Greylag goose in flight

[Mark Corpe]

This is a shot I took recently at my local bird reserve of one of the Summer visiting Greylags in flight. This bird was on final approach to a grassed area adjacent to a lake where another dozen or so Greylags had already landed.
Camera: Canon 1Dmk IV
Lens: Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 IS II @ 200mm
Aperture: f/8
Exposure prog: Aperture priority
Shutter speed: 1/3200 sec
ISO: 640
Spot metered
Custom white balance
RAW image processed in LR4 & CS6

[jack williamson]

This is quite beautiful Mark. The goose may be just a little too sharp, I think I see some jagged edges in the feather detail. The BG is superb.

Jack

[Mark Corpe]

Thanks Jack

[Marina Scarr]

Lovely flight image, and it's amazing how well that graduated BG goes with your goose. Image isn't too oversharpened to my eyes, but I am seeing what might be sharpening halo around much of the bird.

[Diane Miller]

Stunning ! I love the soft colors and subtly low key treatment.

I do see sharpening artifacts. About time the algorithms got better!

[Robert Holguin]

Very nice shot.
I like the flight pose, sharp, and well composed.
To me image seems just a tad dark.
Well done.