Wild Geese Grazing (Nature park De Avelingen)

            ► █░▓   THERE ARE NO COWS, so all the grass is theirs! And they strategically spreаd. This stretch of land next to Boven Merwede river shore is, although cultivated, still protected and essentially a bird sanctuary - even when there are cows, deer, hares and other larger animals roaming over this terrain, the birds still dominate. This shot is taken from the Nieuwe Wolpherensedijk. Minutes into the sunset, the casted shadows become very elongated. The river can still be seen behind the trees, the foliage will soon hide it. Holland has been enjoying an unprecedented period of at least two or even three weeks of perfectly stable clear sunny weather.

I've recently acquired probably the smallest of all 35-100mm mft zooms (full frame equivalent 70-200mm), the Panasonic Lumix f/4.0-5.6 with 46mm filter thread. Expecting nothing much, really. Yet, being an old lens, bought second hand, it performs remarkably well - autofocus is fast and near subjects tack-sharp. The distant objects are not as sharp as with the Olympus plastic fantastic 40-150mm f/4.0-5.6 but I have to run some tests to substantiate this claim. For just under €100, this Lumix was a bargain. 

Handheld at its widest, no support. I should have used f/4 or f/4.5 and perhaps ISO 400 to obtain a faster shutter speed. There is slight camera shake here. Developed from RAW in Affinity Photo 1.10.5, additional sharpening in IrfanView 4.59. 

ꒌ ДИВЉЕ ГУСКЕ НА ПАШИ - Птичји резерват Д' Авелинген уз Горњу Мерведе, највећи крак Рајне која се на уласку у Холандију рачва у делту.

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

Taken on: March 27, 2022

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Camera: Panasonic DC-GX9, f/6.3, 1/80 sec, 35mm (=70mm), ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Panasonic DC-GX9
Lens:	LUMIX G VARIO 35-100mm F4.0-5.6
Aperture:	f/6.3
Exposure Time:	0.013 sec (1/80)
Focal Length:	35mm (35mm equivalent: 70mm)
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	Low gain up
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Ver.1.3
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