When visiting my local pond in Pretoria, some days its quiet, and some days one comes away with a little bit of action. On this morning, this Egyptian goose took off from a distance and flew directly towards me. He was flying low, so I was lucky to capture him against the colourful water, of the reflected bushes in the distant BG. When I downloaded this, I didnt realise how much of a 3D effect I managed.
Canon 1D Mark IV
Canon 300mm F/2.8 +2X TC = 600mm
1/1250
F/6.3
ISO 640
Hand Held
10-18-2018, 02:29 PM
William Dickson
Lovely Stu...Yes, it sure looks 3D here. Another amazing BG and I really like the detail you captured on the bird. Great flight pose and it's good that we can see both eyes. Nice POV and I like your crop.
Will
10-18-2018, 03:16 PM
annmpacheco
I like this goose Stu, lovely and perfectly sharp, two eyes and a complimentary BG. I like how the FG water horizontal lines blend into the BG, and vertical lines. Well done and quite the shooter HH and 2x's!
10-19-2018, 05:46 AM
David Roach
This beauty really pops against that killer complimentary BG. Wish for no shadow on breast(had to find a nit). TFS
10-19-2018, 06:28 AM
Arthur Morris
Ditto all the positives above. It looks great. Assuming AF was in the center what AF Area mode did you use?
with love, artie
10-19-2018, 10:54 AM
gail bisson
Love how sharp this is Stu!
Great BG as well.
Gail
10-19-2018, 10:27 PM
Dorian Anderson
This is a great result, very impressive with the 2X! The eyes are fantastic. I wouldn't mind see a slightly tighter crop as you have the detail for it. Might put even more focus
on those yellow eyes!
10-20-2018, 05:02 AM
Stu Bowie
Thanks for the feedback everyone. Always appreciated.
10-20-2018, 07:01 AM
John Mack
Very nice head on frame here. Looks nice and sharp. Also really like the background.