- Alpha goose - Hoot1
- He's on the wrong side! lol - Museic
- Does anyone know why these formations tend to be asymetrical? - Geyser Gary
- perhaps because some kids are always slow????
- true twilight colors
- I think it has to do with the wind direction. I think that if the wind is coming from a direction other than head-on or from the tail-end, they are at an advantage to have an asymmetric V. - Mattlong.
- Because geese can't count - Hoot1
- nice color - Tootsiekat / kathy
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- i love this purple colour - katieblench
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- I love purple! =] - Genji Loves Animals
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- Joy - Goldenpics
- Love how they are blurry. - isabel.bennett
- This is my favorite part. - catlover92597
- This looks like a smiley, a sad one ): - LillLaura
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After sunset, moon, 'ghost geese'.
Geese flew through my moon shot. At the time I thought they were sandhill cranes but on viewing in the computer I think they're geese. Feel free to weigh in. ;-) There's swans in the neighborhood too, but these still look like geese to me. I love the way the slow exposure translated to a ghostly movement with these winged critters.
A few people have asked about processing, so I thought I'd add that processing was minimal---just the stuff I normally do. A little levels, a little hue/saturation, a little sharpening. The color of the sky is natural, the moon and geese are too. The geese look the way they do because my shutter speed was slow--producing a motion blur effect, AND because I was focused on infinity.
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phobus (54 months ago | reply)
I like this one!
BigSkyKatie (54 months ago | reply)
I prefer this one of the two.
Love that sliver of moon. Evocative
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galevine2 (54 months ago | reply)
Guess I like this one a liitle better cause the moon is nicely centered. Wonderful!!
Geyser Gary (54 months ago | reply)
I like this one best. Signature Stormygirl. Right up there with the Tule Elk at Sunset.
Walkabout Wolf (54 months ago | reply)
Very cool! I prefer this one with the moon unobstructed.
Laveen Photography (aka cyclis451) (54 months ago | reply)
I like this one best. I like the effect of the ghosts, but the other has just a bit too many ghosts. I also like how the moon sits in the the V in this photo.
Emilio Orantes (54 months ago | reply)
Great shot! I love this one.
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rollinoldman (54 months ago | reply)
both are amazing, can't decide which on I really like more feel them both faved ;-), this one is more natural but I really like the movement in the other one...
bud_marschner (54 months ago | reply)
I like this one better! I agree with your guess that they are geese, sandhills you'd see their feet behind the bird.
Tootsiekat / kathy (54 months ago | reply)
I really like the balance and coloring in this one. Perfect timing/capture. It's like a necklace around the moon :).
Keartona (54 months ago | reply)
This ones definitely the better of the two.
Great capture and I like the lilac sky :)
All Iris (54 months ago | reply)
This one I like better, surrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeallllllll! Canvas-worthy too.
deegs (54 months ago | reply)
I'm going to go for this one Charlene...Incredible image. (it needs to be seen by more people).
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Joe Rainbow (54 months ago | reply)
Unbelievable! Just a rare and quite extraordinary shot. WOW.
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encouragement (54 months ago | reply)
I like this one better! More contrast and more subtle ghosting is my preference. I saw eagles over the weekend!!!.
Digital Trav (54 months ago | reply)
I like the more subtle movement on this one better. Great shot!
shimmer2 (54 months ago | reply)
I like this one too...
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You get another comment for this one. Great job!
jpmckenna - Back From Europe (54 months ago | reply)
Beautiful!!!!
sean_hickin (54 months ago | reply)
Superb - what a fantastic capture!
markrod59 (54 months ago | reply)
This is so cool.
julesnene (54 months ago | reply)
This is such a superb moment! Well captured.
leapin26 (54 months ago | reply)
I like that moon in the middle. Excellent!
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ActionRec (54 months ago | reply)
nice silouettes in a different colour of the sky..
not sure about the processing (if any done) but it does look nice.
there is symmetry and the blur of the motion is not bad..
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catimini (54 months ago | reply)
wow !
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wildphotos4u (54 months ago | reply)
Such a beautiful shot. Love it!
Bogdan Migulski (54 months ago | reply)
Excellent. I love the blur.
I would love to eat those birds.
Very graphic treatment.
I think this photo is more balanced as a design than the other one, so I would vote for this one. Both are nice.
Mimi Ditchie (54 months ago | reply)
I like this one the best. Very cool capture.
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#13 on Explore even b4 explore comes out for the day!!!
Nathan Bergeron Photography (54 months ago | reply)
I love this! What a capture! This is simply beautiful. The purple looks stunning! WOW!!
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HubbleColor {Zolt} (54 months ago | reply)
I like this one better, enough blur to give the idea of the motion and enough sharpness to really make the birds stand out. And better placement of the moon among them. Great catch!
Hoot1 (54 months ago | reply)
Yeppers! This one.
Good shootin!!
reflectionsofthenorth (54 months ago | reply)
As so many others have said, both are great, but I like this one more!! Great work on both shots.
Ar.Shakti Nanda (54 months ago | reply)
beautifully taken.....nice shot
blueintheburgh (54 months ago | reply)
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*GloriousNature*bySusanGaryPhotography (54 months ago | reply)
gorgeous!
SaraK808 (54 months ago | reply)
lovely color. congrats on front page!!!
vtpeacenik (54 months ago | reply)
A most amazing image. Thanks for explaining the shadow effect on the geese. It sure had me puzzled at first. lol
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Thanks, ya'll! This doesn't happen to me very often. ;-)
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Looks cool.
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wow this is amazing! :)
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Hi, I'm an admin for a group called *Earth's Natural Photography* (First Open Contest!!), and we'd love to have this added to the group!