It only took me a few frames of shooting from the edge of the dirt road on the large impoundment to realize that I did not like shooting down on the top of the Geese, so I got down in the mud right next to the water and was able to pick off a few birds that wandered away from the crowd.
It amazed me to see dozens of photographers standing 2 to 3 feet above the water level and then their tripods raised another four feet and pointing their lens down at the nearest Geese.
Maybe I was breaking a refuge rule by getting down in the mud ?(only two feet from the road)
Getting muddy and dirty is part of bird photography and IMO it pays of dividends.
It was my first time at Bosque. What a special place. I can see why people return year after year.
Last edited by Alan Murphy; 12-15-2008 at 06:13 PM.
This is just gorgeous Alan. Excellent exposure and composition and the BG is outstanding. One of the prettiest snow geese images I have seen. Big congrats.
Low angles rock! Here it makes this shot almost entirely on its own, the beautiful BG colors and nice light helped a bit. Good headturn. As usual a perfect shot!