Posted by jeff acreman on February 23, 2009 at 3:28 PM
A very rare UK visitor from Central Asia, this goose can be a very high altitude flier at some 11000m aprox, this shot was taken in Somerset during a late February sun.
Focal length 400
F8, iso 400, 1/500
canon camera
Posted by Matt Cole on February 23, 2009 at 3:48 PM
the white on the back of the head looks a little burnt out but a pleasant image otherwise - not a goose I've ever seen.
Matt
Posted by Mike Smith on February 24, 2009 at 6:13 AM
Lighting conditions look very contrasty and I think you can up your sharpening a bit more it looks a touch soft on my screen
Is this is a true wild vagrant? Given your shooting distance it looks more like a habituated feral bird. They are a common "collection" bird and escapee.
Posted by Dawn Monrose on February 24, 2009 at 6:50 AM
I agree with comments so far, a nice looking bird. The whites looks rather hot, and as mentioned a little soft. The composition is a little off for me too, more room to the right would give the bird more space to look into. The water in the background compliments the bird nicely.
Posted by Joe Stockwell on February 27, 2009 at 3:50 PM
"A very rare UK visitor from Central Asia, this goose can be a very high altitude flier at some 11000m aprox" but more often than not, sat by a duck pond in gloucstershire
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4 repliesFocal length 400
F8, iso 400, 1/500
canon camera
Matt
Is this is a true wild vagrant? Given your shooting distance it looks more like a habituated feral bird. They are a common "collection" bird and escapee.