Snow Geese

[Steve_Kennedy]

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Description

The snow geese are starting to return to the Skagit River Delta. Thought I’d look back for an older image while I wait for the masses to return. This was taken nearly 3 years ago and is a small portion of the mass of birds at this small field.

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Nikon D850, 150-600 lens at 195mm, f8, 1/8000 second, ISO 1600, handheld

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[Allen_Brooks]

Always an amazing sight to see these birds take off like this and it is well captured, Steve. Sharp and whites and blacks look good.

[Dennis_Plank]

A nice mob shot of these, Steve. I haven’t been up there in too long. Maybe I’ll try to figure out a trip this winter.

This kind of shot is always interesting, but very hard to pull off as a really eye catching image, mainly because there’s rarely a focal point for the eye to start at. That said, I think they (and that includes this image) probably would make very good wall art for just that reason.

[Allen_Sparks]

Hi Steve, very nice group capture. Has a bit of an abstract look to it when viewed as a whole. Nice sharpness throughout on the birds and fine exposure. Well done.

[Steve_Kennedy]

@Allen_Brooks, @Dennis_Plank and @Allen_Sparks, thanks for your comments!