Incoming! -- A tribute to the season

[Tom Wilson]

I thought this might lift everybody's spirits and get us excited for yet another year of the greatest pastime ever. I do hope you've not got dial up however.

Good hunting this year guys...(and gals)

[cmoredrakes]

wow!!! awesome pics. now i have to go watch all of my Take 'em videos and start counting down the days . Did you take those pics? if you did, what type of camera and lens or lenses did you use? i was thinking of getting into photography when i was older and started getting paychecks . just wanted some info on some good ideas.

thanks

[jblabsnduck]

I love the pic of the geese junkin in and the one that is completely upside down.

Love seeing that.

Nice pics

[FOOT]

Great Pics, Thanks for posting them.

Heart's a pumpin, knees a knockin.

[Sartell Angler]

clutch pics / post Tom! Personal favorites are the ringbills I think, but it is hard to choose! Variety is the spice of life, especially when it comes to waterfowling.

SA/wdw

[Tom Wilson]

Cmore,

Yes sir those are all mine. I've been doing that kind of photography for about nine years or so, I don't remember exactly. Check out the bird watching forum above this one. I have a ton of photos and information about my equipment, and there are a few guys like myself posting on there as well and we have shared a lot of good camera knowledge and info, plus their photos are great also. Take a look at that stuff, but also feel free to ask me stuff. I'm on my way to work now however, so my time is short. All Nikon cameras, and mostly sigma lenses from 28mm-500mm. Almost everything here on this site has been from my D70 digital.

[wyldewal]

WOW! And I thought I was excited before.I love the rings. I have one for the wall that I shot last year.

[cmoredrakes]

Thanks alot Tom . now i've got an idea for what i should be lookin' for. I really appreciate that alot. I'm interested in photography 'cause the pics you guys send in are totally awesome! and i really enjoy them. I think it would be so cool to take pics like that. I'm gonna start lookin' through catalogs now .

keep 'em comin'

[riverrat56]

And I thought i was excited after I bought a dozen full body decoys this after noon, now you really got me going.

[eyepatrol]

Those geese pics are just awesome!!! I was told once by a guy that geese will actaully flip over in mid air to lose altitude or something, but I didn't completely buy into it. Now I've seen it for myself. That's crazy!

Awesome, awesome pics. Just out of curiousity Tom, did you take those while on a hunting expedition or just out shooting pics instead of shells?

Great job!

[Tom Wilson]

Basscatcher,

I believe a couple of those are hunting pics, but for the most part I get those type of shots when I can be in a place where there isn't hunting pressure, and I can be set up with a blind, tripod and the equipment I need to get them while they are acting natural. The ringnecks I believe was a hunting shot. It's hard to tell with just the sky as the background.

It doesn't matter how many times I see it either--when geese start flipping around like the to slip the air out from under their wings--I just get awestruck. They do this when they want or need to lose altitude in a hurry. I've seen geese drop as much as 100ft in less than a second by flipping over like that. It's amazing, typically they do it alot when coming in to small areas like hidden ponds where they need to drop from above tree level to water level in a hurry.

I just noticed your location was in Gaylord, I work in Gaylord at M.F.I. and am wondering if I might know you.

Tom W