I made this set of photographs on an early December morning in California’s San Joaquin Valley. The photographs feature geese (mostly snow geese from what I could tell) and sandhill cranes, against the backdrop of late-Autumn morning light and light fog.
Geese Landing in Grass. San Joaquin Valley, California. December 2, 2013. © Copyright 2013 G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved. – A small group of snow geese sets down in marshland surrounded by grasses
Flock of Snow Geese in Flight. San Joaquin Valley, California. December 2, 2013. © Copyright 2013 G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved. – A flock of snow geese flying against the background of a foggy morning San Joaquin Valley autumn sky
Geese Above Marsh, Morning. © San Joaquin Valley, California. December 2, 2013. Copyright 2013 G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved. – A flock of geese flies over a tule marsh in early morning light, San Joaquin Valley, California
Goose-Filled Sky. San Joaquin Valley, California. December 2, 2013. © Copyright 2013 G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved. – Snow geese fill the sky as they approach a landing in a San Joaquin Valley marsh
Sandhill Cranes in Flight. San Joaquin Valley, California. December 2, 2013. © Copyright 2013 G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved. – A group of sandhill cranes flies past in dawn light, San Joaquin Valley, California
G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer and visual opportunist whose subjects include the Pacific coast, redwood forests, central California oak/grasslands, the Sierra Nevada, California deserts, urban landscapes, night photography, and more.
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