Snow Goose and a Splash of Bosque Color

[Doug Brown]

I never got around to posting many Bosque images from this year, so I thought I'd go through my files and pick out an image to share. Mid-November can be a great time to go there because the fall colors are still present and the bird numbers are starting to rise. The BGs can be stunning!

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Canon 1D Mark IV, 600mm + 1.4x, f/7.1, 1/2000, ISO 500, manual exposure, hand held

[Ofer Levy]

Nice and sharp with lovely light and BG. The shadow on the face and chest weakens this otherwise lovely image IMO.

[Dave Leroy]

You are certainly right about lovely bg.

Soft light adds a lot also. Nice landing pose.

I am not so sure about how negative the shadows are. The light angle may also help to add some depth and texture to the nicely outstretched wings.

Thanks for posting.

Dave

[Alan Murphy]

Killer pose and BG. Not crazy about the shadow.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Fantastic bg and light. The underwing detail is fabulous. Hope to visit Bosque some day.

[Dumay de Boulle]

Fantastic pose and exp on a killer BG...Nice warm light. I do wish the light was on the left side of the face casting the shadow in the opposite direction. But we cant always have it our own way.

[Doug Brown]

Killer pose and BG. Not crazy about the shadow.

Me neither. :S3:

[Vivaldo Damilano]

Agree with above comments, a superb image none the less TFS:cheers:

[Troy Lim]

Doug, I assume this is the afternoon shot?
It is tough at that spot. :) Great shot nonetheless.

[Gizzo Sparkes]

Love the BG and feather detail. Great shot.

[DanWalters]

Love the color of the background. Really adds a lot of warmth!

[arash_hazeghi]

Awesome incoming pose and great light Doug!

[Brendan Dozier]

Amazing light and BG on this, Doug! Great pose, love the full extension of wings, hanging feet, and wonderful underwing detail. Nice one!

[James Salywoda]

Excellent pose captured and that bg is sweet.

[Doug Brown]

Thank you all for the feedback. Agree that a slightly different head angle would have helped.

[Melissa Groo]

Beautiful shot, exposure, detail. Stunning background. Shadow doesn't bug me in the least.