Wildlife In Motion Assignment Winner Scott Dere

“I did pre-visualize this photograph, but I was definitely in the right place at the right time. I found the Owl late in the afternoon towards sun down. As the large bird started to become more alert near sunset, I prepared for him to start hunting. Sure enough, as soon as the sun was gone, the Snowy Owl launched off the sand. He was wide-eyed and ready for action. He came right at the camera with no fear of me or the large equipment I was carrying. I used the Al Servo Focus with the settings f/4.5 at 1/1000 and ISO 1250 to get some speed at low-light.”

Dere used a Canon EOS 1D Mark IV, Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS lens,a cable release, Gitzo tripod and a Wimberly head.