Flying Geese

Three flying Canada Geese descending with cupped wings and feet down. This photograph was taken in the same area as the ducks in the previous post. Unlike the ducks, however, the geese descend at a slower speed so it is much easier to track and maintain focus.

I was tracking the goose in the center and it looked like he would come right in for an awesome close-up. The two on the left came in from the side, almost colliding, and all three then landed far off to my right. I got some more frames as they descended but I really wanted the close, head-on shot. This was taken about an hour after sunrise so the light is low enough to give detail on the underside of the body.

400mm lens, ISO 400, 1/1250 at 5.6.