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I won't leave my wingman
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I won't leave my wingman

by John Neukirch

Gallery: AvianPosted January 7, 20141,620 views5 comments
These three snow geese from Bosque remind me of Maverick, Iceman and Jester. Taken late afternoon on Dec. 4th at the farm ponds.

D300s
Nikkor 300mm f4, 1.4 TC (420mm)
ISO 400
1/1600 @ f/9
Tripod
Fairly significant crop
LR & Nik

Comments appreciated.

Comments

5 comments
Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on January 7, 2014 at 7:08 PM
Nice formation. A real plus that they were coming right at you. :smile:
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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on January 8, 2014 at 12:19 AM
Haha! Great title! Sharon
Registered on November 1, 2003, 392 Posts, 4810 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Hackley on January 8, 2014 at 11:10 AM
Wonderful timing to get this flight pattern, way to go.
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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on January 9, 2014 at 3:07 PM
I like the comp and your pano crop here John, the signficant crop shows some imo. :toast:
Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on January 31, 2014 at 4:34 PM
Love this formation & view from the front John.
Great sky, very nice! :toast:
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments