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<\/p>\nFrom my winters living in Montana I remember what it’s like to drive through snow like this. Flying through it in flocks of other birds must be even more harrowing, in part because of its three dimensional challenges in significantly reduced visibility.<\/p>\n
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1\/1250, f\/6.3, ISO 800, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ten days ago I was attempting to photograph birds at one of the local ponds I frequent when it started to snow pretty hard. I’m thinking the snow might have been the catalyst for the many geese in flight in the area to land somewhere while they could still do it safely because they started landing on the pond in droves. Wave after noisy wave of them.<\/p>\n I caught this one descending to the pond with snow covered trees in the background. Because of all the fluffy snowflakes between me and the geese they were more difficult than usual to focus on. I was using only a single active focus point and I believe that if I’d been using multiple focus points it would have been even more of a challenge to get sharp photos. Perhaps even impossible.<\/p>\n Photos like this may have limited appeal because of the poor light that caused reduced detail and muted colors. Some may even find all the bright white snowflakes distracting. But I tend to like falling rain and snow in my photos. I like the mood it provides and the reality of dealing with nature’s challenges.<\/p>\n And for me this kind of photo brings back harrowing memories of driving in Montana blizzards. I enjoy the memories much more than I did the experience.<\/p>\n Ron<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Note: In the spirit of complete disclosure I removed a single snowflake from in front of the eye of the goose.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" From my winters living in Montana I remember what it’s like to drive through snow like this. Flying through it in flocks of other birds must be even more harrowing, in part because of its three dimensional challenges in significantly reduced visibility.<\/p>\n