Canada goose landing in the Lily pads -- in color!

[Randy Stout]

I have really been enjoying working in B&W recently, but certainly not every picture lends itself to that medium. This one certainly didn't work for B&W.

D4 600VR f/5.6 1/1600s ISO 1000 hand held, as low as I can go at this location

Post: small crop top and bottom for comp. selective sharpening, cleaned up some debris in water

Advice and comments always appreciated. I felt the number of lily pads was OK, not too cluttered, but open to suggestions.

Cheers

Randy

[Gary Esman]

Great comp, really like the sparse lily pads, wing position, open beak, sliding into home, nice background. Yes even Canadian Geese can offer a pleasing image.

Gary.

[PhilCook]

Spectacular Randy, the light and sharpness is superb, I really dont see the Lily pads as being too many at all, very natural and by no means distracting from the main subject...if I was to be picky I'd suggest clone out the 2 or 3 brighter highlights in the backdrop, but they are not overly obvious anyway

[Grace Scalzo]

Nice landing pose, and the lilies are a great element. You've inspired me regarding Canada geese...stay tuned....

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Randy,

Great timing with that wing position and open beak. Number of lily pads is just fine, wouldn't change it at all.

I would take a look at removing some of the brighter spots in the bg. The one above the right wing (our left) is a slight distraction.

Miguel

[christopher galeski]

nice capture,like the light,sharp and nice detail,good composition.

[Satish Ranadive]

Randy Sir:
Excellent capture,like the light,sharp and nice detail,flash of water,water with plants and lovely composition.

Regards,
Satish.

[mohammad reza shahab]

very nice landing pose,Excellent light,sharp and good composition.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Neat landing pose, and the open bill is a nice bonus. I agree with you that there is just the right amount of lily pads here. I realize it is likely just an illusion due to the alignment of those lily pads, but it feels like the image may need a bit of CCW rotation.

[jack williamson]

I like this a lot! The inclusion of the plants is a bonus for sure and the SS stopped the motion just right.

[John Ippolito]

Superb landing shot, Randy. The open bill, and the touchdown in the lily pads is spectacular. Brighter spots in BG noted. The image has great energy.

[Karl Egressy]

Great action shot, Randy. The strogest part of the image is the composition.

[Randy Stout]

Thanks everyone for your input, much appreciated.

Dan -- I was waiting for you to comment on the rotation! I stared at it for quite a while in that regard. Some areas look level, others not, so left it.

Karl - Since I really am interested in composition, I will take you comment as a compliment!

Cheers

Randy