African Gosling
Took a picture of this little one at Rancho Simi Park. It was surrounded by 3 adult geese that would hiss if you even got remotely close.
Taken with a Pentax K10D, Pentax 75mm - 300mm @ 300mm, ISO-200, f/5.8, 1/1000 sec. HH. NR done on background with minor sharpening on subject.
Hi Luis, some serious cuteness here! These little ones are so much fun to watch. A couple of thoughts on the image - not sure if the little one was swimming toward you but the image seems soft to me. Could use a bit more sharpening overall. I would take the extra time to clean up the water, as there is a lot of debris to distract the eye. Always be mindful of where the light is coming from. In this situation a profile would have worked better, as the light would be even across the bird. For a head-on shot like this and the light that was present, you would want to move to the left and wait for the little one to look into the light. Thanks for sharing the cuteness!
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Luis,
I agree with Kerry's points here and remember there is usually a difference between what you saw vs what the cameral shows. The opportunity here is focus and DoF, in this image shadow blocks part of the eye and the OOF bill is a bit distracting. Always work the subject for sharpness, light on the eyes,.. maybe a f/8 with a better light angle would make it stronger. This is a cute subject and the low shooting angle is nice on a personal note seems like head-on shots of birds never work for me, could me me here. Anyway, nice post and keep em coming.
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