Greater White-fronted

Gallery: AvianPosted March 13, 2013142 views7 comments

We photographed this Great White-Fronted Goose at San Jacinto Wildlife Area February 10, 2013. My "birder" partner was thrilled to see them because they are not common in southern California.

D800 Nikkor 200-400mm 380mm 1/1000 f/8 ISO1250 white balance auto RAW Shot hand held Processed in CS6 and NIK

Comments welcome

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7 comments

Comment posted by Hans Overduin on March 13, 2013 at 12:03 PM

Wonderful image Patrick - it's great how you made an interesting image out of one where the bird is flying away. The image has a great sense of depth and the surroundings add as well ! Good job done

, Hans

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on March 13, 2013 at 6:20 PM

Nice flight shot, Patrick. The face is nice and crisp.

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Comment posted by Bill Marsh on March 13, 2013 at 7:36 PM

Good image Patrick. The head and body are sharp and I love the colorful bg.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on March 13, 2013 at 8:56 PM

Nice flight shot, I had to look this goose up, never heard of it before, nice job in getting this, way to go.

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Comment posted by Tjie Poo on March 14, 2013 at 2:26 AM

Wonderful capture Patrick. I like the fact that the head and body are sharp. And the background is beautiful. Two Thumbs up !!

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Comment posted by Danny on March 14, 2013 at 2:59 AM

Hard to get a good shot of a bird going the wrong way, but you made it work with the head showing so well. Clever shot. Beautiful wing spread, sharp details and colours.

All the best Patrick, nice work.

Danny.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on March 14, 2013 at 8:22 AM

A nice comp with a great BG and nice detail on the bird. I still prefer the bird coming toward the camera.

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