Brent Goose | A rarity in Portugal

[Tiago Caravana]

Today I bring a Brent Goose, which is a rarity in Portugal with very only 13 registers in the country, until 2010. It's easy to see that it's not a portuguese/iberian bird as it was pretty easy to approach him :)
I pictured it hand hold, sited on the ground in a low position, in the early morning.

EXIF: Nikon D4 | 500mm + TC1.4X | f7.1 | 1/3200 | ISO2500

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[David Salem]

Congrats on getting this rarity for you. The light is nice and the angle of it on the bird looks good too. I wish the BG was all green but the FG isn't as desirable. Maybe clone out the OOF part. Nice work.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Congratulations on the rarity! The Brant is a cute little goose, and one I enjoy seeing and photographing when it does show up over here. Usually every fall one or two will come to shore and spend a few days grazing on grasses before moving on. Nice light and head angle. I love the BG. The FG not as much due to the large tan area that tends to pull the eye.

[Robert Kimbrell]

Its always nice to get a rare bird or one you have not shot before. You got good light on him and a nice head turn. the upper portion of the background is good, I would also blend the tan in the foreground.

[Tiago Caravana]

Thank you for your feedbacks!
I cloned out the OOF part of the FG that had more impact for me. Do you think it's better this way?

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[Daniel Cadieux]

Yes, it is much better. The lower edge is cleaner, and the eye does not get distracted by that spot anymore. Good job!

[Luis Patacao]

Nice species and image Tiago. I also agree with David on the BG, but other than that its a nice work!

[Robert Kimbrell]

Tiago, You did better cloning out the lower area, But you have used part of the birds legs as the area to clone from.