Sunrise Ross's Goose

[Doug Brown]

There's a small window of time at the Bosque when the morning color hits the mountains behind the birds. A Ross's Goose descended at just the right time for me to capture this image. Looking forward to my Bosque workshop with Greg Basco and Keith Bauer next week! Wishing you all a Happy Thanksgiving!

Canon 1Dx, 600 mm II, f/4, 1/1250, ISO 2000

[stuart wanuck]

nice incoming you nailed it !

[Bob Smith]

Very nice Doug. It's amazing how pristine white the birds are down there compared to our west coast flock, with their orange tinged heads and a slightly yellowish cast to the adul t whites. I know the head colour is from the iron in the mud where they feed on Wrangell but not sure of the origins of the yellow shades.

[gail bisson]

Beautiful light and excellent IQ. BG as wonderful.
Exposure is spot on.
I could see a version with a bit more on the RHS.
I am hoping you have the next or previous frame which shows my favorite "wing forward" position!
Gail

[Jonathan Ashton]

Beautiful image and pose wonderful colours - great shot.
I wish we had light like this every now and then!

[Doug Brown]

Beautiful light and excellent IQ. BG as wonderful.
Exposure is spot on.
I could see a version with a bit more on the RHS.
I am hoping you have the next or previous frame which shows my favorite "wing forward" position!
Gail

Thanks Gail. Unfortunately the bird had descended below the color when I got a decent wings-forward frame.

[Iain Barker]

Great exposure and IQ. fantastic image. Well done Doug.

[Greg Oakley]

Superb image with sublime BG, flight pose and well-handled whites - awesome Doug

[Randy Stout]

Doug:

Well captured. The whites are really nice, almost glowing, with nice play against the soft bg color.
I agree with Gail, perhaps a sliver more on the right, so he is landing right down the diagonal of the frame from upper left to lower right. Might not 'read' better, but could be a subtle improvement.

Cheers

Randy

[Bill Dix]

Beautiful flight shot, with gorgeous color and light, great pose.

[Kerry Perkins]

Nice one Doug! I like the great Bosque colors and the fully extended pose. Nice to see you again!

[Satish Ranadive]

Doug Sir,
Gorgeous image in wonderful lights. Absolutely superb color pallet. Great landing pose.
Love the wing position, HA and composition.

Regards,
Satish.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Very nice whites!
Definitively a magical moment with superb light and pose. I wouldn't change anything.

[Loi Nguyen]

Hi Doug, lovely colors, the white is perfect. Loi


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[Joseph Przybyla]

Lovely image, fantastic light. Thank you for sharing.

[subramanya_ck]

""eXPOSURE".... just too good. Loe the landing angle, BG color and details in HL area. just perfect

[Sharon Hallowell]

Great lighting and exposure! Bg is killer, along with the pose! Nice! Sharon

[Doug Brown]

Great lighting and exposure! Bg is killer, along with the pose! Nice! Sharon

Thanks Sharon! See you at the workshop on Monday!

[Doug Brown]

Thanks for the comments everyone!

[Marina Scarr]

Killer light and wing position, but that BG really makes this image special!

[arash_hazeghi]

lovely wing position with good exposure and a nice BG