Have you ever wondered how snow storms really get started? Snow storms start simply at 1st and build in intensity from there. Allow me to illustrate.....

1. Snow storms generally start with a single flake of snow....

Oh yeah Ken and I shouldn't go out and try to capture the "snow storm"? Too funny. I did head out but they didn't want to play nice. Well as it turns out it is just as well, 1,2&5 are the shots I wanted and I am sure these would have blown mine away! Great job! Really dude they are nice. Yes the cranes are nice also, I still haven't seen this in real life, it must be interesting to say the least. Very nicely done indeed.

Tim

Holy sh*t dude that's a lot of snow in #5
Now, what I wanted to know is how you choosed THAT EXACTLY bird to focus in #4 wow talking about precision AF
Heck I don't wanna know what those 3 were doin' AFTER you took the shot
Great set zoomy w some super clean files...I like your PP style brotha'! nice & smooooth

Wonderful series Ken....

Somehow, having survived both a snow storm & a fire storm.... I'll take the snow storm any day.

Lil - - recovering from Sylmar wildfire storms.... so I'm not doing picks

Mr. Z,
Throughly enjoyable nice photos and commentary.
Thanks

Tim

Hi Ken,
Loved the captures and the commentary.

Garen

Wonderful shots, funny commentary as well!

Great series Mr Zoom
For us down under who will never see anything like that (Or snow) I thank you

Tim

Love the snow storm

I woke up to a snow storm this morning, thankfully when I looked outside there was none. Great series.

Great shots, and that's a lot of birds in those pics

Oh Mr ZOOMeeeeeee........................I will share the educational part of this post with my grandchildren as I am sure the visuals will make it quite a memorable experience Very well presented with pleasing color balance and crisp clean files of the snow birds

You sure took great advantage of the sandhill stage, those look so well with the surrounding colors and I do like how the raised area they were shot on lends nicely to the dropped and distant BG giving a great deal of depth and a very pleasing BG warmth. I like the framing on the last shot and as a nit it might be a titch light compared to the other perfect ones

Splendid and I enjoyed all of them!

Karl

Love your snow geese Ken. Exceptional work. That forces me back to the interior of PA in early March. Dagnabit Ken!

Ted

sorry you got all that snow Ken....sometime you just have to endure.

another fine series sir

Great series!!!!

J

nice snow....when snow flies sideways like that....It's usually bad news....

Good series...Liked them alot.

Snow wonder you posted these, Avenger...brrrrrrrr rilly ANT!

Great series Ken. I really like #3 cause it shows great detail on the subject geese and also has BG geese in-air and on the ground.

Tim Kuhn wrote:
Oh yeah Ken and I shouldn't go out and try to capture the "snow storm"? Too funny. I did head out but they didn't want to play nice. Well as it turns out it is just as well, 1,2&5 are the shots I wanted and I am sure these would have blown mine away! Great job! Really dude they are nice. Yes the cranes are nice also, I still haven't seen this in real life, it must be interesting to say the least. Very nicely done indeed.

Tim

Hi Tim,

By the time I got out to BDA the Snow G. where there in good numbers and they gave me several high density flock shot opportunities. Unfortunately I was shooting with the 500 which made capturing the magnitude of the events somewhat limitiing. Probably should have put on the 100-400 so I could Zm out and capture more

Plenty of photo ops on the SHCs, too, in case anyone hasn't noticed

Zm

Nello Milanese wrote:
Holy sh*t dude that's a lot of snow in #5
Now, what I wanted to know is how you choosed THAT EXACTLY bird to focus in #4 wow talking about precision AF
Heck I don't wanna know what those 3 were doin' AFTER you took the shot
Great set zoomy w some super clean files...I like your PP style brotha'! nice & smooooth

Nello,

When you are faced with shooting opportunities like this you don't have time to think about composing your shots. You draw on your experience and your instincts and just blast away. There is always at least of goose who is willing to fly into the perfect position to let you get the perfect picture

With regards to what the three were doing afterward I won't elaborate, but it concluded with a couple of cigaretts and a short nap

Thanks buddy!

Zm

Lil Judd wrote:
Wonderful series Ken....

Somehow, having survived both a snow storm & a fire storm.... I'll take the snow storm any day.

Lil - - recovering from Sylmar wildfire storms.... so I'm not doing picks

Hi Lil,

Glad you enjoyed and hope things settle down up there so you can get back to a more normal routine.

Ken

tfoltz wrote:
Mr. Z,
Throughly enjoyable nice photos and commentary.
Thanks

Tim

Thanks Tim

Ken

GAREN wrote:
Hi Ken,
Loved the captures and the commentary.

Garen

I don't know how I come up with this crap but glad to hear I have an appreciative audience Garen

Ken

downywp wrote:
Wonderful shots, funny commentary as well!

Then my work here is done Thanks Downy

Ken

Tim Ashton wrote:
Great series Mr Zoom
For us down under who will never see anything like that (Or snow) I thank you

Tim

Thanks Tim. For what you lose you gain. I'll never get to see a highly colorful flock of Rainbow Lorakeets flying through the air so I think we're about even

Ken