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    Default Snow goose from Texas

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    40D. 400f5.6L at f/6.3. iso 400. 1/3200s. warm evening light. Almost full frame. Small crop from bottom and some canvas added at the top. No PP otherwise.

    Took some time off work and went to Hagerman national wildlife refuge( TX-OK border) yesterday to shoot Snow geese. This group was very close to the road. I knew that they will fly as soon as I got out. So I drove ahead and parked myself w.r.t optimal light angle. Got out very slowly and sat down in the shadow of the car. Luckily(for me :-) another person stopped very close to the birds and got out. They flew towards me. Isolating one is always tough so I focussed on the last one. I'd have liked a higher angle but the birds would have flown in another direction had I been standing instead of sitting.

    I have many more images to process and will post some of the good ones in days ahead.

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    Nice shot, wing position.
    Who says you need to go to Bosque for this kind of pics? :)

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    Hi Kaustubh, Lovely flight image with great wing spread and detail. I like the background particularly the OOF trees. Pity he flew right in front of the dark green bush which is a little distracting.

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    Kaustubh, I love the flight pose and the detail under the wing is great. The head is angled towards us nicely. One very small patch of white looks a little bright but you did a great job w/ the exposure. Nicely done.:)

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    Very nice Kaustubh. I like the take off pose and touch of habitat in the BG

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    Kaus, good flying angle and wing position, and the whites look good from here. Overall sharp, and Im also fine with the BG.

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    Love the flight pose with the wings up. BG doesn't bother me one bit either.

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    Nice work, Kaus. Is the shot a little soft? Could it use a bit more sharpening? (I'm on my laptop, all six years old of it.) Your story is valuable, a good "how-to." Gracias.

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