These Greater Snow Geese, with the moon as a backdrop, are heading into a setting sun on their way a quick final daily meal in a nearby field. The geese give off a warm golden glow due to the sun so low in the sky. At this time of the day, the blue sky was beginning do turn dull. The grey geese are young juveniles.

Although not the most spectacular of images, I do enjoy the challenge of these moon shots.

Canon 5D Mark III with the 1.4 II Extender handheld @ 1/1000, f9, ISO 400, +1/3 exposure compensation. Because the bulk of the action was to the right of my frame as I panned, I had to crop this one for composition purposes. As often happens with white against blue, I had to eliminate some halo around parts of the birds after downsizing for web and sharpening.

Cheers,

Mike