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This is dedicated to all those who fly home for the holidays. A freak shot. I was trying to shoot the geese in flight and the plane taking off from the Oakland airport a couple of miles away was caught in the shot. I really like how both birds and plane are roughly in the same size and appear to be flying in formation.

I only wish the lighting conditions were better at the time of the shot.

Created by: Pinetree3.

Tools Used: Canon 20D, EF 70-200mm f/4L

Created on: November, 2006

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Image Number: 32658

Comments:

Shutterbug from Maine on Nov 29, 2006 at 5:16 PM said:

Great photo!

Carol

Whittler from Maine on Nov 29, 2006 at 4:41 PM said:

WOW!! neat shot,looks like the plane is falling in right behind the supersonic geese.lol

Anne from West Virginia on Nov 29, 2006 at 11:00 AM said:

Oh, isn't it amazing how things work out sometimes? What a wonderful picture!!! I am sure it had been planned by a higher hand. *g* I love the geese anyway and then to see a PLANE behind them. A truly marvelous picture!!!!

donwrob from Ohio on Nov 29, 2006 at 6:51 AM said:

Very cool shot, right place at the right time. Great sky too Alex. Unique composition. Don

Vincent from Auckland,New Zealand on Nov 29, 2006 at 6:26 AM said:

Very nice image with a beaut back-drop Pinetree3,

regards Vince

Steve Brown (sgbrown) from UK on Nov 29, 2006 at 3:33 AM said:

Really great shot that combines beauty with wit!

I'm not sure what improvement in the lighting conditions you would have hoped for, but I like the lighting just as you've captured it, with lovely subtle sky colour and everything else in silhouette. Any more detail in the plane and geese would have undermined the illusion of unity.

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Nov 29, 2006 at 2:27 AM said:

nice shot. it's such a pleasant surprise when this sort of thing happens, and we first notice it when we get the photos onto the computer.

Alan (Bubbalinn) from Golden Valley, Arizona on Nov 28, 2006 at 10:09 PM said:

Great idea and well done!! What a fun photo that shows man and beast both enjoying flying through a pretty sky.

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