The long time and avid reader of my blog knows already how much I love shooting birds and other wildlife when there is fresh snow available. The three photos from today are already a few days old and were made just after we had our second snowfall here in eastern Iowa. The quality of the light is just great when it bounces off the ground from below. And the best thing is, the white stuff covers the brown and gray that you can find on the floor of a deciduous forest at this time of year the year.
The photo of the Mourning Dove was made during the early morning, with a little bit of an overcast present, but a hint of flash reveals the nice color nuances and texture in the bird’s feathers.
The White-tailed Deer come quite often out into the open shortly before sunset and that gives us a chance to make the click at the edge of the woods, with the deer nicely lit by the warm sunlight against the cold snow in the background.
Nikon Z6 III, Nikon NIKKOR Z 600 f/6.3 VR S, Nikon Z TC-1.4x, Benro MSDPL46C SupaDupa Monopod, Monopod Gimbal Head