Get Outta Here!

My dad, my sister and I were photographing green-winged teals and wood ducks on a lake in BC last month, but I kept getting distracted by all the goose activity!

While my dad was talking with another photographer we were with, I noticed a goose that was getting really territorial. I climbed down off the dock with my tripod to get a lower angle and had barely gotten my camera on him when he charged out at another goose to chase it off! I love all the splashing water, the goose's spread wings, the reflection, and the look on the territorial goose's face.

I have a picture that I like even more where this goose is launching upward to meet an incoming goose, but it's not quite as sharp so we haven't processed it yet.

I hope you like this one, too! Thanks for looking! Please look at the larger version!

Nikon D7100
Nikkor AF-S 300mm f/4D IF-ED with TC-14EII teleconverter
settings coming
tripod mounted
full-frame with slight rotation correction

Processing Note from Dad:
Almost straight conversion in LR5 with just rotation and very slight adjustment to brightness in PS CC2014 with light sharpening after resizing.

Second Note from Dad:
Well this will teach me...I was busy chatting with another photographer and Jenaya had joined in when I saw Josiah climb down to the lake level and start shooting. I had no idea what I was missing, but Josiah finds stuff he wants to photograph almost all time so I wasn't paying much attention. When he showed me the pictures on the back of the camera later I was left asking, "When did you get THAT?!" Lesson learned: Just because your primary target/subject isn't cooperating (in this case, the green-winged teals I had been photographing), don't stop paying attention around you...nature has a way of surprising you!