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Cleared for Landing

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Posted by Adrian North on March 3, 2008 at 4:17 AM
Cleared for Landing
Greylag Goose (Anser anser) coming in to land, Slimbridge

This is an image from Saturday when I visited Slimbridge with a friend who is new to photography. Spent most of my time photographing the rear end of the captive flamingos (Nope I can't remember why I did it - must have drunk too much the previous evening :biggrin: ). Anyway I got this from on of the hides. Comments are, as always welcome. The technical details are:

- Camera: Canon EOS 1D Mk IIN
- Lens: Canon 500mm f4 IS + 1.4x
- Aperture: f6.3
- Shutter Speed: 1/1250s
- ISO: 400
- Metering: Evaluative
- Exposure Control: Aperture Priority
- Camera Support: Gitzo 1325 + Wimberley Gimbal
- RAW Conversion: Catpure One
- Post Processing: Levels, Curves, USM (FocalBlade)
- Crop: Approx. 80% of image. Cropped off top and left-hand side

Many thanks for looking

Adrian
Posted by Gary Beers on March 3, 2008 at 4:51 AM
Works for me - I like all of the negative space. Its probably an optical illusion, but it seems like it could do with some CW rotation?
Posted by Helge Sorensen on March 3, 2008 at 5:01 AM
Hi Adrian, great shot showing the moment of the landing gear down :wavey: I am with Gary, on the rotation - I think it would look better, even though it probably looked like that.
Posted by Adrian North on March 3, 2008 at 5:15 AM
Gary,Helge,

Thanks for the comments - I, too, am worried about the rotation as it is actually correct as it is shown but the far bank looks "off". When I tried to rotate it it looked as though the bird was nose diving :mad: . Maybe a compromise might work - will take a look.

Adrian
Posted by Paul Inglis on March 3, 2008 at 5:17 AM
Hi Adrian,

Great capture! I like it a lot. Looking at the horizon I think it needs a little rotation too.
:toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Andy Astbury on March 3, 2008 at 6:28 AM
I'd leave well alone on this shot Adrian, yes I can see the point, but for me the whole thing about this image is the high approach angle of the goose - this will be lost if you do any rotation.

Nice image and a great editorial comp :toast: :toast:
Posted by Tim Munsey on March 3, 2008 at 6:33 AM
It's nice, but I agree with rotation with the proviso that you leave goose at same angle so the best of both worlds.

Tim
Posted by Adrian North on March 3, 2008 at 7:03 AM
Thanks,

Errr Tim, being as how I'm a relative novice with PhotoShop how do I do that? :confused: :biggrin:

Adrian
Posted by Andy Astbury on March 3, 2008 at 8:20 AM
Take no notice Adrian - it's the meds talking :biggrin: :biggrin:
Posted by Ian Mason on March 3, 2008 at 3:38 PM
Very nice indeed - I couldn't even get a stationary one sharp last week :frown:
Posted by Major Gilbert on March 4, 2008 at 4:39 AM
Nice flight shot Adrain. Small nit covered. :toast:

Major.
Posted by Guy Rogers on March 5, 2008 at 12:51 PM
Hello Adrian.

Nice shot and good landing angle for the bird. I would'nt touch the rotation but I might darken the top right corner to match the left, as I think this might ease the rotation feel a bit. :wavey:
Posted by Adrian North on March 5, 2008 at 5:16 PM
Guy,

Thanks for the tip :smile:

Adrian