These Greater Snow Geese seem to be coming out from some dark abyss.

Tired of the standard photo with all those rules that are imposed on you?

Why not try something different. There is no law that says that you can’t choose a different format than the standard 2/3 or 3/4 proportion format. And who says that Snow Geese have to be shot against a standard blue sky with standard lighting?

Flying flock shots are harder than you think. You have to fight the tendency of zooming in too close, because depth of field is lost in doing so. Try to focus on one bird, one that is closer to your lens and not lost within the flock.

Canon 40D with 400 f5.6L lens @ 1/1000, f10, ISO 200, at – 2/3 compensation to prevent blowing out of whites.

Cheers,

Mike