Goose in evening light

[Cody Covey]

Camera Maker: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS 40D
Lens: EF75-300mm f/4-5.6
Focal Length: 125.0mm
Aperture: f/7.1
Exposure Time: 0.0008 s (1/1250)
ISO equiv: 1000
Exposure Bias: +0.33 EV

[Randy Stout]

Cody:

You sure were in close on this one! Light was a bit unveven, far wing rather dark, nice on breast.
I like that the head is clear of a merge with the wings, churning water.

The mallard hen merging with the back wing is unfortunate. The rocks are an interesting component.
Might consider cloning out the stick above the head.

You might go with a slightly smaller signature line.

Cheers

Randy

[Julie Kenward]

Cody, I agree with Randy on many of his points. I'd also add that, although the body of the bird is beautifully lit, the head feels a bit dark. You might try bringing out some details in that area.

I'd clone out the hen and the stuff that's at the top left side of the frame - they are both distracting to me. I'd leave the rocks in as they provide a nice balance for the wing spread.

[Cody Covey]

Cody, I agree with Randy on many of his points. I'd also add that, although the body of the bird is beautifully lit, the head feels a bit dark. You might try bringing out some details in that area.

I'd clone out the hen and the stuff that's at the top left side of the frame - they are both distracting to me. I'd leave the rocks in as they provide a nice balance for the wing spread.

I am horrible at photoshop but attempted to fix that photo but couldn't get it rihgt. Here is another from the same series that was a bit easier to get the duck and weeds out. Also I think the light is a bit betteR?

[Paul Guris]

I like image #2 much better. The wing in front on image #1 looked so big that the head looked dwarfed. The end of that front wing also ended up as my focal point, which isn't really a great place for my eye to fall. This image puts the bird much more nicely in perspective and I think is very strong all around. Nice job.

[Julie Kenward]

I also like #2 better. The light is prettier in #1 but the goose is better in #2 IMO. You might pull the midtones down a notch or two in the second post.

(Also, in the future, it's best to put a whole new image in a new thread - otherwise those that already commented won't miss it. It's also one of the BPN guidelines to have one image per thread (although a reworked image is fine.)