Snow Goose -Incoming

[Bonnie Block]

http://www.pbase.com/herderdog/image/109736706/original.jpg
50D 300/2.8 IS + 1.4 TC
1/1000s f/7.1 at 420.0mm iso400
Another of my snow geese from last week. I have included the oof birds in this image. I thought they added some interest and balance. Thoughts? Thanks! :)

[Fabs Forns]

Lovely detail and BG, scene looks very familiar and the OOF geese at the bottom add a touch of interest IMO.
They are a little bright though, maybe selecting them via color range and multiplying the layer would help.

[Daniel Cadieux]

I'm finding the large OOF tree distracting, but I like the rest of the image. Just like Fabs I think the geese at bottom add some nice interest...just tone them down a bit. I like the gliding pose of the main subject, very nice :-)

[Grace Scalzo]

The landing pose of the main subject is nice, and I really like the included habitat, I would just tweak it as suggested already. The layers in the bg are nice, too.

[Mike Lentz]

Hi Bonnie, I'm going to go the other way and say the "flyer" would stand out better if the bottom birds were cloned away. The light is nice on this image.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the incoming pose, eye contact and habitat and wish the near wing were a bit higher up.

[Graham Smith.]

Nice shot.
Good call on leaving in the OOF geese. It explains the pose well.

[John Chardine]

I like this a lot Bonnie. Love the banding of muted colours, the OOF tree and composition. The OOF geese below add interest. The only thing I would do is give a slight CCW rotation to straighten up.

[Tim Kuhn]

I love this image Bonnie, I do agree that it needs a bit of rotation and I prefer to see the OOF geese, they give the image context as to why this goose is landing.