Motif: Cold feet!

Posted by Steve Mason on Mon Dec 01, 2003 9:26 pm

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Canon D30 100-400 IS @ 150mm f6.7 1/760 ISO200
Cloned out a "goose byproduct"

I was hoping to get some funny shots of these geese walking on thin ice, and breaking through, but I didn't manage to the timing right.
This guy looked like his feet were cold, shuffling back and forth.

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by Sandy Mossberg on Mon Dec 01, 2003 9:45 pm

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Sweet shot, Steve. Whites a biit hot but that doesn't detract - much better to have the blacks exposed correctly. I wouldn't mind the bird a bit closer to the left edge of the frame.

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by Ken Newcombe on Mon Dec 01, 2003 9:50 pm

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Steve,

The blue ice makes a good backdrop for the Goose, nice shot.

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by Bill Whala on Mon Dec 01, 2003 10:49 pm

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These geese can be so funny when they are walking on ice. This image puts a big smile on my face. Thanks for contributing to the Motif.

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by NDCheryl on Mon Dec 01, 2003 10:57 pm

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Cute shot. Makes my feet cold just looking at it.

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by Harvey Edelman on Tue Dec 02, 2003 8:02 am

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Nice image. A slightly tighter vertical would be another alternative to bring the Goose into prominence a bit more.

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by E.J. Peiker on Tue Dec 02, 2003 10:37 am

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Cool shot. Reminds me of the SH Cranes at Bosque that were frozen into the water each morning. They would use their bills to chip at the ice.

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by AlexC on Tue Dec 02, 2003 12:01 pm

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EJ wrote:

Reminds me of the SH Cranes at Bosque that were frozen into the water each morning. They would use their bills to chip at the ice.

EJ, Stop it!!!!, Another wonderful thing I would have loved to see, Don't want to hear it, no more Bosque stories!!!

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by Matt Cox on Tue Dec 02, 2003 12:38 pm

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This guy definitely looks cold, Steve, from the foot position to the look on his face. This is a nice, unique look at a common bird with good composition and background. Only suggestion from me would be about a half stop less exposure, to eliminate the blown out white patch.

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by BrianS on Tue Dec 02, 2003 1:07 pm

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Brrrrrr
Does look a bit cold on the feet -- overall a very nice image. I like the use of ice as the BG.

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by Alan Murphy on Tue Dec 02, 2003 4:16 pm