Greylag Goose

by antino cervigni

Gallery: AvianPosted February 24, 2011148 views12 comments

Greylag Goose in flight
Texel, Holland

D3s
200-400+TC1.4@550
1/4000
f:8
iso 1600
tripod

Thanks For Looking

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Barbara Graham on February 24, 2011 at 7:18 AM

Beautiful shot, Antino, with both birds so sharp.

Registered on July 27, 2010, 1310 Posts, 5035 Comments

Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on February 24, 2011 at 7:36 AM

Very nice positions and sharpness. Well done! Sharon

Registered on November 1, 2003, 392 Posts, 4810 Comments

Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on February 24, 2011 at 7:38 AM

Great capture, Antino ! Exceptionnal pose with the two birds pefectly sharp.
Cheers.
Mauro

Registered on January 21, 2010, 650 Posts, 2500 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Jenkins on February 24, 2011 at 7:50 AM

Nice and sharp image with great BG. Nice photo.

Registered on April 20, 2008, 307 Posts, 604 Comments

Comment posted by Terry Sohl on February 24, 2011 at 1:12 PM

Very nice! The wing positions of the two birds makes for a great flight shot. I too see the halos, but that's easily taken care of.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 513 Posts, 6889 Comments

Comment posted by Geoffrey Baker on February 24, 2011 at 1:51 PM

Great camera work, you did well to get this image.

Geoff.

Registered on August 20, 2010, 192 Posts, 980 Comments

Comment posted by KC Choo on February 24, 2011 at 2:20 PM

Excellent capture! I do think the halos need to be fixed.

Registered on November 15, 2004, 519 Posts, 8278 Comments

Comment posted by Michael Lotito on February 24, 2011 at 2:42 PM

I love the composition and the fact that both birds are sharp. Well done.

Registered on June 26, 2009, 181 Posts, 1558 Comments

Comment posted by Larry Reitz on February 24, 2011 at 8:57 PM

I fully agree with all that has already been said. However, what I really like about this image is the color. A gray / brown bird against a blue / gray sky with a colorful red / orange beak leading the way.

Registered on September 7, 2007, 32 Posts, 335 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on February 25, 2011 at 8:55 AM

Antino, I love the shot. Great flight position on the birds. The only thing I would do is decrease the sharpening on the birds a bit. It will help with the halos and with the contrasty look to the birds that I am noticing.

Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments

Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on February 25, 2011 at 5:36 PM

An excellent flight shot of a fast-flying species. Impressive techs. I see a strong hint of a halo along the backs of the necks of both birds, especially visible in the larger version. Easily fixed.

Registered on August 28, 2006, 1240 Posts, 8506 Comments

Comment posted by Mia McPherson on February 26, 2011 at 8:09 AM

Antino,

I love the flight poses of the birds, the soft blue background and the direction of the light. The halo has been mentioned and I would also work on that. The file size on the NPN server is only 61.3 KB and i believe because of over compression you may have lost some of the finer details, I'd try to save this closer to the 300kb limit to show all the available detail. I'd recommend decrease the sharpening & contrast some. Decreasing the contrast may show more detail in the shadowed areas. There are a few hot spots in the whites and I think the decrease in sharpening would also prevent those whites from blowing out. A fine image as posted that could be stronger with just a little more work.

Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments