalarope, Brant and even a White-fronted Goose here in NJ. You just never know what's out there until you go look. As you say, "Go run that shutter!" Thanks, Scott!
That is awesome!
2 years ago, snowy owls made their way to the Lake Erie shores of OH. They called it an eruption year. I visited the same spot for weeks until I finally got lucky with timing. With the light waining, I did manage a few acceptable shots. Beautiful birds! I hope the eruption happens again soon! Nice work, thanks for taking us along!
if the vole/mice/lemming populations explode for a few years you get more owls, lynx etc.
Thank you for taking us with you (even if it's only from my chair in front of a computer screen!) on this great trip. A great experience for you and some great film and images for us. Thanks again Scott.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great video ! You got amazing photos ! Thanks for take us with you in this awesome adventure !!
Glad you enjoyed it
Just livin' the life ! Nice presentation Scott, well done ! Reminds me of my days up in the Northwest Territories.
Another month or so and we'll have the Snowies here in Alberta, with them having migrated for the winter. Not unheard of to see up to 10 in a day. Pictures to follow !! LOL.
Be well........
Very nice
Thanks Don really enjoyed the video fox’s just cool 🤙
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Damn. What a great video. Was like I was beside you. Only been to Alaska once. But what a video. So glad you have recovered. I got the owl, but not the fox. But it was like I was searching just like you.
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Hi Scott great that you and Don were successful in your quest, enjoyed the owl and fox photos. The owl doesn’t move does it until disturbed. I saw one sitting in a field in Lincolnshire several years ago! Thought it was a discarded white plastic bag until it flew.
Thanks. Yes they can be tricky to see amongst anything else white. The gulls and white discarded stuff does make it tough.
Thanks Don, very enjoyable and of course, you make clear how hard work it can be to try to capture these shots with limited time available! By the way, how did the mk5 2 perform for you?
Very well
@@WILDALASKA Just taken mine to Glen Affric Scotland where I am very pleased with its performance as a landscape camera as well as wildlife.
What an amazing adventure! Seeing both Arctic fox and snowy owl in the Arctic would truly be wonderful! Great to see you healing and getting stronger! It looks like the camera equipment functioned quite well, despite the harsh conditions. Have you found much of a difference in the color profile of the images on the R5 Mark II compared to the R5?
Just a better magenta shift.
Hi Scott, how do you find the focus distance info? Is it in the metadata of the raw files?
It's in the exif data. LR under metadata just use the gear icon for option and add focal distance
Great video. How awesome to see a Snowy Owl!
thx
Thanks so much for included yardage very helpful to me !!!!
Glad it was helpful!
Wow what an amazing experience! Thanks for sharing and can’t wait for part 2 😊
Glad you enjoyed it!
Wonderful video, Scott. I really enjoyed the trip. So glad you guys had such a great time with the Snowies and foxes.
Glad you enjoyed it
Great show and very well narrated. Thank you very much.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Scott - there has been a report that the R5II gave battery no charge (when they did) for several R5II's at perhaps 0f in Churchill (polar bears). Have you seen this problem in your Arctic pursuits? I am really worried about this issue because it gets cold where I live.
Great video.
Ive been in below 20F and wind chill in single digits and mine has worked fine.
Great video! The fox pictures are wonderful.
Thank you very much!
Amazing!!
Thanks!!
Scott, how do you know how many yards away the subject is? Is this experience, or some kind of setting?
It's in the EXIF info. In LR just open the options and add focal distance
Wohoo!
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Wonderful!
Many thanks!
Great pictures
Thx
Nice video! No Ross’s gulls?
Didn't see any
How did the R7 do with that lens?
works great
Hey, do you do any photograpy workshops in South Central Alaska? I'm getting back into photography and am looking for some training and critique.
Not currently. Check with Bill @ Stewarts Photo and they definitely do have some workshops.
The snowy owl is migratory maybe they start in Alaska, but on the east coast, they migrate down as far as the mid Atlantic states like Delaware, Maryland and even Virginia
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No such bird as a seagull.
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