Bar Headed Goose

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi all , just returned from a trip to India .... many birds seen but 99 % out of reach .... like this bar headed goose .
So i went to local town lake and found this one , no need to fly to India just some km driving with my bakkie !

Wonder if you like this one ..... taken yesterday afternoon .

Canon EOS 1Dx
Ef 500 IS L II + 1,4 TC
HH

F 9 ; Iso 800 ; 1/2000 sec

Processed with DPP 4 and PS CC ; slight crop for comp

Thanks for watching and commenting to my previous posting , well some time ago

Cheers Andreas

[keith mitchell]

Andreas colours and detail are excellent ,I particularly like all the detail in the whites,eye and bill really add to this smart looking bird.

Keith.

[William Dickson]

Love it. The blueish BG sets off the bird very well. Very nice detail and a lovely POV and pose. Yep, it don't matter what the bird is, as long as it is posing well

Will

[adrian dancy]

A pretty near perfect portrait...nice work.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Andreas, lovely angled pose, and overall well exposed. You have brought out the finer plumage detail very well, and in turn, the Goose pops nicely against the darker blue of the BG. If this were mine, I would remove the smaller lower catchlight.

[Gabriela Plesea]

Hello Andreas,

Superb exposure, rich colours and wonderful textures. Great techs. Subject tack sharp against that smooth velvety BG.
Love the reflection and that slight wave created by the subject's movement, very well framed and presented Boetie, I am loving it

[Steve Kaluski]

Hi Andreas, nice portrait, with excellent detail. Love the overall colours and the deep blue of the water adds a good 'pop' to the subject. Personally I feel the orange bill is a bit too deep, but personal tastes.

TFS
Steve

[gail bisson]

The whites are glorious Andreas.
I would get rid of the second catchlight.
Great comp and color palette.
Well done,
Gail

[Daniel Cadieux]

Like it? No...I love it! Perfectly balanced comp, terrific whites and rich colours. My favorite part id the curved wavelet in front of and surrounding the breast.

[Andreas Liedmann]

Thank you so much folks for all your comments , as always much appreciated .
Ok i can think about the catchlight ..... but could anyone please tell me the reason for getting rid of it ?? i would like to understand why you want to get rid of it .

Cheers Andreas

[keith mitchell]

" catchlight" If we have a vote mine is to leave it,it still looks natural to me.

Keith.