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Old May 7th, 2008, 10:12 PM   #1 (permalink)
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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



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Wow Peter, that is a fantastic capture!
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Old May 7th, 2008, 10:59 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Peter,

good shot - the soft light and subtle colours are a delight.
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Terrific one, Peter.
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Peter:

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

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Old May 8th, 2008, 10:33 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Peter,Very nice capture of goose in flight.

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Peter, superb.
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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?

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

Thank you all for your generous comments. Much appreciated.

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A stunning shot!
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Beautiful !! The goose just pops off my screen....wow!
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Dirk and Gary,

Thank you kindly.

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Insanely gorgeous
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Peter,

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

Well done.
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One of the best shots I have seen for a while..Excellent
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Drool......

Very nice Peter, perfect focus.

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Simply stunning.
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Al, Azzo, Pete, Des, Peter, and John,

Thank you all for your encouraging comments.

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"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.

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