Bosque Snow Goose

[Sidharth Kodikal]

From my first trip to the Bosque last week. What a magical place!

Canon 1D4, 500 f4, 1.4x
1/2500, f7.1, iso 400, manual, handheld.

All comments appreciated.
Thanks

[Matthew Studebaker]

Exposure: good. nice job on the whites
Detail:excellent. I might consider cloning out some of the dirt on the bird's underside.
Light: beautiful light!
Pose: great wings-up pose and eye contact
Background: lovely out of focus hills back there
Composition: nice room in the frame

You have a very nice, solid shot of the bird here. Well done!

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Thanks Matthew. I thoroughly enjoy your work, and it's great to see you critiquing here!

[David Salem]

Wow that's a very nice flight shot you have . exposed beautifully and tack sharp. Great BG and love everything about it. Definitely keep the bits of grass on the belly IMO. Very Nice.TFS.

[PhilCook]

Whites look well controlled, and the bird sits perfectly in the frame, great wing position and smooth backdrop makes it stand out well. I'm in two minds about the grass bits on the underside, quite natural, but they do tend to draw my eye a little so if it were mine I'd likely remove them

[Jon Swanson]

I enjoy the image as is. Very well done!

[Doug Brown]

Excellent Snow Goose frame. Enjoyed getting to know you and your wife!

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent flight pose with very nice exposure.
Love the full wings up,lights,details in whites,great HA and beautiful BG.

Regards,
Satish.

[dankearl]

Excellent Snow Goose and I like the dirt on the underside, it adds character for me.
Whites are exposed perfectly.
Maybe a slither more below if you have it.

[Lorant Voros]

Beautiful and all around well done image. Perfect work.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Thanks everyone for the comments!

Excellent Snow Goose frame. Enjoyed getting to know you and your wife!

Thanks Doug. It was a pleasure meeting and photographing with you and Kristin. We had a great time!

[Karl Egressy]

Striking image, Sidharth. It's nice to hear that you had a great time.

[Grace Scalzo]

Nice frame, Sidharth. I rather like the grass/dirt, give a bit of character. Perfect bit of blur on the far wing and lovely details throughout.

[Troy Lim]

Classic image of the snow goose. Superb overall.

[Frank Schauf]

Really nice flight shot and great details.

[Robert Holguin]

Beautiful shot.
Excellent flight pose, exposed very well, excellent background, and terrific comp.
Well done.

[Shawn Zierman]

Very pretty. The thing I enjoy the most is the size of the subject in the frame...not too tight, not too loose....just right!
The flight pose/angle of flight/ and lighting of the subject are also superlative.

[Jonathan Ashton]

A magical place Sid and I think you have produced a magical shot, excellent exposure wonderful pose, fine detail and a complimentary background, the slightly OOF left wing tip helps illustrate movement, I think this is a super shot.

[Mike Veltri]

Very nice, I might clone out the specs of grass on the bird if it was mine but that's personal choice.

[gail bisson]

Hi Sid,
I am a bit late to the party and have little to add to all the great comments above.
I would clone out the bits of grass on the belly.
Love the light and the wings up pose.
Gail

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Sid, The light and IQ are stunning, and you have nailed the exposure. Great flight pose, and against that killer BG. I would leave the grass, and glad you had a great trip. Im sure you have plenty more like this.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Thank you all, appreciate the comments.

Hi Sid, The light and IQ are stunning, and you have nailed the exposure. Great flight pose, and against that killer BG. I would leave the grass, and glad you had a great trip. Im sure you have plenty more like this.

Thanks Stu. Yeah, got a few geese shots :) Will try not to inflict too many of those upon you folks :)

[arash_hazeghi]

A classic shot, well done!

[Kiran Poonacha]

Beautiful image Bhai.. the whites look great and the BG adds well... nicely done.