Wide Angle at the Bosque

Gallery: AvianPosted January 3, 20162,795 views12 comments

There are many images here on NPN from Bosque Del Apache. Some great work to be sure. Most are with longer lenses (not all, just most).

Here's a different take on the refuge. The Snow geese lifting from one of the ponds with a wider view.

Canon 5D Mark III
16-35 f/4 @ 35mm
1/640 @ f/5.6
ISO 640

Larger Version provided

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 3, 2016 at 4:20 PM

Excellent take-off shot, Keith. I like the broad perspective. The wisps of cloud in the bg really help give some extra pizazz to the flock of geese.

devil

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on January 3, 2016 at 4:26 PM

Big version is pretty cool! The wide angle shot is very nice with lots of crisp contrast. I agree with Dennis on the cloud's positive impact for the composition...............................Jim

Registered on January 17, 2004, 705 Posts, 3594 Comments

Comment posted by Pete Bengeyfield on January 3, 2016 at 4:28 PM

This is great. I've always liked wide angles of blast-offs. Just froma different perspective standpoint. Well done.

Registered on December 2, 2003, 1247 Posts, 3439 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on January 3, 2016 at 5:08 PM

From the thumb, I was thinking lots of stars in a blue sky???? This is an terrific collection of birds in flight with some fine color in the grass and a beatiful blue sky, Keith.

Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on January 3, 2016 at 5:41 PM

This works for me because you waited long enough to get birds in almost every bit of the sky, instead of shooting too early and having major gaps.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments

Comment posted by David Schoen on January 3, 2016 at 8:12 PM

I like this view and the crispness in the image. We get a dozen or so snow geese at Nisqually NWR each winter but if I wanted to duplicate this it would be with Canada Geese and their cousins. We have about that many here year round.

Registered on November 6, 2006, 1213 Posts, 4587 Comments

Comment posted by Elizabeth Holbrook on January 3, 2016 at 9:26 PM

What an impressive picture, presenting the awesome number of geese at this location. Nature at its best.

Registered on May 6, 2015, 43 Posts, 221 Comments

Comment posted by Cay-Uwe Kulzer on January 4, 2016 at 2:14 AM

Keith,

nice to see a different aproach to bird photography and as you say often one forgets to make pictures like that.

Registered on January 27, 2004, 494 Posts, 4021 Comments

Comment posted by Steve Thompson on January 4, 2016 at 8:56 PM

Keith, I've just been staring at this one for a while. Talk about telling a story with a single photo... you nailed it. Everything works here from the blue sky to the great light to the sky filled with birds. devil

Registered on August 7, 2014, 125 Posts, 2319 Comments

Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on January 5, 2016 at 11:24 AM

Stunning ! The image just takes over to different world!
Jagdeep Rajput devil

Registered on April 29, 2008, 686 Posts, 2857 Comments

Comment posted by Hans Overduin on January 7, 2016 at 9:29 AM

Wonderful nature image with strong colors ! The wide angle lens adds a lot ! Great work, cheers, Hans

Registered on August 31, 2011, 491 Posts, 3807 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Leggett on February 16, 2016 at 7:39 PM

Really nice WA work, Keith, and good to see so many birds well placed in the frame. Looks like you're making good use of that 16-35.

Registered on July 21, 2004, 706 Posts, 3233 Comments