Goose Portrait

[Stu Bowie]

Taken at the grounds of the University of Pretoria.

Canon 50D
100-400 L IS USM @ 400mm
1/3200
F/6.3
ISO 400

Hand Held

[Randy Stout]

Stuart:

Excellent exposure, held the whites beautifully. The light was off to your left a bit, and the slight shadowing on the head and neck really rounds out the bird. Good head angle. I like the subtle beads of water.

BG color and eye match.

I might knock down the sheen on the upper mandible a bit.

Thanks for sharing!

Randy

[Ramon M. Casares]

Stunning portrait, with amazing light, great BG, lovely vivid colors, nice comp, excellent exposure and terrific detail, I only wish I could see it bigger :)
Congratulations!

[Chris Kotze]

The detail are great and the whites are very well exposed. Lovely eye colours.

[Dave Leroy]

Very nice set up witht he bgt Stuart. Nice contrast. I wonder if a bit more detail would be there if whites were toned down a tad. Very nicely done. Dave

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the details and colors. The light looks a bit harsh and I might remove the sheen on the bill.

[Marina Scarr]

Love the way the eye matches the BG perfectly. That doesn't happen to often in bird photography. You did well exposing the whites here. I don't necessarily disagree with cleaning up the bill a bit. It just depends on your own personal preferences. Thank you for sharing.

[Stu Bowie]

Thanks a lot for all your positive comments. Much appreciated.

[Doug Brown]

Beautiful whites! Excellent sharpness. I like how the blue of the eye matches the blue of the water. I'd remove the specular highlights.

[Stu Bowie]

Thank you so much Doug.