Snow Geese Get-up
p.1 #1Snow Geese Get-up
Spent the weekend in the Skagit Valley north of Seattle. Mainly went for the Snow Geese and they did not disappoint. These types of images lean toward the iconic so I thought a conversion to monochrome might work. Judge for yourself.
Snow Geese and Mt. Baker
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Snow Geese and Mt. Baker
OM-1 OM 150-400mm F4.5 + MC-14 lens 210mm f/10.0 1/4000s 1250 ISO -0.3 EV
Mar 05, 2026 at 07:43 PM
p.1 #3Snow Geese Get-up
can you explain your reasoning of converting this to B&W a bit more?
"lean toward the iconic" ??
"lean toward the iconic" ??
Mar 06, 2026 at 06:37 AM
p.1 #6Snow Geese Get-up
I like the monochrome treatment very much here, it lets you focus on the image as a whole and see the flight patterns, etc. Nice work!
Eric
Eric
Mar 06, 2026 at 09:09 AM
p.1 #7Snow Geese Get-up
The Canadian geese, regular type, have been heading North from Maryland the last week or so.
I can hear and see hundreds of them in numerous formations during the day and hear them honking at night. My farming neighbors have ponds and they are filled with geese resting then off to the North country they go!
Great capture Mike!
Dan
I can hear and see hundreds of them in numerous formations during the day and hear them honking at night. My farming neighbors have ponds and they are filled with geese resting then off to the North country they go!
Great capture Mike!
Dan
Mar 06, 2026 at 10:19 AM
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p.1 #9Snow Geese Get-up
Nice work with a classic view with Mt. Baker in the background. You might want to back off on sharpening a bit to reduce halos around the birds - esp. visible in the sky above the mountain. I find that is more of a problem in my B&W conversio than color versions of the same shot.
Mar 06, 2026 at 12:16 PM
p.1 #10Snow Geese Get-up
n.v.m. wrote:
can you explain your reasoning of converting this to B&W a bit more?
"lean toward the iconic" ??
Sure. This type of image is quite common or you might say “iconic”.😉
I looked at the overall tones. Lots of B & W in the birds and the white mountain background. I also think the the conversion amplifies the chaos of the many birds in flight.
Thanks for looking and your question. Mike
can you explain your reasoning of converting this to B&W a bit more?
"lean toward the iconic" ??
Sure. This type of image is quite common or you might say “iconic”.😉
I looked at the overall tones. Lots of B & W in the birds and the white mountain background. I also think the the conversion amplifies the chaos of the many birds in flight.
Thanks for looking and your question. Mike
Mar 06, 2026 at 12:22 PM
p.1 #11Snow Geese Get-up
I find this an impressive image and a most impressive B&W my friend, nice call on processing and presentation!
I was counting the birds, what did you come up with
I am a big fan of this image, hope you post it in the B&W forum as well
Karl
I was counting the birds, what did you come up with
I am a big fan of this image, hope you post it in the B&W forum as well
Karl
Mar 06, 2026 at 01:30 PM