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Greylag Geese in flight blur
In response to a blog on the importance of being early, I got to one of my favourite locations good and early on Sunday morning. There were about 300 Greylag Geese on the pond, so I set up to see what I might achieve with blurs as they started to head out to the fields. Of the numerous shots, I thought this one was better than most. So, I would appreciate some input from the experts, if I may.
I like the fact that the heads are pretty sharp but there is horizontal streaking from panning as well as the blur of the wings, in different strokes/ positions. The soft greens and blues are pretty-much as it came out of the camera. There were a couple of areas of burn out and I have tried to minimise them as much as possible - not ideal.
Canon EOS 1D Mk IV, EF 200-400 @ 329mm, Skimmer Pod on a ledge in the hide. 1/50 sec at f4.5 ISO 1600. DPP conversion, Photoshop set black and adjusted to taste, masked out tail of leading duck from the edge of the frame. NR overall and then brushed in a mask over the birds. Some Sharpen on the detailed parts of the birds. Cropped for presentation. This is essentially my standard workflow, but I am not sure it is right for a blur - would be interested to get feedback on that.
Thanks for your thoughts, Gerald