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Collection: A Week of Wild Things Jun 2008
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Sigma 100-300mm F/4.0 EX IF HSM for Nikon
Location: Alexandria, VA
Date: May 14, 2008
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 1000
Shutter: 1/1000
Galleries: Nature, Birds
Date Uploaded: Jun 4, 2008
Viewed: 280
Comments: 8
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Canada Goose at the edge of a pond.
There is a lot I love about this shot: the lighting, the curve of her neck, the framing of the delicate foliage, the way the background foliage seems to subtly point to her, the way she has her beak partially hidden in ladylike modesty. OK, I'm not 100% sure it's a she, but that's what my fantasy-prone mind saw ;-)
ISO was high because I had been shooting her boyfriend, who was actually wandering down a path in the woods. Turned and saw her and just clicked.
PP - converted from RAW, cropped very slightly, levels, dodged eye and neck on her ladyship, reduced noise, resized, sharpened with noise reduction. |
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06/14/2008 04:08:31 PM |
| I agree with your comment about the love and ladylike modesty. That's exactly what I thought when I first saw this. |
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06/08/2008 12:55:45 AM |
| This is exquisite -- the soft colors, the lovely plants framing the goose, the graceful pose, and the bokeh. It is all so gentle and feminine. Nature is an artist. No, I think it is you who is the artist! |
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06/06/2008 06:30:30 AM |
| This goose does seem to have a lady like eloquence about it, love how how her neck curves and as you pointed how she looks like she is shyly hiding her face behind the tree. |
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06/05/2008 04:54:01 PM |
| Sometimes thos spur of the moment clicks just work, don't they. Nicely seen. |
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06/04/2008 01:20:29 PM |
Mary - lovely framing and DoF.
The plants make a very nice organic vignette around her helping to firmly place her centre stage.
While Canada Geese are very common they can have a real charm and elegance about the way they hold themselves.
eta - a nice title, especially after reading her story.
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06/04/2008 12:56:18 PM |
| Like it exactly as you do! Much charm - the sort of thing we don't always associate with ubiquitous (around here) Canada goose. |
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06/04/2008 11:14:20 AM |
| Cool shot, it's like she is sticking her head up to look around! |
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06/04/2008 10:58:15 AM |
| This is a great shot. The composition and subject are interesting. Only things I think would help would be more pop in the green colors and if the leaf/branch didn't cover the bill. |
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