Geese Conguest – Undertaking of a Magnitude

            ꒌ   НАДИРАЊЕ ДИВЉИХ ГУСАКА – Avelingen Nature Resort неснимљив призор, али сам покушао. Није успело, наравно, али ипак ће овако остати више у сећању него да нисам ни снимио ни записао. 

► ▓░█    AMAZING, BREATHTAKING SCENE of many wild geese flocks clustered together to cover the whole sky. And the sky is big in Holland in those few places where there are no settlements! As always, I heard the geese before I saw them. The evening was feeling cold with a steady wind, so immediately after the sunset I took off to home from the uncomfortable breeze on the river (Rastko's krib surrounded by ominous whirlpools!). I reached De Avelingen main polder plain exactly ten minutes after the sunset and wasn't expecting any photo opportunities more, the light getting flimsier per second. 

Then they came. They flew in from the north and flew over, over the river and into North Brabant. I am used to them, they even fly low above my roof (at night I only hear them, but their persistent calling is so recognisable). With no time for any settings to choose, like exposure compensation, AFC or movie mode, I started filming realising at once that there's no way I can cover the whole spectacle being so unprepared. The 12mm focal length (fully open zoom) is ridiculously narrow to grasp the whole scene. And too wide to offer the insight of individual flocks and the feeling of standing right under a skyful of big birds. This scene I witnessed alone and was overwhelmed by during this short minute. So I place my unsuccessful humble attempt to your avail. Just think that the "geese front" was at least 3-4 kilometres wide, if not more. 

֎⃣  G90 + Lumix 12-35mm f2.8, 4k 10bit 25fps, picture profile 'Natural', shutter speed priority 1/50 sec. AFS. Ideally, you would overexpose the sky for ⅔ of a stop and use AFC, but, unlike the G9, the G90 doesn't allow for exposure compensation changes during the recording.

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Taken in: Holland / South Holland / Schelluinen (show map)

Taken on: February 16, 2025

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