Geesescape in New England

[allanrube]

I took this shot this morning at a local bog. I usually have the long lens on; quite unusual for me to take a bird shot at 48 mm.The bog has a walkway 2 boards wide. I tried stepping off it once and sunk halfway to my knees in the water soaked surrounding area. When I heard the honks I quickly set up and took a burst of 5. This one had the best position for the geese.

The ss was slower than I would have liked but I was not set up for shooting flying birds.

Nikon D800 24-120 f/4 at 48mm. 1/1125 at 5.6 iso 160

[Jonathan Ashton]

I like the composition, unfortunately the geese are not in focus but having said that they compliment the scene well. I imagine it must have been a beautiful walk that day.

[gail bisson]

I like the beautiful scenery and the panoramic crop.
Just wish the geese were in focus ,
Gail

[Arthur Morris]

Ditto on the wish for the birds in focus. I am thinking that the shutter speed above is a typo.....

[Randy Stout]

Allan:

I like the comp, fog, colors, but have to agree about the sharpness of the geese. Still, I would have pushed the button too!

Cheers

Randy

[Daniel Cadieux]

It's a beautiful scene, I can smell the freshness and hear the sounds. Unfortunately, like the others have mentioned, I wish the geese were not so soft.

[allanrube]

There is a common theme here. :t3

I totally understand what everyone is saying. I am glad people are looking and commenting but it has become so easy to say "too soft" on the geese. I could defend why I had the settings but all of have had many situations where we were close to a good shot.

Is it really that bad though? I mean do I just toss it?