Snow Geese Mating - Bosque

[Nate Chappell]

Hi everyone, here's an image I captured at Bosque del Apache in late February this year. Some of the geese were getting frisky before their flight north. Full frame.

50D 500F4 1.4X 1/2000 F8, iso 400, evaulative metering -1.0, Handheld

[Ramon M. Casares]

First shot of this moment I have seen, very nice light, excelent exposure control, good comp although a bit more room on top and less at the bottom would've helped here IMO. Very nice. Congratulations.

[Steve Canuel]

Hi Nate,
I like the triangle formed by the two and the color/texture of the water. Nice to see more than just the top of her head. I like the detail in his chest and back feathers.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

The image comp works for me Nate. I love the action captured here. I love how he grabbed her crown with his bill.

[david cramer]

Nice detail, color, and exposure. Even though some of the whites are bright (well, they are snow geese after all) I think you held the highlights very well.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great capture of this moment. I like the details and eye contact and would remove the sheen from the bills.

[denise ippolito]

Nate, Really nice action captured, details look good-nice head angle on both