Snow Goose

Gallery: AvianPosted December 8, 2013132 views7 comments

December 4, 2013 Bosque del Apache

Nikon D4 Nikkor 600mm ISO250 1/5000 f/14 White balance daylight
Tripod with Wimberly Gimbal Processed in Lightroom, CS6 and NIK

Minimally cropped If you like it, it is testimony to what I learned in Keith Bauer's workshop. If you don't like it, then is just shows that you cannot expect bountiful crops from fallow ground.

Comments welcome

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by John Robinson on December 8, 2013 at 7:22 PM

Great stuff
Been trying some flight stuff mysellf but not there yet !!
Maybe a bit off the top but no big deal
Cheers
JR

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Comment posted by jack jaeger jr on December 8, 2013 at 7:26 PM

Crystal clear and great comp.

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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on December 8, 2013 at 7:34 PM

Outstanding Patrick,
I like it, the image really P

PS with an almost 3D look to it. Great detail, lighting and exposure.
Well Done . . .

Registered on June 16, 2012, 567 Posts, 2809 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on December 8, 2013 at 9:51 PM

How much exposure increase was required in post processing? I ask because your shooting parameters are at least three stops under Sunny 16 values. That could explain the banding in the sky above the goose, where two arcs show abrupt transitions in the blue. There's also a sharp vertical line in the blue about half way between the leading edge of the wing and the right edge of the frame. Finally, there's a small section of darker blue above the neck where it meets the shoulder that appears to be spill over from burning.

I like the flight position and the detail on the goose but the flaws in post processing detract for me.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on December 9, 2013 at 12:16 PM

Excellent flight shot, Patrick. Nice exposure and beautifully crisp. I do see some of the artifacts that Richard mentions, though I really have to look for them It would be very easy to even out the bg.

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Comment posted by May Haga on December 10, 2013 at 8:33 PM

Very nice capture Patrick.
May

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Comment posted by Basri Akcasoy on December 13, 2013 at 6:12 PM

So good light and sharpness.

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