photoartflightBlackwater NWR Snow Geese In-Flight Panoramas
On our visit to Blackwater NWR we saw quite a few large groups of Tundra Swans & Canada Geese, but I was looking for large groups of Snow Geese. There was one large group way out in the Blackwater River, but none close to photograph. Also saw one large group in the distance behind the Visitor Center but could not get a clear image of them from the Wildlife Drive. After driving one loop of the Wildlife Drive we stopped by the Visitor Center to photograph a large group of Canada Geese in the fields by the Center. Then off to the left of the Visitor Center I noticed a large group of Snow Geese flying in. It was still early so I liked the color of the sky behind them. When photographing multi-image panoramas of flying birds I tend to photograph them from the far end of the direction they are flying and shoot my series as quickly as I can. So if the group is flying to the right, I start my series on the far left and shoot quickly going along with them to the right to capture the whole group. If you go the opposite way you get more uneven spacing and more spacing between the birds in the group. Which is harder to touch up for the final image. The featured image is 5 images shot with a Tamron 150-600mm @600mm on a Canon R. These are about 80 – 122 inches for the original file, so making them so small in length for the post I loose some detail in the image.
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Incredible. I’ve never thought that is possible to make multi-photos panorama of flying birds.
Thanks! Takes a few tries to get used to doing them! But they are fun to do!
Always awesome to see Snow Geese! Great shots, Reed!
Thanks Donna! It was Great to get out & photograph at Blackwater NWR!
Whoa!! What a sight to behold!
Thanks! These were actually smaller groups than I have photographed in previous years there. Working on a few posts with larger groups flying from a few years ago