After Limit Geese

Captured the following geese coming into the decoys after getting my limit in the first flock that came into the field. Lucky for them I was done because they were quite close.

#1. A 2-man limit coming into the decoys.

#2. These three were about ready to hit the ground.

#3. Until they saw me adjusting the camera.

#4. That pair could of been another limit flying over the FFD Lesser Active decoy.


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Incoming

During a split goose season, the geese were hitting a freshly cut silage field hard with a couple hundred geese going into the field. Since the season was closed, I couldn't hunt them but I sure could grap my calls, decoys, blind, and camera and do alittle catch and release. I was able to snap off a couple hundred shots that morning and with the sun at my back, the results were impressive.

These birds were under 20 feet away from me when they finally landed. Its amazing how much their wing movement changes as they decend towards the ground. With the increased focusing speed and shots per second of the D90, it really helped me capture the wing beats on the geese.

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Sunrise and Sunset Waterfowling Action

Up early before dawn or staying til dusk, in the fall a waterfowl hunter can capture beautiful landscapes of the sun rising or setting if the camera is near.

#1. Sunrise over FFD Lesser decoys with farmstead in the background.

#2. Sunrise over decoys part 2.

#3. Another beautiful sunrise in central Iowa.

#4. Geese going out to feed while the sun is setting.

#5. Here the geese come out to the field before the sun goes below the horizon. Have to love the orangeish glow of late November.

#6. Into the Darkness.

#7. Out to the grain filled fields.

#8. Sundown in the fields.

#9. Alone in a Foggy Moment.

Harvest Time in Iowa

Beautiful sunsets and fields full of combines in the fall create an opportunity to capture great photo's if you are clicking the shutter at the magic moment.

#1. One of my favorite pictures so far with my new camera capturing the combine with the setting sun right above the grain tank. Shot in Raw and hardly any post processing on this picture. Simply beautiful!

#2. The combine leaving the setting sun in the dust.

#3. Capturing the glowing sun through a field of soybeans.

#4. Dust into Glow

#5. Standing Glow

Lake Panorama National G.C. with the D90

Lake Panorama National Golf Course in Panora, Iowa under sunny blue skies.

#1. Hole #5.

#2. Hole #8 with the Resort lodging in the background.

#3. Hole #9 & the Lake Panorama National Inn & Suites

#4. Hole #9, practice range, and Lake Panorama National Inn & Suites.

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#6. Hole #15

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New Camera Results in More Keepers

Over the summer months, I sold my Pentax K100D Super and purchased the brand new Nikon D90. I've always wanted a Nikon and figured it was better to jump towards the brand now before I picked up more lenses for the Pentax system.

The Nikon D90 has helped me improve my photography skills with more options and features then the Pentax and is what I needed for the birds in flight that I enjoy to photograph.

I hope everyone enjoys the new photo's that I added that have been taken with the D90. There will be plenty more to come.

It's da Squirrel

This little guy was busy this fall gathering apples from the near by trees getting ready for winter. He sure didn't mind me standing right underneath him taking pictures of him sitting in the tree.

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Lake Panorama Firework Show

Each year, Lake Panorama puts on a wonderful firework show during the 4th of July. All the boat owners bring out their boats and sit in the channels waiting for the sky to be lite. I was able to capture these photo's with the K100D Super in between the processing it took for these dark pictures using the blub function.

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