These Egyptian Geese are in abundance at most lakes, dams, and wetlands. They tend to be pretty noisy at times, but do give us oportunitiews to practise BIF shots. Some may find the mottled BG not ideal, and we all wish for a smooth BG, but as the saying goes, we cant choose the BG. I like the way I have managed to make this guy pop from the BG.
Canon 50D
100-400 L IS USM FL 275mm
1/1000
F/8
ISO 800
I don't mind the BG - it is a good indication of the habitat. Did you apply some gaussian blur or other effect to it? I have the same lens and it does not produce the same bokeh as you have here (not saying better or worse..just different). Anyhow good job on the goose. I only wish for less highlights on the bill, and a slightly better head angle.
I think the bg looks fine and the composition is good. The goose is very sharp with nice detail. I wish the bird had flown more square to the camera and that the near wing position was better.
Good job, Stuart. It amazes me how aggressive these geese are. Often flying and squawking and chasing others - they do make for good photo opportunities.
I like texture in BG's, though smooth, mono-tone BG's tend to be the preference, I don't necessaryly hold with that convention. I like variety. This works for me. I would repeat the previouse question; was gausian blur used. Good image.
Thanks for all the kind words. To answer Daniel and Mark's question - no, I did not use gausian blur. I select the BG, and run a NR using neat image. This removes any noise, and slightly blurs the BG at the same time. All depending what the BG is, will seem to give a different effect each time, although I dont change any settings.If I want the subject to pop more, I will do this a few times, and hopefully I have achieved this in the above image. Hope that helps.
Flight of the Goose
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