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    Terry Olmsted
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    Default Snowgeese and Swans - Skagit Bay

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    With a rare day of sunshine, the snowgeese were spectacular - it would be wonderful to capture the sound too. I was lucky to get the swans at the same time.

    Taken Dec. 6, 2008 just after sunrise: Canon 40D 400mm f5.6L 1/2000s f5.6 ISO 00 ec 0 partial metering
    Last edited by Terry Olmsted; 12-18-2008 at 03:54 PM.

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    Axel Hildebrandt
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    I like the mood and pattern of the flock and wish there were not so many clipped birds. It needs a bit CW rotation.

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    Terry Olmsted
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    Thanks very much for your comments, Axel. I hadn't really noticed the need for the CW rotation. I'll fix that. Can't do much about having to cut off about 1/3 of the flock, unfortunately.

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    Tony House
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    That's a hugh amount of birds, agree about so many being clipped from the image but what a sight and sound that must have been.

    Nice work.
    Tony

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    Todd Frost
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    Agree in that it is to bad about the birds being clipped. I see you used a 40d, Christmas a little early? Hope to run into you up there sometime. Think I may go sat and look for the owls.

    Todd

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    Terry Olmsted
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    The owls are there, Todd - go to the North Fork - try not to get shot!
    Lots of short eared - also try the W90 on the Samish - reports of many there too.
    And yes, Christmas early - couldn't resist the great prices.....

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    Maxis Gamez
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    Lovely light. I have mix feelings about the composition with the dry tree so close to the frame. Do you have more room?

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    Terry Olmsted
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    Thanks for your comment, Maxis. This was a full frame image, so no more room. Had I moved further to the left, I would have cut off even more of the flock. I have been trying to work with full frame composition in the field. The down side is not much room for re-composing

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    I have to agree about rotation with Axel (chek the level horizon line between the water and the forest). The scenery of this image is fantastic, I like it a lot.

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    Jonathan Michael Ashton
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    Very nice image, I wonder if the logs and rocks are just a little too dark - I don't know, perhaps they were dark? I suspect the light was very directional and therefore there was deep shadow??

    Jon

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    David Hemmings
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    This is the type of image that I want to start taking, just love the whole scene and the beautiful environment. Well seen and well photographed!

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    Terry Olmsted
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    Thanks all for your very helpful comments! I agree with the rotation - which I have done (but not reposted) - took about 0.5 degrees CW. The flock of geese was huge! I would say perhaps in the thousands. An awesome site, but very difficult to get them all in with any definition.

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