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Post by daveh on May 23, 2011 18:59:34 GMT -5
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Post by nikonbob on May 23, 2011 21:37:03 GMT -5
You can never accuse Canada Geese of being overly bright but they seem to survive, sometimes too well. Nice sequence of shots.
Bob
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Post by mickeyobe on May 23, 2011 21:56:11 GMT -5
Dave,
What an excellent series.
Bob is right. They are stupid even for a bird. I would also add ill tempered.
But they are beautiful and graceful in flight. Observing a 'V' formation of them honking across the sky is a thrilling experience.
Even watching a mating pair swooping low across the landscape, the epitome of grace and power, is awesome.
Mickey
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Post by photax on May 23, 2011 23:37:18 GMT -5
Dave, great pictures ! Seen a lot of gray geese, even in formation flight this wekend, impressive birds.
MIK
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Post by colray on May 24, 2011 1:28:19 GMT -5
Dave fantastic series
Col
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Post by daveh on May 24, 2011 4:05:26 GMT -5
One thing the Canon 7D has is an 8 fps 'motordrive'.
It also has 3 function positions on the main dial, which can be pre-set for almost every function. I tend to leave the three set for action photography. That way it is fairly quick to set the necessary parameters.
ISO 800 gave shutter speeds of 1/200 - 1/500 with the lens wide open, which was in the range of f5.0 to f5.6. Most of the photos were taken with the zoom in the range of 59mm-72mm (94mm-115mm). I'm not sure if that was the best film speed to use. ISO 400 would have been a bit slow while 1600 would have been more noisy. No wonder the professionals use f2.8 and faster lenses.
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Post by PeterW on May 24, 2011 8:58:02 GMT -5
Dave,
Impressive series of pictures.
I wonder if they restored the status quo themselves during the two days you were away, or if someone restored it for them.
PeterW
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Post by mickeyobe on May 24, 2011 14:31:50 GMT -5
PeterW,
They are CANADA geese.
Nobody but nobody can tell them what to do.
They must make numerous costly mistakes but they will ultimately figure it out themselves.
And then probably repeat the same mistake.
But what fun in the trying!
Mickey
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Post by daveh on May 24, 2011 19:02:06 GMT -5
Is the problem the Canada part of their name?  |
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Post by mickeyobe on May 25, 2011 0:41:28 GMT -5
Is the problem the Canada part of their name? Dave, That part of their name is a constant embarrassment to Canada due to their blundering bad manners, pugilistic attitude and belief that anywhere they happen to be when the need arises may be used as a loo. It is, therefore, essential that they have some saving graces, however unintentional on their part, to prevent Canada from suing them in the world court for defamation of our otherwise good name. Mickey |
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Post by tsiya on Jun 8, 2011 14:49:27 GMT -5
That's OK, Canadian bacon makes up the difference.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2011 17:03:58 GMT -5
Some time ago meeting were held here on a play to build a golf course right next to a federal waterfowl refuge. The main inhabitants of the refuge are ducks and tens of thousands of Canada Geese. At on of the hearings it was pointed out that there is nothing the geese enjoy eating more that grass. And a goose can generate its weight in goose manure almost every day. It was suggested that the golfers might not appreciate the "hazards" the geese would leave. It was decided to build the golf course elsewhere.
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Post by mickeyobe on Jun 8, 2011 22:58:49 GMT -5
Some time ago meeting were held here on a play to build a golf course right next to a federal waterfowl refuge. The main inhabitants of the refuge are ducks and tens of thousands of Canada Geese. At on of the hearings it was pointed out that there is nothing the geese enjoy eating more that grass. And a goose can generate its weight in goose manure almost every day. It was suggested that the golfers might not appreciate the "hazards" the geese would leave. It was decided to build the golf course elsewhere. W. You could have revoked their visas and sent them back where they came from. Eh?  Or threatened to ship them to France where they could eventually become paté de fois gras. N'est pas?  Mickey |
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Post by daveh on Jun 9, 2011 2:36:35 GMT -5
Well the Canada Goose is a noisy, messy individual - but at least it doesn't foul the pavements nor the underneath of tables and chairs in the way that American Gum does. There must be something British or English causing chaos somewhere too. |
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Post by mickeyobe on Jun 9, 2011 4:01:40 GMT -5
Well the Canada Goose is a noisy, messy individual - but at least it doesn't foul the pavements nor the underneath of tables and chairs in the way that American Gum does. There must be something British or English causing chaos somewhere too. SPELLING Mickey |
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