photoartflightSnow Geese Launch
This goes back a couple of years. We were going through the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge outside of Cambridge Maryland. We mostly go there for Bald Eagles, but a few years ago they had huge flocks of Snow Geese. By themselves, One by One, they did not seem that interesting, but when you see huge flocks of them filling the sky they are quite impressive. You would see thousands of Snow Geese in one group. Sometimes they would lift off in waves, other times they would all go in one group. Needless to say, it was IMPRESSIVE. Plus the sound of thousands of birds, you could hear them from the other end of the Drive. Sadly, last year, we did not even see one there. We heard they moved to an island off the refuge. We are hoping they will return someday.
Canon EOS 1D MkIII, Canon 400mm DO f/4, f/7.1, 1/640 sec, ISO 640.
Effective focal length of 520mm with the 1.3 crop of the 1D MkIII.
Canon EOS 20D, Sigma 300-800mm DG Zoom @ 300mm, f/16 (to maximize depth of field) 1/400 sec, ISO 400. Effective focal length of 480mm with the 1.6 crop sensor of the 20D.
Canon EOS 7D, Canon 24-105mm @ 105, f/11. 1/100 sec, ISO 250, +0.67 exp. compensation. Effective focal length of 168mm with the 1.6 crop sensor of the 7D.
Canon EOS 7D, Canon 24 – 105mm f/4 zoom @ 24mm, f/11, 1/100 sec, ISO 250, Exp. Compensation +0.33. Effective focal length 38.4mm with the cropped 1.6 crop Canon 7D sensor.
Canon 20D, Sigma 300-800 DG lens @ 800mm, f/11, 1/250 sec., ISO 400, Exp. Compensation -0.33. Effective focal length of 1,280mm with the 1.6 crop sensor of the Canon 20D.
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