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Magpie Geese
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Magpie Geese

by Crystal Kelehear

Gallery: AvianPosted September 8, 201052 views4 comments
These geese are really common in the Northern Territory of Australia. Unfortunately they are hunted heavily in certain seasons so they are wary of humans, and rightly so.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ30; f/4; 1/125

Comments

4 comments
Comment posted by Wayne Willison on September 8, 2010 at 8:21 AM
Crystal, I like the solid stance the goose is assuming here. Interesting bird. Without a larger version its difficult to see the sharpness. It looks a little soft, but that may be me.
Registered on April 10, 2009, 292 Posts, 3967 Comments
Comment posted by Hali Sowle on September 8, 2010 at 9:29 AM
Nice composition and exposure Crystal, the birds seem soft (as Wayne said, hard to tell without a larger image) and also the horizon is crooked.
Registered on January 9, 2008, 36 Posts, 582 Comments
Comment posted by Tom Webster on September 8, 2010 at 6:08 PM
Greetings Crystal...These look like large, sturdy geese. Your composition looks OK but I do find the goose in the background to be distracting. It would be impossible to extend the DOF far enough to get the goose in the background in focus.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 73 Posts, 644 Comments
Comment posted by Ákos Lumnitzer on September 8, 2010 at 6:52 PM
A touch soft here too, could perhaps sharpen a little more. Why not post a larger version. It does look like it may need a little rotation to level it.

:smile:
Registered on April 24, 2004, 25 Posts, 510 Comments