Through the Mist

Gallery: AvianPosted March 18, 2015120 views9 comments

Hi everyone! This picture was taken in British Columbia with my dad and my sister and another photographer we were out with. We were photographing wood ducks and green winged teals at dawn when I spotted these geese flying through the mist across the lake.

I waited for the geese to come into the open so you could see them a bit better and then I got this shot. We had to crop a little bit off the top to get rid of some power lines

but otherwise this is full frame.

Please look at the larger picture and tell me if you think I could make it better! I hope you like it!

Nikon D7100
Nikkor AF-S 300mm f/4D IF-ED with TC-14EII teleconverter
tripod
*** Note from dad: my new system is stripping the exif out of my web files so I don't have the techs available for Josiah for this one...will check the original when I'm able and will have him add that info.

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Hans Overduin on March 18, 2015 at 6:55 AM

Hey Josiah, well done ! I like this shots with small subjects and large landscapes (or sky is in this case). Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on March 18, 2015 at 7:32 AM

I like this Josiah. I have a few similar shots from Yellowstone with Canada Geese and Sandhill Cranes small in the frame with the surrounding environment. Nice capture.

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on March 18, 2015 at 10:41 AM

I like the composition and idea behind the shot, but really think some brightening of the fog would improve it considerably. Try it, if you don't like the result, don't use it.

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on March 18, 2015 at 7:45 PM

I love the fog and the position of the birds - but I'd brighten this up a half stop.

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Comment posted by Wayne Jones on March 18, 2015 at 11:38 PM

I really like your composition, Josiah, and it's great to see the geese in such great detail through the fog. Not being there to compare what you saw, it's hard to judge, but I would normally expect to see this just a little brighter. It's a little touchy handling the brightness of shots like this because you have to be careful not to increase the contrast to much and lose the foggy feeling. I try to let my memory be my guide in making adjustments like that.

Registered on April 18, 2007, 953 Posts, 6435 Comments

Comment posted by Steve Thompson on March 19, 2015 at 2:12 PM

There is a great moody feel to this image Josiah, I like it a lot. But I agree about lightening it a touch to see if it improves the IQ any. Well done!

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Comment posted by John Launstein on March 19, 2015 at 9:02 PM

Hi Josiah! I guess you already know how much I like this one! I can't believe you spotted these guys from this distance in the low morning light and pulled off this comp and timing! Really, really well-done. This image has such an artistic feel to it.

All: I can't argue with this looking/feeling a bit dark, but I think it's pretty accurate to the moment captured. The geese (and mist) are in front of a very dark forest in shadow. If you look at the brightness and tones on the geese themselves, irrespective of the mist and surroundings, I think they look about right for their actual coloration in that setting. HOWEVER, with this consistent feedback I will take another run at this one with Josiah. I processed it on the road on the laptop, and I don't have a lot of confidence in the veracity of my LCD screen on that system (but I did check it on my phone and our main system before Josiah posted it and thought it looked about right).

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on March 23, 2015 at 3:19 AM

Wonderfully atmospheric shot

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Comment posted by Josiah Launstein on March 24, 2015 at 9:24 PM

Thank you everyone for commenting on this picture and suggesting I lighten it. My dad and I are going to try and brighten it up a little bit tonight. Thanks again!

Registered on January 26, 2013, 52 Posts, 126 Comments