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Barnacle Goose

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Posted by Kim Connolly on August 27, 2008 at 3:43 PM
Barnacle Goose
Taken a couple of months ago in Cheshire
EOS 40d+400mmf5.6
Ex T 1/320"
F 5.6
Ap Priority
ISO 200
Spot metering
EV +0.33

C & C welcome
Posted by John Robinson on August 27, 2008 at 4:48 PM
Hi Kim
I suspect this is quite a crop ? If it is , I would give it some more space on the left. Get the bird looking "into" the space on the left- not looking out of the shot as this is. Don't ask me why but they always look better. :biggrin:
You could have shouted to get it on it's feet maybe ?? :wink:
Cheers
John
Posted by Justin on August 27, 2008 at 5:33 PM
The low viewpoint works great and I like the dappled, neutral coloured backdrop.
Posted by Andy Shepherd on August 27, 2008 at 6:12 PM


Nice shot Kim, great looking Goose.

Andy... :smile:
Posted by Ian Macdermott on August 27, 2008 at 6:15 PM
NIce shot Kim, got to agree about leaving more room for it to look into though :smile:



Regards

Ian
Posted by Magnus Hird on August 27, 2008 at 6:17 PM
Great looking goose - like the feather details. Agree about space - would look good as panoramic?
Posted by Paul Inglis on August 27, 2008 at 6:28 PM
Hi Kim,

Cracking shot, great detail and point of view! I agree with the crop suggestions!
:toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on August 28, 2008 at 3:37 AM
Nice shot Kim, but I also think you should give it more space in front.
Posted by Kim Connolly on August 28, 2008 at 8:34 AM
Many thanks everyone - but actually, horizontally, it is not cropped at all. That's probably why he has got his eye on me, it was a case of lying on the ground and crawling along to get close!! And I know you can manufacture on photoshop - space - but I am just not so good at that!!



PS have attached original
Posted by Adam Seward on August 28, 2008 at 12:42 PM
I think I'd crop the bottom third of the original, keeping all the space to the left, and then process as you have with the top picture, but possibly a bit less contrast. Nice shot though!