Watching Winter Fly By - a photo on Flickriver

            Surprisingly Winter is a particularly good time to visit the Chicago Botanic Garden. True, all of the plants and flowers are pruned back or lying dormant under a frosty blanket of snow. But a snowfall transforms the landscape into a true Winter wonderland. I enjoy exploring the garden in Winter, looking for the patterns and smooth simplicity that only a Winter snow can create. On this expedition I visited one of my favorite spots, a vantage point across the lake form an unreachable island, which is part of the Japanese garden. The quiet solitude, the pristine snow and the order of the distant island create a sense of serenity and peace. As I was soaking in the scene before me a large flock of geese swept across the sky in a giant formation. I quickly grabbed my camera and lifted it to my eye just as the formation sailed over the island. A click of the shutter and then they were gone and the silent stillness returned.
   

Taken in: United States / Illinois / Cook (show map)

Taken on: January 14, 2018

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Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark III, f/11.0, 1/400 sec, 20mm, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Lens:	Canon EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM
Aperture:	f/11.0
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/400)
Focal Length:	20mm
ISO:	200
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
Color Space:	Adobe RGB
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