Nature Wilds – 2

Posted by Dave Updegraff on March 8, 2011
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Canadian Goose

Nikon D700 | Tamron 200 - 500 mm lens | ISO 200 1/1600 sec @ f6.3

Good Day.  Thanks for stopping by.  These are a couple of images from my Sunday shoot at Green Island.  I had just arrived at the parking spot and was getting my cameras set up for the shoot when I noticed two Canadian Geese flying straight at me.

So I grabbed my D700 and started shooting as fast as I could.  I have no idea where the focus point was (obviously) as the goose above is pretty soft (and it’s a pretty lame shot to boot.)  I have to post something to prove I was there 🙂

Canadian Goose

Nikon D700 | Tamron 200 - 500 mm lens | ISO 200 1/1600 sec @ f6.3

I told you yesterday I shot around 430 images (most of which have long been deleted from my hard drive.)  That is a record for me.  I received an e-mail from my friend Andreas (who is a gifted photographer / both creatively and technically.)   Apparently he was at Green Island as well on Sunday.  He told me that he shot around 1250 images.  WOW. If I know him there will be some super images of Eagles and other winged creatures.

We’re discussing the possibility of doing a shoot together sometime later in the Spring at a lake he likes to visit.  He’s been following some Trumpeter Swans who make their Summer home there.

A pair of Canadian Geese

Nikon D700 | Tamron 200 - 500 mm lens | ISO 200 1/1600 sec @ f6.3

My friend Becki Kenton and I still have to get our Galena shoot in sometime.  We were going last December but there was a snow storm the day we planned to go so we opted to play it safe.  So lots of opportunities to shoot in the coming months.  Can’t wait.

Oh I almost forgot.  Scott Kelby’s Worldwide Photo Walk will be held around the first week in October this year.  He received a lot of requests to change the date because of the “difficult shooting conditions” of mid-Summer.  More details about that coming later.  Have a great Tuesday and be careful.

2 comments on “Nature Wilds – 2”

  1. Wow! My favorite wild bird – Canadian Goose. I love how graceful they are in flight. Wonderful pix.

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  2. I think all pictures you show from last weekend are good composed or at least the crop has been set wisely. I like your picture of the geese couple the best. The sharpness will come with more practice. I still throw away most of my pictures with birds in flight. But this year I have more keepers than last year and since my equipment is still the same (except for the use of a gimbal head instead of a ball head on top of the tripod), I believe it has to do with much more practice during the last twelve months.
    Last weekend I had a different approach and focussed mainly on eagles and gulls sitting on the ice. I hope I find the time to update my blog in the next couple days.

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