Graylag goose portrait

[PeterCollins]

Hey Guys...me again...

captured this and was quite pleased with the out come, hopefully these are getting better as time goes on!



D2x
70-300 VR @ 300mm
F5.6 (wide open)
ISO 250
1/640

Sharpened, levels, NR

C&C as always very much welcomed!

Pete

[Julie Brown]

Peter, I like the pose. The eye and feather detail, and color are very nice. Nice BG too. Only wish is to have the tip of the beak in focus.:)

[Lance Peters]

hi peter - agree with Julie - tip of the beak in focus for me also - so some more DOF and focus about half way along the beak should work fine.
Think I would go with more of a vertical crop rather than square - feels a little tight at the bottom.
Like the stare and sharp as a tack were it counts.
Would try setting a black and white point also.
:)

[Harold Davis]

i was thinking same as lance, more on the bottom. fine detail! love the light. looking at it again, you could shave a little off the left also. nice job with this one, pete!!

[Dave Mills]

Hi Peter, Great detail,even light and muted backround. Shooting this at F8 might(?) have given you the depth you needed to get the end of the bill sharp. On the D2x could have definately kicked the iso up higher.
Agree with some of the framing advice...

[Richard Waas]

Hi Peter, great detail in the head and eyes. Everything I would have said has been said. Keep' em coming......

[PeterCollins]

Hey Guys,

Thanks for all the positives, I looked at the original and for some reason i didnt shoot this in vertical :/ for some reason i didnt switch!

I agree that i should have opened it up a little more, problem is that i can get away with ISO 400 but anything higher and it needs alot of PP to get a good image.

Looking back at it i wish i did get the front of the beak in :o

Think they are getting better tho, thankfully :p

Getting a 70-200 VR next week so will be even more fun to be had :D:D:D