"Frosty" the Canada Goose.

[Daniel Cadieux]

I stumbled upon this lone fella on the grass next to a local pond. At this time of year countless thousands of Canada Geese roost overnight on the waters of the Ottawa River close by...not a good sign this guy was alone, and all frosted up, no doubt due to the fact it likely spent the night on the grass because of injury. It did make for intriguing photography though, and a great late autumn / nearing winter type feel. The goose was on a slight slope.

Canon 7D + 100-400L @160mm, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/80s., f/6.3, ISO 800, natural light, handhled (elbows braced to the ground), FF, the frost toned down a bit via burn tool.

[Randy Stout]

Daniel:

Seasonal indeed, with excellent eye contact, the frost makes it special.

I might consider toning down the top of the image just the slightest bit to keep our eyes centered on the bird. There are just enough contrasty bits and highlights to pull my up there.

Cheers

Randy

[Stu Bowie]

Hey Dan, excellent exposure on the head, and great eye. The slope and sloping pose works well. I could do with some of your colder weather, as we are experiencing mid 30 deg C heat. :w3

[Alan Murphy]

Love seeing the frost. Although on a slope, the angle of the grasses makes me want to rotate it.

[Bill Dix]

A beautiful image; but with a slightly melancholy feel given that the bird was probably injured.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

very nice Daniel...the frost makes all the difference.

[gail bisson]

Wow! You have a great ability to turn the ordinary into something lovely. The frost is so cool (pardon the pun!). The comp is great and I love the greens and yellows and oranges. A lovely complimentary Bg,
Gail

[Raul Padilla]

great frozen goose, i think they are adapted to this situations

have a good day