Toogood Pond High & Low 泰顓湖上群雁舞

【Ontario Yours to Discover】
It is rare that I may take a trip for bird photography. I remembered my first bird photography was done three years ago. At that time, I just bought a Nikon lens AF-S VR Zoom 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6. I drove 2 odd hours to Huntsvill, 230km north of Toronto. It was my first album on bird photography.

This time, I just went to Toogood Pond in Toronto in 15 minutes drive. It is in vicinity and convenient to go there. This is one of the good places where I always go for photography. Initially, I wanted to do some macro photography on plants. However, the crying geese with their lovely flight posture has changed my photographic theme. I tried the 18-300mm zoom lens newly bought by my friend.  Finally I accomplished this album on the flying geese.

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Photo equipment:
Nikon D300s with GPS
AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR
AF Zoom-NIKKOR 80-200mm f/2.8D ED
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【安省景物 由你發倔】
我鮮有拍攝飛鳥的經驗，印像中第一次専程拍攝飛鳥已是三年前的事了。當時買了藝康的AF70-300mm 的变焦鏡，驅車两個多小時，離多倫多230km的亨士維爾，拍了第一輯飛鳥專集。這次，是跑到多倫多的「泰顓湖」，行車祇需15分鐘，十分方便。這是我經常到訪獵影的其中一個好去處。本來是要進行戶外微距拍摄的，但被群雁爭鳴高飛的美妙姿態所吸引，最後便改变拍摄主题，試用友人新買的18-300mm 變焦鏡，完成了這辑照片集。

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【Toogood Pond ● 泰顓湖*】

* 此乃中文試譯，非官方名字。

1.  The crying geese flied leisurely above a tranquil lake at dusk!
Nikon D300s, 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 44mm, f/6.3, 1/1000sec, ISO 400
黃昏靜靜的湖水，群雁爭鳴展翅翔！ 

2.  The geese formed a beautiful arch above the lake.
Nikon D300s, 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 28mm, f/6.3, 1/3200sec, ISO 400
群雁在湖上列出半圓的美妙陣式

3.  This pigeon flies above the lake ice, is it showing off to the flock of geese?
Nikon D300s, 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 300mm, f/10, 1/60sec, ISO 400
鴿子也在結冰的湖面飛行，難道牠也要向雁群一展身手？

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【Flying Geese ● 飛雁】

4.  I was panning with the zoom lens to follow the geese and capture their flight in a backlight condition.
Nikon D300s, 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 105mm, f/10, 1/3200sec, ISO 400
在背光的環境下，我用長焦鏡追拍雁群。

5.  Keep panning and capturing the flying geese.
Nikon D300s, 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 112mm, f/10, 1/4000sec, ISO 400
我一直追拍飛行的雁群

6.  The geese flied near the maple woods.
Nikon D300s, 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 95mm, f/10, 1/640sec, ISO 400
群雁過楓林

7.  Flying over the top of the trees
Nikon D300s, 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 100mm, f/10, 1/1250sec, ISO 400
群雁在枝頭飛過

8.  Passing over the woods
Nikon D300s, 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 280mm, f/6.3, 1/800sec, ISO 400
飛過叢林

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【Flight Posture ● 舞姿】

9.  These two geese flies to these twigs.  There wings become shiny in the sun.
Nikon D300s, 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 86mm, f/10, 1/1600sec, ISO 400 (cropped)
兩隻雁兒飛到疏落的樹枝，陽光照射下，翅膀都變得透明發亮了！

10.  The lovely flight posture
Nikon D300s, 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 220mm, f/10, 1/800sec, ISO 400 (cropped)
這幾隻飛行姿態迷人

11.  Keep flying...
Nikon D300s, 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 220mm, f/10, 1/500sec, ISO 400 (cropped)
継續前進⋯⋯

12.  They fly towards the setting sun and their body are glittering.
Nikon D300s, 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 220mm, f/10, 1/1000sec, ISO 400 (cropped)
迎著斜陽飛行，陽光使牠們的身軀發光。

13.  Flying towards the setting sun!
Nikon D300s, 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 220mm, f/10, 1/800sec, ISO 400 (cropped)
邁向斜陽

14.  Capturing the side view of the geese.
Nikon D300s, 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 86mm, f/10, 1/1000sec, ISO 400 (cropped)
拍攝了牠們側影

15.  Their flight is so disciplinary. Why men cannot?
Nikon D300s, 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 56mm, f/6.3, 1/3200sec, ISO 400
牠們的飛行如此有規則有秩序﹐, 人類為何不可?

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【Fly with me ● 與我翱翔】

16.  When a plane appeared in the sky, I thought it would be great if some geese could fly side by side with it.  As expected, a queue of geese flied into the scene.  Immediately I took the shot.
Nikon D300s, 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 145mm, f/6.3, 1/1600sec, ISO 400 (cropped)
天邊出現一隻鉄鳥，我想，若群雁能與之並排飛行，會很特別。果然，一列雁兒飛過，我便拍下鐵鳥在上、群雁列翔的畫面。

17.  A plane on the right met these geese ...
Nikon D300s, 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 25mm, f/6.3, 1/800sec, ISO 400
右面的鐡鳥遇到群雁⋯⋯

18.  It kept flying ...
Nikon D300s, 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 25mm, f/6.3, 1/2000sec, ISO 400
継續飛行⋯⋯

19.  Passing by these geese in its flight!
Nikon D300s, 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 25mm, f/6.3, 1/800sec, ISO 400
飛過群雁遠去！

20.  Air plane, flying geese and lake scene.
Nikon D300s, 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 25mm, f/6.3, 1/2000sec, ISO 400
鐡鳥、群雁、湖景。

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【Epilogue ● 尾聲】

21.  The dancing geese at dusk
Nikon D300s, 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 34mm, f/6.3, 1/8000sec, ISO 400
晚霞群雁舞

22.  A small bird is standing on the street lamp.
Nikon D300s, 80-200mm f/2.8 @ 92mm, f/5.6, 1/4000sec, ISO 400
站在路燈的小鳥

23.  When I prepared to leave, I saw the bright moon through the windscreen of my car.  I alighted and took this photograph to finish my journey of photography.
Nikon D300s, 80-200mm f/2.8 @ 105mm, f/5.6, 1/640sec, ISO 400
正要開車回程之際，車窗出現了明月掛梢頭，下車拍了這照片，結束了這次獵影之行。