King of the night

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by Mathieu Dumond from Kugluktuk CA on 21 Aug 2015

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A short-eared owl patrols the tundra at night in search of a meal. Taken in mid-August, near Kugluktuk, Nunavut.

Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Focal: 105 mm
Shutter speed: 0.008 sec
Aperture: f/ 10
ISO: 400

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Mathieu Dumond posted 2015-08-26 10:39am

For those who are interested here is what I used for this shot:
Canon EOS 5D Mark III
EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM
Æ’/10.0 105.0 mm 1/125 400 Flash (on, fired, Canon speedlight)

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Mathieu Dumond posted 2015-08-26 10:22am

Thank you for your comments.
For the lighting, I used only one flash mounted on my 5D because I shot this one handheld on the fly.
The exhibition in France granted me the Jury grand prize for my shot of the wolf under the northern lights.

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