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12 years 2 months ago #198061 by bigbubbaG
I shot these guys (& gals) a couple months ago at a local community pond. I was fortunate enough that while I was there, several geese flew in & amazingly, I caught them in flight & "landing". As usual, any critique & pointers for improvement are welcomed & appreciated.











Victory is won not in miles but inches. Win some, hold your ground, win some more.
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12 years 2 months ago #198087 by Shanna-Marie
Nice birds in flight shots in the first 2, I love the white one. Great job! :)
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12 years 2 months ago #198331 by bigbubbaG
Thank you
Victory is won not in miles but inches. Win some, hold your ground, win some more.
---Louis L'amour
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12 years 2 months ago #198332 by bigbubbaG
Thank you. I was just lucky to be there when they came in.
Victory is won not in miles but inches. Win some, hold your ground, win some more.
---Louis L'amour
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12 years 2 months ago #198342 by Dori
In you single bird shots, I would crop so there is more room where the bird is looking.

The close up rocks!!!! :judge: :judge: :judge:
Don't pi$$ me off, I am running out of room to store the bodies...

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12 years 2 months ago #198351 by Darrell
Very cool shots
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12 years 2 months ago #198369 by bhowdy
Nicely done Bubba ... I really like the first one
Try working on not "centering up" your images quite so much as you grow. While the rule of thirds does not apply to wildlife images as much as it does for other types of photos ... the thought process is still there. Sometimes you can change the image framing by moving your focus point around .... and of course you can change the perspective by cropping the image so the subject is not dead in the center of the photo.

And of course sometimes the subject just looks right in the center of the "page". Like I said there are no hard and fast rules about wildlife image composition but it is imoportant to allow the photo to be as interesting as possible.
Bob Howdeshell

"If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug around a camera" ~ Lewis Hine
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12 years 2 months ago #198408 by bigbubbaG
Thanks for the pointers, Bob. I will keep them in mind next time I get to a pond. I do remember the rule of thirds, some times :lol: ...


Victory is won not in miles but inches. Win some, hold your ground, win some more.
---Louis L'amour
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12 years 2 months ago #198797 by John37
These are very cool. The ones in the first pic would actually be skein! :whistle: :lol:
"The most endangered species? The honest man!"
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12 years 2 months ago #198800 by bigbubbaG
Thanks John. I actually was a bit in shock!
#1 I could not believe at first that I was there when they flew in.
#2 After swimming around for a few minutes, they actually came out of the water & walked right up to me. I got a lot of close up shots that day!
Victory is won not in miles but inches. Win some, hold your ground, win some more.
---Louis L'amour
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12 years 2 months ago #198804 by John37
I have a similar lake near me. Unfortunately we get mostly seaguls. But there are times when ducks will waddle up to us thinking we have food. Of course I never have my camera when that happens. I like the color you got from the pics too.
"The most endangered species? The honest man!"
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12 years 2 months ago #198827 by bigbubbaG
We even get the "ugly duckling?"...






This one has the bluest eyes I have ever seen in an animal

Victory is won not in miles but inches. Win some, hold your ground, win some more.
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12 years 2 months ago #198828 by bigbubbaG
This photo is not as good but shows the eyes better

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