Egyptian Goose

[Tobie Schalkwyk]

This guy simply refused to be intimidated by these strangers staring at him from a car and paraded up and down, totally owning his space.

Highlights lowered, shadows raised, midtones adjusted in LR.

Nikon D600
Nikon AF-S 300mm f4 + TC14EII
f/5.6 | 1/1000s | 1000 ISO | Handheld

All C & C's welcome

(PS: would appreciate it if a moderator would change 'Geese' to 'Goose' in the title...!)

[Binu John]

Beautiful shot! I like the pose, HA and the habitat! TFS

[vishaljadhav]

Pose makes it for me, beautiful and alert bird
details look lovely

[Daniel Cadieux]

Busy upper BG and the face could use a bit more sharpening IMO, but I like the comp, low angle. The curled grasses are very interesting. The pose shows some attitude too. Title changed for you :-)

[Shawn Zierman]

Lovely goose, perfect side profile, definitely looks proud and alert...I dig the erect neck feathers. Nice job leaving enough space on the bottom for the virtual feet. A foot lift or some leg seperation would elevate the success of the image. I agree that the upper part of the bg is visually competitive with your subject...

[Tobie Schalkwyk]

Thanks for the comments everyone. Another version with the sharpening increased a tad in the head area.