Norm Dulak
12-16-2010, 05:30 PM
Nikon D7000
Nikkor 300mm f/4 w/1.4x tc
ISO Equiv. 640
f/11.0 @ 1/250 sec, on beanbag
MM -0.33
PP mild Denoise 4, usual PS CS5 adjustments, and modest cropping
I understand why so many photographers make the pilgrimage to Bosque, to attend workshops and photo tours. But those of us who reside on Maryland's Eastern shore have some pretty good photographic prospects too. And we don't have to travel so far.
In fact, the image I've posted here was captured in a field across the road from my home, and I could easily have walked there. But because automobiles often make good wildlife blinds, I drove the short distance to the field, parked, lowered my window and enjoyed the view. And what I saw were many thousands of snow geese grazing the field.
Choosing what to photograph and what lens to use was not easy. One could focus on the thousands of geese that sometimes take flight with a mighty roar of wings and cries, only to land nearby. But when I see that spectacle, I am usually too awed to react. And I've learned that such spectacles, which thrill the human spirit, are often not captured well by the camera. So I chose here to focus on some geese more close-up, as they went about the business of grazing the field.
I like this image, because of the range of colors and textures presented, the various stages of development of the geese, and the grassy rewards some of the grazing geese have snagged. And I especially enjoy the goose looking at the camera, which seemed to wonder what I was doing.
What do you think about this image?
Norm
Nikkor 300mm f/4 w/1.4x tc
ISO Equiv. 640
f/11.0 @ 1/250 sec, on beanbag
MM -0.33
PP mild Denoise 4, usual PS CS5 adjustments, and modest cropping
I understand why so many photographers make the pilgrimage to Bosque, to attend workshops and photo tours. But those of us who reside on Maryland's Eastern shore have some pretty good photographic prospects too. And we don't have to travel so far.
In fact, the image I've posted here was captured in a field across the road from my home, and I could easily have walked there. But because automobiles often make good wildlife blinds, I drove the short distance to the field, parked, lowered my window and enjoyed the view. And what I saw were many thousands of snow geese grazing the field.
Choosing what to photograph and what lens to use was not easy. One could focus on the thousands of geese that sometimes take flight with a mighty roar of wings and cries, only to land nearby. But when I see that spectacle, I am usually too awed to react. And I've learned that such spectacles, which thrill the human spirit, are often not captured well by the camera. So I chose here to focus on some geese more close-up, as they went about the business of grazing the field.
I like this image, because of the range of colors and textures presented, the various stages of development of the geese, and the grassy rewards some of the grazing geese have snagged. And I especially enjoy the goose looking at the camera, which seemed to wonder what I was doing.
What do you think about this image?
Norm