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WC# 289 Chaos
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WC# 289 Chaos

by Mike Krehbiel

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted July 24, 20074,866 views15 comments
I had named this chaos long before the weekly challenge. I took this at Bosque del Apache in 2005. I am continually amazed that these birds can take off in mass like this and not run into one another. I always thought this would make an extremely difficult jigsaw puzzle.

D70, 400 mm Tokina, f13 @ 1/400, ISO 200, tripod

Comments appreciated.

Comments

15 comments
Comment posted by Barbara Zarrella on July 24, 2007 at 8:07 AM
When I looked at the thumbnail, I never imagined it would be this maze of birds! I wonder the same thing about the mass takeoff. True chaos!
Registered on March 16, 2006, 207 Posts, 743 Comments
Comment posted by Carsten Ranke on July 24, 2007 at 1:21 PM
Intriguing shot, love the tight crop. A pity the low perception in the WC section
Registered on May 31, 2007, 20 Posts, 411 Comments
Comment posted by Charlie Miller on July 24, 2007 at 4:28 PM
WOW!! Thats Chaotic!! Very cool too!! :toast: :toast: :toast:
Registered on May 13, 2007, 205 Posts, 603 Comments
Comment posted by Lon Overacker on July 24, 2007 at 5:56 PM
Mike,

This is incredible! I've had the chance to witness scenes like this in the Tule Lake/Klamath basin. It is truly a site to behold. What is nice here too is that there are a handful of snow geese up front so that the eye doesn't get too wary looking at this.

I'd call this a winner in the early voting, but I'm not the moderator.... :-)

Lon
Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments
Comment posted by Mike Dawson on July 25, 2007 at 1:09 AM
Man you nailed this for sure, great timing
Registered on February 4, 2006, 364 Posts, 8872 Comments
Comment posted by Pam Colander on July 27, 2007 at 6:14 PM
This would make a killer puzzle...one I wouldn't attempt! Great submission for the challenge.

Pam
Registered on December 7, 2006, 210 Posts, 1062 Comments
Comment posted by Grant Collier on July 28, 2007 at 3:00 AM
Very nice!
Registered on July 29, 2005, 73 Posts, 430 Comments
Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on July 28, 2007 at 11:31 AM
Really nice work here, Mike. I agree about the puzzle aspects of this very amazing sight. :toast:
Registered on February 25, 2006, 525 Posts, 8448 Comments
Comment posted by Scott Fricke on July 28, 2007 at 2:23 PM
Great image, I think you nailed the theme. I looked over the whole image, can't find one open space between the birds. And you're right about the jigsaw puzzle!
Registered on January 19, 2007, 133 Posts, 1448 Comments
Comment posted by Sara Mickel on July 28, 2007 at 10:00 PM
You're absolutely right: this would make a wonderful, headache-making jigsaw puzzle. Nice job of getting the shot without getting run over by the geese.
Registered on June 2, 2007, 35 Posts, 146 Comments
Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on July 30, 2007 at 12:12 PM
Congratulations Mike. This is a perfect image for this last weeks WC on chaotic scenes. :toast:
Registered on February 25, 2006, 525 Posts, 8448 Comments
Comment posted by Ed Cordes on December 31, 2007 at 7:14 PM
Mike, you really captured the essence of the "Fly Out"..Conratulations on the Annual Editor's Pick Award :toast:
Registered on November 1, 2003, 451 Posts, 3366 Comments
Comment posted by Michael Lowe on January 1, 2008 at 12:29 PM
Congrats on the EP, Mike. :toast:
Registered on February 11, 2004, 777 Posts, 5252 Comments
Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on January 1, 2008 at 8:40 PM
Very abstract in it's own sort of way. Congrats on the 2007 EP.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments
Comment posted by Christine Adams on January 9, 2008 at 8:46 AM
VERY cool Mike!! That is indeed chaos!! Congrats on the Annual EP!!! :toast: :toast:
Registered on January 24, 2006, 119 Posts, 1871 Comments