Ross's Geese

Gallery: AvianPosted January 12, 2012320 views17 comments

Taken from the roof of my RV - I wanted to get a perspective including the lower geese in the fields.
D300
500mm
Subject dist: 34m
1/2000 sec, f/5.6
Mode: Manual
Metering: Center-weighted average
ISO: 600
White balance: Auto

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by John Blumenkamp on January 13, 2012 at 12:08 AM

Gorgeous capture Sandy. I really like the perspective and the inclusion of the geese in the field... great idea! Nice wing position and the overall background really makes this goose shine in the image.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on January 13, 2012 at 8:17 AM

A really nice image Sandy, your perspective on the bird is great. Bird is sharp with nice DOF. BG is excellent.

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on January 13, 2012 at 9:57 AM

Sandy i love the soft pastel colors in this as well as the light and exposure. I do see some noise though in the bg

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on January 13, 2012 at 10:58 AM

Looks good to me as posted. Nice wing position, soft colors.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on January 13, 2012 at 1:46 PM

Nice in-flight shot of this goose ! Shouldn't you have told me about the ones the fields, I wouldn't have noticed... Anyway, pleasant colors and a nice perspective indeed ! Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on January 13, 2012 at 2:45 PM

Nice flight shot, Sandy. I like the wing position of the goose. Very pleasing background.

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Comment posted by Terry Sohl on January 13, 2012 at 2:49 PM

Nice flight shot Sandy, it's very nice to get that strip of white down below with the goose.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 13, 2012 at 2:54 PM

Clever idea, Sandy, and well executed. I like the bg it created.

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on January 13, 2012 at 3:13 PM

Wonderful subject Sandy. I like the perspective and the BG.

D&L

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on January 13, 2012 at 7:57 PM

Goose pose and exposure look great. Some noise evident in the greens especially, but the bg is nice with the addition of the geese below. Sharon

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on January 13, 2012 at 8:22 PM

I'm visualizing you on top of the RV getting this Sandy..
Be careful now, I don't want to read about your fall from grace

I like the BG and bottom lined with the flock, great flight pose and exposure

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 13, 2012 at 9:35 PM

Howard, you mean that ladder up the back is not meant for photographers?

I also found it very useful another time. Easier to quickly climb up the ladder than try to get around the side and get the door open and closed again - with an angry bison after you.

Sandy

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on January 14, 2012 at 6:45 AM

Beautiful image Sandy, I love the background. The oof Geese at the bottom are a great addition,

Ray

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Comment posted by Doug Backlund on January 14, 2012 at 8:39 AM

Great flight shot, no nits from me. Nice to see a Ross's Goose too, don't see them posted much.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on January 14, 2012 at 12:18 PM

Awesome close-up flight photo of this beauty Sandy!!! I always seem to get photos of huge flocks of the Ross geese. Excellent wing position and deatil.

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by keith mitchell on January 16, 2012 at 8:01 AM

Sandy that's clever composition with the oof Geese at the bottom,very good image.

Keith.

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on January 16, 2012 at 5:37 PM

Nicely executed, Sandy.

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