Cranky Honkin' Geese
I began this little series with a sad image and close it out with what I find to be kind of a fun one. Most of my wildlife shots have fairly static subjects, and I am happy to get them, but I always like behavioural shots more. I find they have more value or interest.
Now I found this scenario quite comical, although I suppose that the two geese did not. They were just casually mulling about along with a couple of Mallards. Everything was peaceful, when a ll of a sudden a couple of other geese landed nearby on the same patch of grass. Well you should have heard the racket and it lasted for likely over a minute. I had a number of chances for a shot. I thought it would be easy, but with the head and neck constantly bobbing up and down and swaying from side to side I found it very difficult to get or keep focus. This was the best of the lot that I took. Not that I enjoy seeing animals stressed, but I really did enjoy this knowing that eventually things would calm down, and they did.
Cranky Honkin' Geese
I began this little series with a sad image and close it out with what I find to be kind of a fun one. Most of my wildlife shots have fairly static subjects, and I am happy to get them, but I always like behavioural shots more. I find they have more value or interest.
Now I found this scenario quite comical, although I suppose that the two geese did not. They were just casually mulling about along with a couple of Mallards. Everything was peaceful, when a ll of a sudden a couple of other geese landed nearby on the same patch of grass. Well you should have heard the racket and it lasted for likely over a minute. I had a number of chances for a shot. I thought it would be easy, but with the head and neck constantly bobbing up and down and swaying from side to side I found it very difficult to get or keep focus. This was the best of the lot that I took. Not that I enjoy seeing animals stressed, but I really did enjoy this knowing that eventually things would calm down, and they did.