Snow Goose

[dankearl]

A Bosque image.
I liked this one for the wings, except maybe the slight turn away kills it?
A keeper or not?
BG is the main pond w/ snow geese.

1/2000
f6.3
iso250
600mm (300 w/ 2X)

DSC_3696sg2.jpg

[Tom Rambaut]

Nice exposure of the whites - I do find the look away a bit of an issue but more so the birds in the BG. Not sure I would keep this.

[v.p.nurdeen]

Hi Dan,
I like the wet legs the wing position and the bang on exposure.

[Ofer Levy]

Not sure I would keep this.

That's an interesting suggestion....
I would keep it for sure. Lovely pose and perfect exposure control. The slight look away does weaken the image but doesn't kill it for me. Easy to get rid of the oof birds if needed.

[Tom Rambaut]

That's an interesting suggestion....
I would keep it for sure. Lovely pose and perfect exposure control. The slight look away does weaken the image but doesn't kill it for me. Easy to get rid of the oof birds if needed.

Ofer - I just feel that I would not do a good job getting rid of all the birds in the BG so if it was mine, not yours, I would not keep it.

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

I love the movement of the wings and the beautiful detail in the whites. I'd be keeping it since I have no shots of this one. I do find the oof birds a little distracting but not so much to ruin it for me.

[Doug Brown]

I guess the answer to your question depends on how many frames you have that are better than this one. I've shot so many Snow Geese in flight that I'd delete this frame. The head is pointed away slightly and is not quite as sharp as the body. But if it's one of your better frames from your short time at the Bosque, then by all means keep it!

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Dan, excellent exposure, and I do like the flight posture. Bosque sounds like a place where you guys can only gather at a certain time of the year, so If you cant go back every weekend for a better image, I would keep it too.