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Title: Skagit Snows
Post by: Smokepole on April 02, 2011, 07:28:20 AM: I'm thinking the geese will soon be moving on & Sunday's weather doesn't look too bad. Got a new camera, so I might just head down there early Sunday. Here's a few shots from my latest visit. Hope U like.
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Post by: h2ofowlr on April 02, 2011, 08:06:56 AM: The pics look good. What type of camera and lense did you end up getting?
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Post by: Smokepole on April 02, 2011, 08:12:25 AM: Thanks h2ofowlr. I took these pics with my old Canon Rebel 350d, with a Canon 70-200 f4L lens. My new camera body is a Canon 50D. Haven't taken any goose pics with it yet, but I'm sure jons'n to!
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Post by: grandpawrichard on April 02, 2011, 10:11:15 AM: Cool photos Kevin! :) The area looks like the Fir Island Preserve. :) I have been meaning to get back down there to take some more photos, but I haven't made it yet. :(

My wife and I might head over to LaConner tomorrow to see if we can shoot some photos of the Wild Turkeys and various other scenic shots. :)

Dick
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Post by: Smokepole on April 02, 2011, 10:29:53 AM: Yep, Fir Island is right. Hey if you get any turkey shots, let's see 'em. Tomorrow should be a great day, since the weather is supposed to clear out. Good luck!
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Post by: Alchase on April 02, 2011, 10:33:48 AM: Awesome pics
thx
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Post by: saylean on April 04, 2011, 05:46:53 PM: Pretty pics, nice birds. :hello:
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Post by: grandpawrichard on April 05, 2011, 08:22:17 AM: Hey Kevin,
Did you get out to take some photos over the weekend with your new 50D camera ?

Dick
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Post by: Smokepole on April 05, 2011, 12:47:08 PM: Nope. We were promised come nice sunny weather that day, but it looked pretty gray from Stanwood. I have tons of gray day snow goose pics, so I stayed home and sharpened knives all day. Looking at next weekend. I like the last day of a storm because the dark clouds up toward 3-Fingers & White Horse makes a good backdrop for the white geese in flight. Got to have sun on the flats, though.

Did you get out?
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Post by: PickNbone on April 05, 2011, 01:03:15 PM: Beautiful pics!
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Post by: Dmanmastertracker on April 05, 2011, 02:54:28 PM: That's a lot of geese. If all goes as planned, I'll be up there week after next.
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Post by: Smokepole on April 06, 2011, 12:35:48 AM: Lots of fun. Need some sun pretty soon though!
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Post by: grandpawrichard on April 06, 2011, 05:06:31 AM: Quote
Did you get out?

We went to LaConner to get some Turkey Photos, then visited my wife's Brother-in-law in the hospital in Anacortes, then we drove out to Washington Park to get some photos of the bay and of a deer.

Dick
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Post by: Smokepole on April 06, 2011, 07:56:51 AM: O.k. now I know how you got such a great deer shot!
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Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on April 09, 2011, 04:32:01 PM: Man there was not a shortage of snows this year... they need to make the season longer...all the years hunting on samish island I never seen as many snow geese out there as I have this year and last year there was a 6x6 bull elk off of Avon Allen r.d during bow season which I could of easily taken but I figured it would piss people off if I shot it ... times are changing !!! nice pictures ......
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Post by: Smokepole on April 09, 2011, 07:54:32 PM: Thanks. Dang, a 6x6? I'd like to let the air out of one of those & make some jerky & stix. Maybe he was afraid of getting poached, so he just went to the flatlands.