Just past 5 a.m. at Cap Tourmente this morning with a new rising sun and lots of Greater Snow Geese.

The weather had been terrible for photography the past week, and the time is drawing near before the geese depart for the final leg of their migration north, so we take what we can get.

Canon 7D with the 500L f4 lens with the 1.4 II Extender on a monopod @ 1/8000, f45 (yes, 45 and not 4.5), ISO 100, - 3 exposure compensation.

Cropped to fit a 12 x 16 framing format, a bit of sharpening and signature added, and voila, no tricks just nature's magic!

I would have wished for the geese to be closer, but they were not taking requests today - perhaps another time.

Cheers,

Mike