Here are a couple of shots of a pair of Canada Geese in flight, they had just taken off from the wetlands at Burton Mere and I think they look magnificent. It amazes me that such bulky birds manage to get off the ground and still look so elegant.
In the second image you can see that the geese are communicating with each other, they were certainly making a lot of noise but I am sure they weren't just making noise but they were actually "talking". Perhaps the lead goose was saying "keep up".
These shots were taken with my Tamron 150mm - 600mm F/5 - 6.3 lens
ISO250 600mm f/8.0 1/640sec
I have decided that I will try to include more details re the settings for the pictures I share, I know that some of you won't really be interested in that so I will include this detail at the end of each post or maybe under each picture. It really is for my benefit because I think if I pay more attention to these settings it will help me review the things that work well and what I might need to do differently in future.
About ten days ago I got up at 3am and headed off to Brockholes in Lancashire for a dawn photo shoot in the hope of capturing some shots of the deer and hares that are known to visit the area in the early hours before visitors arrive.
Unfortunately it was a really cloudy morning so I didn't see the sunrise just a slow transition from dark grey to a lighter shade of grey and for much of the morning it rained heavily some from a photography perspective it was a bit of a washout.
From a nature watching viewpoint it was anything but. There were a few Roe deer like this handsome young buck which was foraging on the far bank of the river Ribble and several beautiful brown hares. There were also lots of birds around so I actually had a great time. The early morning birdsong was wonderful and because of the bad weather I practically had the whole place to myself. There were a couple of hides where I was able to make the most of the quiet time and I think there is a good chance I would go back and do it all again.
Today sees the last of the shots from Burton Mere for a while and the focus today is on the reed beds and the motion of the wind. Certainly in the first three pictures you can see the wind tugging at the fluffy coating on the bull rushes or bending the reeds.
As well as the way these pictures capture movement I also like the warmth of the colours.
I have gone for a selection of landscape images for today but the real star of each of these pictures is the sky. Again these photos were taken at Burton Mere RSPB reserve on a windy Saturday morning.
In the first two pictures I was struck by the double decker cloud effect and in the final image I also like the unusual cloud formations.
