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psquared · May 7th, 2008, 10:12 PM

I was taking pictures of cliff swallows at the stream bed when I heard honking across the pond. I swung the lens around and found this goose. I was lucky to get this flight shot. Even though it's not a good picture with the poor lighting (sun behind the clouds) and dull background, I was so happy to get this shot that I had to share it.

Canon 1Ds3 with Leica 800/5.6 + 1.4x (or 2x, I'm not sure which) extenders at ISO 3200

Thanks for looking,
Peter

echorec · May 7th, 2008, 10:38 PM

Wow Peter, that is a fantastic capture!

jmr · May 7th, 2008, 10:59 PM

Peter,

good shot - the soft light and subtle colours are a delight.

TONTONTINTIN.123 · May 8th, 2008, 12:18 AM

Terrific one, Peter.

hunterits · May 8th, 2008, 01:04 AM

Peter:

Excellent image...love the shot...in my opinion, the light is perfect.

John

pramanan · May 8th, 2008, 10:33 AM

Peter,Very nice capture of goose in flight.

With regards,

P.Ramanan.

roguewave · May 8th, 2008, 02:40 PM

Peter, superb.

biglouis · May 8th, 2008, 02:51 PM

Peter, way too critical on yourself, that is an outstanding shot.

The way you have caught the wing at just the right angle and extension is extraordinary.

I think the diffuse nature of the light is an ideal counterpoint to the bird. Too often we see this type of shot against a searing blue sky whereas I think the background patterning creates a nice contrast to the bird while not creating a distraction. Does it get better than this?

LouisB

psquared · May 8th, 2008, 04:11 PM

Gunnar, John, Martin, John, P. Ramanan, Ben, and Louis,

Thank you all for your generous comments. Much appreciated.

Peter

Dirk Van der Herten · May 8th, 2008, 04:26 PM

A stunning shot!

garyp · May 8th, 2008, 05:07 PM

Beautiful !! The goose just pops off my screen....wow!

psquared · May 8th, 2008, 09:49 PM

Dirk and Gary,

Thank you kindly.

Peter

albert · May 8th, 2008, 10:20 PM

Insanely gorgeous

azzo · May 8th, 2008, 10:25 PM

Peter,

Superb.

elansprint72 · May 8th, 2008, 10:47 PM

"It's not a good picture"... yes PP, this is very average, for you that is. However; for the rest of us............

Well done.

DES · May 8th, 2008, 11:29 PM

One of the best shots I have seen for a while..Excellent
Des

imported_peter_m · May 9th, 2008, 05:26 AM

Drool......

Very nice Peter, perfect focus.

Peter

Learner · May 9th, 2008, 05:31 AM

Simply stunning.

psquared · May 9th, 2008, 06:36 AM

Al, Azzo, Pete, Des, Peter, and John,

Thank you all for your encouraging comments.

Quote:

Originally Posted by elansprint72

"It's not a good picture"... yes PP, this is very average, for you that is. However; for the rest of us............

Well done.

Pete, I wish my average is this good. Since a lot more than half the pictures get deleted, my average is good enough for ... a trash can.

Peter

michali · May 9th, 2008, 06:55 PM

Peter- I agree with all the above comments. Absolutely fantastic shot!
I'm amazed you didn't get more grain/noise at ISO 3200??
MIKE

May 7th, 2008, 10:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
psquared Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: February 2nd, 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 943	Canada Goose I was taking pictures of cliff swallows at the stream bed when I heard honking across the pond. I swung the lens around and found this goose. I was lucky to get this flight shot. Even though it's not a good picture with the poor lighting (sun behind the clouds) and dull background, I was so happy to get this shot that I had to share it. Canon 1Ds3 with Leica 800/5.6 + 1.4x (or 2x, I'm not sure which) extenders at ISO 3200 Thanks for looking, Peter __________________ Peter Pak Los Angeles

May 7th, 2008, 10:38 PM	#2 (permalink)
echorec Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: March 1st, 2007 Location: Stockholm Posts: 1,730	Re: Canada Goose Wow Peter, that is a fantastic capture! __________________ Gunnar

May 7th, 2008, 10:59 PM	#3 (permalink)
jmr Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: November 6th, 2004 Location: Tintwistle Posts: 4,757	Re: Canada Goose Peter, good shot - the soft light and subtle colours are a delight. __________________ John Reynolds johnreynoldsphotography.com

May 8th, 2008, 12:18 AM	#4 (permalink)
TONTONTINTIN.123 Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: December 5th, 2007 Location: Hesbaye Liégeoise Posts: 1,654	Re: Canada Goose Terrific one, Peter. __________________ Martin Tonon

May 8th, 2008, 01:04 AM	#5 (permalink)
hunterits Benutzer Join Date: February 7th, 2007 Location: Woodinville, Wa. Posts: 31	Re: Canada Goose Peter: Excellent image...love the shot...in my opinion, the light is perfect. John

May 8th, 2008, 10:33 AM	#6 (permalink)
pramanan Benutzer Join Date: November 19th, 2006 Posts: 40	Re: Canada Goose Peter,Very nice capture of goose in flight. With regards, P.Ramanan.

May 8th, 2008, 02:40 PM	#7 (permalink)
roguewave Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: January 13th, 2008 Location: NYC Posts: 3,029	Re: Canada Goose Peter, superb. __________________ Ben ~~~~ _/) ~~~

May 8th, 2008, 02:51 PM	#8 (permalink)
biglouis Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: May 20th, 2006 Location: London Posts: 2,216	Re: Canada Goose Peter, way too critical on yourself, that is an outstanding shot. The way you have caught the wing at just the right angle and extension is extraordinary. I think the diffuse nature of the light is an ideal counterpoint to the bird. Too often we see this type of shot against a searing blue sky whereas I think the background patterning creates a nice contrast to the bird while not creating a distraction. Does it get better than this? LouisB __________________ "I was a half-wit but I found the other half for a knock-down price on e-Bay" www.louisberk.com

May 8th, 2008, 04:11 PM	#9 (permalink)
psquared Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: February 2nd, 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 943	Re: Canada Goose Gunnar, John, Martin, John, P. Ramanan, Ben, and Louis, Thank you all for your generous comments. Much appreciated. Peter __________________ Peter Pak Los Angeles

May 8th, 2008, 04:26 PM	#10 (permalink)
Dirk Van der Herten Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: June 24th, 2006 Posts: 316	Re: Canada Goose A stunning shot!

May 8th, 2008, 05:07 PM	#11 (permalink)
garyp Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: June 9th, 2003 Posts: 249	Re: Canada Goose Beautiful !! The goose just pops off my screen....wow!

May 8th, 2008, 09:49 PM	#12 (permalink)
psquared Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: February 2nd, 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 943	Re: Canada Goose Dirk and Gary, Thank you kindly. Peter __________________ Peter Pak Los Angeles

May 8th, 2008, 10:20 PM	#13 (permalink)
albert Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: March 10th, 2003 Location: Saint Paul Posts: 1,558	Re: Canada Goose Insanely gorgeous

May 8th, 2008, 10:25 PM	#14 (permalink)
azzo Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: September 10th, 2006 Posts: 7,390	Re: Canada Goose Peter, Superb. __________________ Regards, Ivan (Azzo) Azzopardi.

May 8th, 2008, 10:47 PM	#15 (permalink)
elansprint72 Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: August 27th, 2005 Location: Utterly, Up North. Posts: 5,425	Re: Canada Goose "It's not a good picture"... yes PP, this is very average, for you that is. However; for the rest of us............ Well done. __________________ Gruß, Pete. f64 group http://www.petetaylor.org New gallery added, 18th June..........

May 8th, 2008, 11:29 PM	#16 (permalink)
DES Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: April 23rd, 2007 Location: North East Posts: 261	Re: Canada Goose One of the best shots I have seen for a while..Excellent Des

May 9th, 2008, 05:26 AM	#17 (permalink)
imported_peter_m Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: January 29th, 2005 Location: BC Posts: 1,494	Re: Canada Goose Drool...... Very nice Peter, perfect focus. Peter

May 9th, 2008, 05:31 AM	#18 (permalink)
Learner Benutzer Join Date: May 10th, 2007 Posts: 68	Re: Canada Goose Simply stunning.

May 9th, 2008, 06:55 PM	#20 (permalink)
michali Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: December 29th, 2007 Posts: 513	Re: Canada Goose Peter- I agree with all the above comments. Absolutely fantastic shot! I'm amazed you didn't get more grain/noise at ISO 3200?? MIKE

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