I recently visited India and fully enjoyed being in Assam.This pair of Geese was photographed from a rocking boat at a waterbody. I asked the boatman to hide the boat amidst the thick aquatic vegetation near the edge of the water. The geese landed on their usual spot that I was anticipating.
Wish I could get more space on the left but the already parked boat was a big constraint for me as I could not move / zoom out with a fixed focal length.
However I tried not to get the wings cut on the right hand side - hence a bit of tight space on the left side of the image.
Techs-
Canon 7D, 500mm+1.4x, beanbag, ISO 400, 1/1600, f 8, +1/3, spot metering, very minimal blurring / Noise reduction done on the background.
Awesome capture and great timing with challenges. Great detail, love their expressions, and symmetry of poses. As Randy mentioned, you can always add some canvas on left. Nice work!