A honkin' good time! Snow Goose.

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11-07-2010, 02:37 PM
Daniel Cadieux

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A honkin' good time! Snow Goose.

Another from last week's session with these awesome birds. Too many too choose from, so what am I doing to help with this? I'm heading back this week again!:p

I liked the calling pose here, something I wanted to get. The bird is full-frame equivalent. Wingtip was just about touching the top edge so I added canvas top and right to the original, then cropped just about the same ratio left and bottom for composition.

Canon 40D + 100-400L @400mm, manual exposure, evaluative metering (exposure histogram checked), 1/1600s., f/6.3, ISO 400, natural light, handheld.
11-07-2010, 03:52 PM
Scott Frye

Good detail in the whites and I like the clouds in the sky. Nice to see that catch light
11-07-2010, 03:58 PM
Norm Dulak

Nice image Daniel!

I like the composition, wing angle, eye contact, and preservation of detail in the light areas. Good work in adding canvas PP where the framing was too tight. And the lower and left wispy clouds add a nice touch to the blue sky. :cheers:

Norm
11-07-2010, 04:06 PM
Bill Dix

Great honking image. Good exposure, and nice work re-composing.
11-07-2010, 05:08 PM
Gary Esman

Really liking these shots Daniel! Looks like they are flying out of the computer. Fantastic work. Keep them coming.

Gary.
11-07-2010, 07:40 PM
annmpacheco

Hey Daniel, another fine goose and glad you are heading back. Looking forward to more and more.
thanks, ann
11-07-2010, 09:50 PM
Troy Lim

Great shot..the clouds add to the image instead of the usual plain blue sky....
11-07-2010, 11:25 PM
Mark Young

Lovely image Daniel, I like the wingspread and open bill, and the whites look very nicely exposed.
11-08-2010, 07:31 AM
Craig Brelsford

It must have been exciting to be with those magnificent geese, exciting to take that shot, exciting to find it in your camera, and exciting to bring out its potential during PPS. Thank you for those details on the whites. Because the details are so sharp, my eye does not have to rely on the imagination to "see" the bird; I can therefore focus my imagination on the sound that must have been coming out of the goose's mouth. You've given us something to shoot for.
11-08-2010, 09:36 AM
Stu Bowie

Excellent flying posture Dan, and tack sharp too. Good placement in the frame, well exposed, and the open beak adds interest. I do like the inclusion of the clouds too.
11-08-2010, 11:01 AM
A_Maddah

Hi Daniel
Nice. Good timming.Details and catch light very good.I like sky.TFS

Asad