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Barnacle Goose

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Posted by Rob Fisher on January 16, 2009 at 5:40 PM
Barnacle Goose
Hi all,

Taken across the boarder in Scotland on Mark and Danny's Winter Wildfowl trip.

The geese were feeding in fields along side the road allowing a couple of photos though the hedge.

Thanks,

Canon 40D | 700mm | f/8, 1/125, ISO 400, tripod
Posted by eric weight on January 17, 2009 at 1:20 AM
Hi Rob,
That makes for a very interesting and different shot , but I can't help wishing that the Oof bird at the front had kept its head down. Looks like you had a good time.
:toast: Eric
Posted by Mike Smith on January 17, 2009 at 3:24 AM
I'm with Eric on this one, an almost very good shot, but the OOF bird at the front detracts, is also looks too bright on my monitor and can be cooled down by 1/2 to 1 stop in the processing
Posted by Tom Smit on January 17, 2009 at 5:01 AM
Great shot, except the oof goose.
May be some photoshopping
:toast: :toast:
Posted by Fran French on January 17, 2009 at 12:46 PM
Nits covered. I like the way you have isolated the one goose from the crowd, not an easy shot, and apart from the offending head, I like this.

Fran
Posted by Simon Litten on January 17, 2009 at 2:00 PM
The out of focus goose doesn't bother me at all - it's part of the flock. Nice shot.


Simon
Posted by Andy Shepherd on January 17, 2009 at 3:08 PM


Looks o.k. to me too, OOF bird does draw the eye a little but no big deal.

Andy... :smile:
Posted by Ray on January 17, 2009 at 6:26 PM
OOF subjects rarely contribute anything constructive to an image. So bearing that in mind, I think the image here, if possible, is a vertical, with the nearest bird\being the bird in focus.
Posted by Danny Green on January 19, 2009 at 4:53 AM
Nice one Rob, wish I had come with you now and not spent time with that Robin :rolleyes:

I like the way you have isolated the one goose, it looked good on the back of the camera but it is even better on seeing it processed.

Danny :toast: :toast:
Posted by Mark Sisson on January 19, 2009 at 5:31 AM
Agree with Danny here Rob - that Robin flatterd to decieve!!

Good pov and I like the isolated goose too - shame about the oof one but that's the nature of flocks!

:toast:

Mark
Posted by Paul Gibbs on January 19, 2009 at 6:50 AM
Nice image, Rob, but i agree with the others about the oof head.