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1\/2000, f\/6.3, ISO 500, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\nI visited that pond yesterday morning and\u00a0watched several flocks of over a hundred geese noisily swooping in to land on the water. This is one of my photos from that experience.<\/p>\n
I picked this image to feature on my blog for the following reasons:<\/p>\n
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- the birds are in tight formation but completely separated from each other<\/li>\n
- all three geese are sharp – that’s not easy to do with this many large birds in flight\u00a0when you’re shooting at these focal lengths (effectively 1120mm)<\/li>\n
- the light angle is good and there’s a catch light in the eye of all three birds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Compositionally I’d prefer just a little more room in the frame on the left for the geese to fly into and I could have done that but I’d have had to clone out\u00a0part of another bird. So for this presentation I chose to compromise on the composition in order to avoid cloning (which I don’t like to do).<\/p>\n
Because they’re so common and sometimes annoying (goose poop in parks and golf courses isn’t much appreciated) photographs of Canada Geese typically don’t get a lot of attention. But they’re native to North America and they’re certainly interesting photo subjects\u00a0so like any other native species I’ll photograph them when I can.<\/p>\n
Especially in flight.<\/p>\n
Ron<\/p>\n
Note: Novices often use incorrect common names for birds and this species is one of the most often\u00a0abused in that regard. Referring to them as “Canadian Geese” rather than their proper common name “Canada Geese” is almost guaranteed to make any seasoned birder or bird photographer wince. Just sayin…<\/em><\/p>\n
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The calls of Canada Geese in flight are harbingers of the changing seasons and that’s certainly the case around here. <\/p>\n