Fly Away!

Uploaded: April 06, 2009 09:58:23

Description


I captured this image yesterday morning at Kellys Slough National Wildlife Refuge, about 7 miles west and 3 miles north of Grand Forks. The geese are returning after a wintering further south.

Canon 100-400L; ISO 400; 1/1000; f/13; slightly cropped and resized.



Exif: F Number: 13, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/1000 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 400, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 400.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 5D

Comments

Roxanne M. Bubar April 06, 2009

Magical. Spectacular capture and presentation. #1109842

Cary Rogers April 06, 2009

Great image composition, colors, feather lighting and detail, Ronald! #7378035

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe April 06, 2009

Fantastic capture Ronald! Jeff #7378083

Pat Gamwell April 06, 2009

Excellent shot, Ron! I continually am amazed at the ability to get such clarity on birds in flight!!! It is a definite skill! #7378139

Ann Coates level-classic April 06, 2009

Yes, I agree with Pat. I really admire shots like this because I just can't do them no matter how hard I try. This is superb, both birds moving and in focus with excellent clarity. #7378213

Dominick M. Dimacale level-addict April 06, 2009

Greav animal image here, Ronald.


Dominick #7378275

Pat Gamwell May 26, 2009

WTG, Jeff! Big congrats! #7560148

Renee Doyle May 26, 2009

Congratulations Ronald on this beautiful Finalist!! #7561327

Ken Smith level-classic May 26, 2009

You did great, Ron. Congrats to you! #7562780

Tammy Scott May 27, 2009

Congratulations on this fantastic finalist! #7564859

Terry L. Ellis level-classic May 27, 2009

This is amazing, Ronald! A very well deserved finalist, sir! Congratulations! #7569470

Linda Blair May 31, 2009

Fantastic finalist....congratulations!!!!!! #7582088

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