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WC#487" Water Walker
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WC#487" Water Walker

by Steve Balke

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted June 15, 201167 views4 comments
I believe that this is a male Canada Goose driving off the competition with the female calmly looking on. I photographed this action recently near the Credit River just outside of Toronto.

I like the way the splashes follow the goose in the foreground. He really does look like he's walking on water! I would have liked a little more DOF on this one. However, there was not much light to work with on this cloudy day.

All comments most welcome.

1D Mark IV, 400 mm f/5.6, 1.4x TC, hand held: ISO 1250, 1/2000 s, f/8, 0 EV, 13.8 MP (86% of the 16 MP full frame of this camera), NR, exposure adjustment, sharpening.

Comments

4 comments
Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on June 15, 2011 at 9:52 PM
I agree, he really looks like he's walking on the water! Very cool image and it's perfect for this challenge.
Registered on January 14, 2009, 316 Posts, 2724 Comments
Comment posted by Jenaya Launstein on June 17, 2011 at 11:00 AM
Cool image! I love the water splashing everywhere and the different wing positions.


The front guy definitely looks like he's walking on water, but the back guy almost looks like he's water skiing! :biggrin:
Registered on February 8, 2011, 254 Posts, 1302 Comments
Comment posted by Varina Patel on June 19, 2011 at 8:42 PM
The action in this shot is fantastic! I think the image could be improved by cropping some dead space from the top and bottom. There's nothing going on there, and removing those areas would get us even closer to the action. Not too close, though! They need a little space to move. :smile: The sharpness on the bird behind is just right - I love that you can see his head behind the bird in front... the way his head is lowered makes it clear how serious he is about defending his territory. I agree with you - a bit more depth of field would have been nice... just enough to bring that front bird into focus. Still - I like what you've done with this. It's really nice! Well done!
Registered on August 22, 2008, 45 Posts, 1578 Comments
Comment posted by Lucy Aron on June 29, 2011 at 12:42 PM
Fine composition, splash, and the passive female a good touch.


lucy
Registered on February 25, 2011, 189 Posts, 1160 Comments