Trumpeters at -22 degrees

grimacegrimace Registered Users Posts: 1,537 Major grins
edited January 17, 2010 in Wildlife
One of the things Davev and I like to cover in the extreme temps are the Trumpeter Swans along the Mississippi River. There's an area on the river where it doesn't freeze and nearly 1,500 swans call it home during the long winter months.

The reason for shooting in the extreme cold is the steam shots we are able to come away with. However, at -22 there was too much steam to create the effect we were looking for.

Once the temps warmed up to -12 the steam lessened and we were able to walk away with a few shots.

"The Conductor"
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"The Conductor II"
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"Walking On Water"
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"Walking On Water (in the fog/steam)"
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"In For Landing"
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"In Flight"
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