Geese returning from their winter in the South
Mar 15, 2021 07:55:26 #
Suddenly they are everywhere...
First two shots taken in a park beside the Speed river in Cambridge, Ontario, the others on the Grand River in Cambridge, Ontario.
Please feel free to comment / critique.
Enjoy.
First two shots taken in a park beside the Speed river in Cambridge, Ontario, the others on the Grand River in Cambridge, Ontario.
Please feel free to comment / critique.
Enjoy.
Residents - Sony A7c FE28-70mm @ 70mm ISO 100 1/200s ƒ f6.3
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Residents - Sony A7c FE28-70mm @ 70mm ISO 100 1/200s ƒ f6.3
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D5500 Nikkor 30-700mm @ 300mm ISO 125 1/800s ƒ7.1
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D5500 Nikkor 30-700mm @ 300mm ISO 125 1/800s ƒ7.1
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D5500 Nikkor 30-700mm @ 300mm ISO 125 1/800s ƒ7.1
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D5500 Nikkor 30-700mm @ 300mm ISO 125 1/800s ƒ7.1
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D5500 Nikkor 30-700mm @ 195mm ISO 125 1/800s ƒ8
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D5500 Nikkor 30-700mm @ 165mm ISO 125 1/800s ƒ8
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And a male Mallard, by way of a change!
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Mar 15, 2021 08:08:57 #
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Mar 15, 2021 08:55:10 #
Here in NJ we seem to have them year round. I particularly like your shot of f the goose spreading her wings.
Mar 15, 2021 10:33:57 #
cameraf4 wrote:
"Home again, home again, jiggety-jig". Nice shots.
Some of them, at least have answered the question"are we there yet? Thanks for taking the time to look in and leave a positive vibe.
Mar 15, 2021 10:35:13 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Nice. I heard a flock of them honking overhead yesterday.
Amazing how they always end up n the same locations... noisy bunch, for sure. Thanks for looking in and for the positive vibes.
Mar 15, 2021 10:36:12 #
NJFrank wrote:
Here in NJ we seem to have them year round. I particularly like your shot of f the goose spreading her wings.
We have a small local population. There were fields full of them a couple of days ago. Thanks for looking in and for the positive vibe.
Mar 15, 2021 17:17:08 #
Nice images Ours, particularly like the spreading wings in 6 and the action shot out of the water in 7!
Mar 15, 2021 20:39:24 #
Very nice photography. I like our use of vignettes in some of these shots to put more focus on the bird.
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Mar 16, 2021 08:32:09 #
weberwest wrote:
Nice images Ours, particularly like the spreading wings in 6 and the action shot out of the water in 7!
Thanks for looking in and taking the time to comment. I noticed that some of the geese were "flapping" out of the water where some people were feeding them (despite the "do not feed the birds" sign, sigh), so I just waited... didn't take long and I only took the single shot. I liked the result, though. The outspread wings came from the outcome of a similar event. Next time, I may use a slightly higher shutter speed, to completely freeze the outer feather movement, but I am quite happy with the result. Have a great day.
Mar 16, 2021 08:36:04 #
Cwilson341 wrote:
Very nice photography. I like our use of vignettes in some of these shots to put more focus on the bird.
Thanks for looking in and for the positive comments. Since I got my latest camera, I have not been using vignettes very often. I know that some experts recommend always using a vignette to emulate the human eye's fall-off, but with modern post-processing and the quality of lenses these days, I like to see everything clearly from edge-to-edge. The rippling in the water suggested a vignette, so I applied one, and like you I liked the result. Thanks again - have a great day.
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