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I see a lot of photographers turning home after the sun sets. Actually, most bird photographers leave the field even before the sun has set, because they consider the light too dim for nicely lit portraits. I always try to wait until there is really no glimpse of light, before I leave a scene. This photo was taken during a weekend with my friends of the Wageningse Natuurfotografen on the Island of Tiengemeten. I positioned myself facing the sunset, with a large group of Barnacle Geese between me and the sun, in order to make silhouette shots of the birds in flight. After the sun had set, the sky was still like fire. I caught this group of geese with my camera and followed them until their flight created the perfect composition…….

Cheers,

Niels