Brown Chinese Goose

Gallery: AvianPosted November 6, 201089 views13 comments

Woodlawn Park. San Antonio, TX

D3 ISO 250 f7.1 1/1000. -0.3ev. Laying flat with camera resting on pier. Just at sunrise. Natural light. Almost full frame with trimming for comp.

This small lake near downtown San Antonio had several species of ducks and geese, egrets and cormorants. They are there throughout the year. Although the best access is on the west side of the lake, there is a small pier, very low to the water line and you can use to shoot. At the end of it you can shoot back toward shore and catch everyone "sunny side up". By laying flat I was able to get some nice low shots.

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Jay Martin on November 6, 2010 at 2:36 PM

Very nice shot Angela. Great light, detail, DOF and angle.

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Comment posted by Gary Marquart on November 6, 2010 at 4:22 PM

Very nice Angela, very good detail and the BG colors work very well with the bird.

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Comment posted by Karen Summers on November 6, 2010 at 4:48 PM

This is a beauty the light is gorgeous, the detail and tones are beautiful

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on November 6, 2010 at 5:19 PM

Excellent shot of this exotic Angela, the low angle and sweet light make this a winner.

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Comment posted by Dan Moore on November 6, 2010 at 9:16 PM

The detail in the black bill area is detailed where it needs to be. And the exposure on the rest is sweet. Good one!

Dan

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Comment posted by Steve Balke on November 7, 2010 at 5:56 AM

You obtained a great viewing angle on this goose, Angela. Combined with the lighting, detail and ideal level of exposure, this image is beautifully captured.

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on November 7, 2010 at 8:00 AM

lovely, Angela. great light, nice pose, good exposure. very nice.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on November 7, 2010 at 10:00 AM

Really nice light & tones Angela, great details..
You cashed in very well on this early bird, you got that worm too

OK, bad joke..Give me some slack hey

Well done

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on November 7, 2010 at 12:58 PM

Beautiful image, Angela. Great light, detail and background.

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Comment posted by Steve Canuel on November 8, 2010 at 12:01 AM

Beautiful bird, pose, and light.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on November 8, 2010 at 12:11 PM

Angela,

The light is beautiful and accentuates the bowns of the goose well and lights up the amber colored eye very nicely. Lovely pose, details and sharpness, I also like your low angle here.

My sister used to have these exotic geese running loose in her yard, they made excellent watch dogs by barking (honking) whenever a vehicle pulled into her long driveway.

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Comment posted by Dottie Short on November 8, 2010 at 6:53 PM

The early "bird" get's the worm, or rather...the early "bird" gets a beautiful image with the first light of morning. I like the way the goose is separated from the darker BG with the lovely light. The composition compliments the image and the catch-light in the eye is the icing on the cake. Great job Angela!

Did you use you 300 and a tc?

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on November 9, 2010 at 9:38 PM

Perfectly exposed with great detail

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