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Canada Goose

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Posted by Oscar Dewhurst on March 22, 2012 at 2:22 PM
Canada Goose
Thanks for the response on my last image, I will keep trying!

This is one taken at the London Wetland Centre at one of the few spots where I can get low to the water.

Techs:
Nikon D300s
Nikon 200-400
Handheld
F5.6
1/250s
ISO 320

Thanks for looking

Oscar :wavey:
Posted by Robert Lawrence on March 22, 2012 at 3:39 PM
A lovely shot of a common species Oscar. Focusing is spot on and detail is excellent. Top it all off with a nice background . . . great. :toast: :toast:
Posted by Ian Macdermott on March 22, 2012 at 3:40 PM
Nice one Oscar :toast:

NoNitsFromMe :smile:
Posted by Rene de Heer on March 22, 2012 at 3:43 PM
Nice image Oscar. Hope you were succesfull last Sunday!
Rene de Heer
Posted by Nick Mckeown on March 22, 2012 at 3:44 PM
Great image Oscar, I echo Roberts comments.

Nick. :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Stephen Kaluski on March 22, 2012 at 3:46 PM
Hi Oscar, nice low POV and good eye contact. A clean BKG to separate your subject and I like the small bow wave, with good placement in frame. A slight tweak in Curves to give the subject some 'pop' and a slight CW rotation will, I feel, take it to the next level. Would also think about upping your ISO just to give yourself a bit more SS based on your choice of lens.

TFS
Steve

Posted by Oscar Dewhurst on March 22, 2012 at 4:18 PM
Thanks for the comments.

Steve, I am using PSE8 which unfortunately doesn't have Curves. Is it worth getting a later version of PSE/PS which does?

Cheers

Oscar :wavey:
Posted by John Robinson on March 22, 2012 at 5:03 PM
Looks good to me Oscar. Needs a bit of rotation.
JR
Posted by Stephen Kaluski on March 22, 2012 at 5:05 PM
Hi Oscar, PS is really the way to go as it covers the majority of work you will need to do, plus you can use ACR to convert your RAW files, but it obviously carries a price tag too, to get the full version, however you can get Upgrades at a later stage. Once you have got the basics of PS under your belt, then you can look at more advanced Software like Capture One, LR etc where you can do a bit more, then export to PS for some finishing touches. Likewise hold fire on buying various other plug-in elements like NIK, as you will be like a 'rabbit caught in the headlights', not knowing what to use, or using it all and the images gets totally away from the original look & feel you shot. The more you get right in camera, the less you will need to do in processing, the better your image will be.

Good luck.

Steve
Posted by Andy Shepherd on March 22, 2012 at 7:15 PM

An often under photographed species and you have done a good job re the low POV, works for me, Oscar.

Andy...
Posted by Matt Cole on March 23, 2012 at 4:41 AM
looks good Oscar, maybe slightly large in the frame but nice comp and I like the low POV.

Matt :toast:
Posted by David Sewell on March 23, 2012 at 7:29 AM
Nits covered, but I do think the low pov works well here.

David
Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on March 23, 2012 at 8:21 AM
Nits covered, but oterwise a lovely image, with a very nice low point of view and great detail. :smile:
Posted by Guy Rogers on March 23, 2012 at 2:55 PM
Hello Oscar.

Lovely Canada Goose image and the POV and the background really work well.

:wavey: :wavey: :wavey:
Posted by keith mitchell on March 24, 2012 at 3:12 PM
Oscar leave it as it is ,superb capture.

Keith. :smile:
Oscar been down in your patch Kew Gardens and your Wetlands,it's good.