Life and Death

[Julie Kenward]

I've been waiting for this for a whole year - the goslings have finally made an appearance at our local lakes! (I would really like to know how they all kept from blowing away during our 75 mph winds last night!)

This little one managed to get away from mama just long enough to make her photographic debut.

Canon 40D, Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM
f5 at 1/320
ISO 100
Natural light, hand-held
AWB, Eval metering

[Gus Cobos]

Very nice composition Julie, the exposure is good and the little guy is so fisty...:D

[Oscar Zangroniz]

Great composition Julie. Excellent colors and background.
Congrats,

[Alfred Forns]

Hi Julie I'm sure you are going to have fun with them !!!! Need to get the little guy out in the open and get close !!! ..... also need a family portrait !!! :)

[Julie Kenward]

Thanks Gus and Oscar. I think I'm finally starting to get a handle on what to do and what NOT to do.

Al, I got a few family portraits yesterday (one brood has 15 chicks in it!) but the mama was only letting me get so close...and with just my 200mm lens, it's going to be a spring game of cat and mouse on how close she'll let me in.

I'm ready to get pecked for my art but I'd like to keep the camera from harm while I'm at it!