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Dawn Flight

by Stephen Weaver

Gallery: 10 Years of NPNPosted April 24, 2010664 views10 comments
This is one of my favorite images made several years ago at Bosque del Apache NWR on a very cold January morning. This is the flight "blast-off" of snow geese with pre-sunrise dawn light glowing on the horizon in the background. I like the abstract "Escher like" qualities of this image.

Nikon D200,Nikor AFS VR 70-200 f/2.8 with a bit of fill flash

Comments

10 comments
Comment posted by Morris McClung on April 24, 2010 at 1:58 PM
The color, light, and motion make this an extraordiary image! And yes, very reminiscent of Escher.
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Comment posted by INGOMA on April 24, 2010 at 2:31 PM
Yes, this is truly amazing. Thanks for sharing this!
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Comment posted by Carol Nichols on April 24, 2010 at 2:42 PM
Stephen, the complementary colors behind the birds makes for a beautiful abstract. Very nice image!
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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on April 25, 2010 at 1:59 AM
Great shot n wonderful feel !!! A moving image!
Jagdeep Rajput :toast:
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Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on April 25, 2010 at 1:00 PM
Beautiful image, Steve.

- Dan.
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Comment posted by Ron Pullen on April 25, 2010 at 6:18 PM
Beautiful color and I love the motion in this. :toast: Ron
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Comment posted by Barry Vangrov on April 25, 2010 at 8:29 PM
Perfectly conceived and executed. I like everything about it and can see why you'd choose it for this gallery.
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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on April 27, 2010 at 11:54 AM
Very neat abstract Steve, and I love the color gradient too.
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Comment posted by Verena & Georg Pop on April 28, 2010 at 3:51 AM
I rarely visit the Avian gallery so I see this one the 1st time - how wonderful!
georg
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Comment posted by Buck Ward on September 4, 2010 at 8:06 PM
This is quite remarkable. It is as if the geese are casting shadows on the air.
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