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    Cody Covey
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    Default Goose Landing

    Shutter 0.001 sec (1/1000)
    Aperature f/4.0
    Focal Length300 mm
    ISO 800
    EV +1/3 EV
    Lens Canon 300mm F4L







    20110903-_MG_1050.jpg by eildydar, on Flickr
    Last edited by Cody Covey; 09-08-2011 at 11:58 PM. Reason: table

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    Cody:


    Good timing, well exposed, good wing position.

    I would consider toning down the brightest areas of reeds above the bird so it doesn't compete so much for our attention.

    In a perfect world, would wish for the head to not merge with the wing, although the strap does help separate it.

    I might remove the small rock? in the left lower corner. Might try to tease out a bit more detail under the wings by lightening them just a bit, if not already done.

    The diagonal splash works very well.

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    Excellent landing pose!! I love the heavy splash too. Nice and sharp, and I like the the goose is heading towards us. I agree with Randy's suggestions, and would also eliminate the small yellowish spot on the near wing. Well done!!

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    Hi Cody,

    I agree with Randy and Daniel's comments, and overall it's an excellent image. I notice that the underparts are quite dark compared to the Canada geese we see here - is this what is considered to be a Dusky Canada goose, whose range is pretty much confined to the west coast?

    Richard

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    Sharp on the eye with a nice front and back splash and and a nice pose, but I gotta admit I am not loving this image. Too much contrast with the dark underwings and the very bright BKGR water..... The brightest reed reflections, the white fluff in the water, the dark rock lower left, and the aforementioned merge of the head and the wing are all distracting.
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    Darn, and I posted this just to see if I could get a response from you Artie! (Not sarcasm) I appreciate the critique and I will keep trying. I knew the extremely bright reeds in the back were a problem. The area I was at was half shadow and half harsh light. The reeds were bouncing that light like crazy I dulled this down on a couple images but not this one. I attempted to crop it away which clearly didn't work.

    Thanks again.

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    Hey Cody, Most folks would not believe that I truly wish that I had the time to critique every image in every forum every day, but I do. So I do what I can. Thanks for being open to my comments. One of the huge things that folks need to learn to do is to recognize good situations and to recognize bad situations. You are well on the way to doing that.
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    If any of you care I have a photo from 3 frames early of the same goose coming in. This one does not have the rock, the wing intersecting the head. It does however still have the harsh reeds. I included the link so as to not post more than one image per thread.

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/5977709...3706/lightbox/

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    accidental post can someone delete?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cody Covey View Post
    If any of you care I have a photo from 3 frames early of the same goose coming in. This one does not have the rock, the wing intersecting the head. It does however still have the harsh reeds. I included the link so as to not post more than one image per thread.

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/5977709...3706/lightbox/
    I care. It is hard to judge sharpness and EXP as I am in the car--not driving, just in the car. The pose of the bird in the image at the link is far better but there may be other problems... Yes there are; it just got cloudy. Sharpness and IQ are lacking in the image at the link.
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