Snow Geese

Gallery: AvianPosted September 2, 2010177 views21 comments

Here's one from Bosque last fall. This shot was taken to get intentional wing blur, thus I dropped the iso down to 100 here to get my shutter speed low. I panned with the birds as they flew by. You get some beautiful sunrises and sunsets at Bosque, this was at sunset. It's about 90% of the frame with just a sliver taken from the left.

MkIII 500F4 1/25 F4.5, iso 100, handheld

Comments

21 comments

Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on September 2, 2010 at 5:10 PM

Really beautiful work all around. The color of the sky adds a lot, but you nailed the wing motion as well.

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Comment posted by Ian Mason on September 2, 2010 at 5:41 PM

Brilliant! The colour gradation in the background is wonderful and the blur is perfect.

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Comment posted by Tom Webster on September 2, 2010 at 5:54 PM

Nate...This is a very nice image. The soft pastel background and the blurred wings makes a pleasing image. Well done, Nate.

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on September 2, 2010 at 6:41 PM

You gotta love the Bosque!! Nice image. Your panning technique on this one looks great. Love the pastel colored sky. Looking forward to the winter season as Bosque. Just hope the refuge management does a better job this year than they did last year.

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Comment posted by Ákos Lumnitzer on September 2, 2010 at 6:44 PM

This is a prime example to show that with bird photography images don't always need to be sharp as razors. I love the motion you have conveyed and it is evidence of solid knowledge of equipment, lighting and all other aspects of bird photography. An astounding image with wonderful mood. Love it Nate.

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Comment posted by Peter Conway on September 2, 2010 at 8:24 PM

Beautifully composed and presented.

Peter

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on September 2, 2010 at 8:31 PM

Great look with the blurred wing action Nate, like the soft pastel color of the BG as well

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on September 2, 2010 at 8:35 PM

Nate - I love the pastel colors here and the blurred wings are wonderful I think. I do wish the leading bird's body were a bit sharper though.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on September 2, 2010 at 8:50 PM

Love it all, but agree the leading bird being blurred detracts just a bit.

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on September 2, 2010 at 11:16 PM

really nice, Nate. love the colors in the bg, your comp, and the panning w/ motion blur.

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Comment posted by David Haynes on September 2, 2010 at 11:59 PM

A difficult shot to nail Nate and you've really done it. The blur is fantastic in the wings, just wish the 2 lead birds themselves were slightly sharper. Almost impossible to do though. You some beautiful light Nate. Nicely done.

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Comment posted by KC Choo on September 3, 2010 at 12:47 AM

Beautiful work and well thought out, I think. For a second, I thought they had already returned to your area!!!

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Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on September 3, 2010 at 1:03 AM

Great shot, Nate. Beautiful light

Mauro

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on September 3, 2010 at 12:52 PM

Lovely composition and bg, Nate.

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Comment posted by Nick Saunders on September 3, 2010 at 5:28 PM

Lovely Nate. The sky is great

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on September 3, 2010 at 7:48 PM

Very effective Nate - love the light pastels in the sky

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on September 4, 2010 at 9:05 AM

Great techs, Nate, and considering 1/25th nice detail on the heads of the birds. When were you at the Bosque? I was there from 11-33 last November.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on September 4, 2010 at 12:04 PM

Thanks for your comments everyone.

Bill, I was at Bosque from November 26-29, looking forward to going back there from December 4th-8th this year.

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Comment posted by Andrew Bicos on September 4, 2010 at 2:36 PM

Wonderful image! The BG color is perfect for these birds and season. The sense of motion conveyed by the wing blur is amazing.

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on September 4, 2010 at 6:03 PM

Beautiful background colours; and I like the blurred wings and positions of the birds.

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Comment posted by Steve Balke on September 5, 2010 at 3:03 PM

Creative idea, Nate. The blurred wings and beautiful sunset colors are very attractive. Although you would be removing some of that lovely sunset coloring you could consider more of a pano crop here.

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