Ross's Geese Gliding to Land

Gallery: AvianPosted February 17, 2015167 views4 comments

Photographed this Sunday afternoon at the Merced NWR. With the sun coming from the top left of the birds, it gave some unique lighting to the secondary feathers. I did some light adjustment of the bird's bodies to give a little more detail. Shooting birds in the air is not an easy accomplishment.
Canon 5DMarkii
Canon 300mmf/4+1.4x
Shutter Speed: 1/800sec
Aperture: f/11
ISO: 200

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4 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on February 17, 2015 at 7:41 PM

Good solid work, Floyd, with all 3 in good focus and heading toward you.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on February 17, 2015 at 8:48 PM

Terrific light. Very nice formation. Well done.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on February 18, 2015 at 12:55 PM

F/11 has made this work very well Floyd, all three in good focus..
Well composed frame, well done

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on February 19, 2015 at 1:46 AM

Oh! I do agree with you about shooting birds in flight– not the easiest thing to do! What a great shot to show off your good work here. I like the decisions you made in post-processing. This is a very handsome group of three, in good detail and very pleasing to look at.

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