This male or female Canada Goose is the proud parent of a brood of 5 goslings currently growing in the Sackville Waterfowl Park. They are prodigious eaters of vegetation and therefore poop accordingly! Some people don't like this but to me it's just plant fertilizer. I think these are great birds, much maligned because populations are doing well and they don't seem to mind living with people.
I removed an errant sprig of grass below the bird and reduced some noise in the backgroud. I used LAB colour to diagnose and correct (Curves) a slight colour cast. This is a full frame image.
40D, 500 mm f4, 1.4x tc II
capture date: Saturday, 28 June 2008 5:21:21 PM
exposure program: Aperture Priority
ISO speed: 640
shutter speed: 1/800
aperture: f6.3
exposure bias: -0.3 (to prevent blown whites on head)
metering: Pattern
flash: ON - Beamer, FP synch, -2/3
Hi John, I guess this means no more Gannet shots. I have no problem with these pooping machines, as long as they stay away from my camera equipment. The Gannets got my 1D Mark III and my 70-200 lens on more than one occasion. By the way, nice shot of the Canada Goose.