Canadian geese

Juano

CCs always welcome!

joshhuntnm

nice work!

Juano

joshhuntnm wrote: »

nice work!

Thanks, I'd like to try to improve on wild bird shots, but they are harder to take than it seems, at least for me.

Earache

Juano wrote: »

...... I'd like to try to improve on wild bird shots, but they are harder to take than it seems, at least for me.

Me too and you said it...... I try to be inspired and not intimidated by Harry and the other experts over on Wildlife.
Fun catch in #1 Cristobal - are they sitting on ice? Brrrrr.

Dogdots

I really like the first one

Juano

Earache wrote: »

Me too and you said it...... I try to be inspired and not intimidated by Harry and the other experts over on Wildlife.
Fun catch in #1 Cristobal - are they sitting on ice? Brrrrr.

I agree those guys are too good. Yes the pond is mostly frozen and they spend the night on top of the ice.

Juano

Dogdots wrote: »

I really like the first one

Thanks Mary!

EphTwoEight

We was in Lakeside Park, Canada the other day, saw a bunch of geese, and wasnt sure if we should refer to them as local geese, or Canadian geese?

puzzledpaul

With a situation like the first, you've got an ideal opportunity (imo) to take really low-level shots - by putting the cam on the ice
You don't need any special support equipment - other than a piece of cardboard or something similar (I use a bit of insulating camper's roll mat) ... and a bean bag ... which again needn't be anything fancy (mine is an Ipad neoprene sleeve from a £1 shop + couple of Kg bird seed)

The only probable investment you'd have to make (if not already got) is an angle finder - unless you're using a cam with an articulated screen.
Getting an angle finder will open up many possibilities for situations where you want to get down to the subject's eye level - and be comfortable when doing so.

For non-iced over lake / water scenarios, check the location out for positions where the land /ground gently slopes into the water - here, you'll also be able to use the bean bag ... and also look for distant backgrounds that'll blur nicely, in decent light.

Whether you'll like / prefer the results is up to you -but I'd certainly suggest trying it.

pp

Juano

EphTwoEight wrote: »

We was in Lakeside Park, Canada the other day, saw a bunch of geese, and wasnt sure if we should refer to them as local geese, or Canadian geese?

:-) either way, I suppose!

Juano

puzzledpaul wrote: »

With a situation like the first, you've got an ideal opportunity (imo) to take really low-level shots - by putting the cam on the ice
You don't need any special support equipment - other than a piece of cardboard or something similar (I use a bit of insulating camper's roll mat) ... and a bean bag ... which again needn't be anything fancy (mine is an Ipad neoprene sleeve from a £1 shop + couple of Kg bird seed)

The only probable investment you'd have to make (if not already got) is an angle finder - unless you're using a cam with an articulated screen.
Getting an angle finder will open up many possibilities for situations where you want to get down to the subject's eye level - and be comfortable when doing so.

For non-iced over lake / water scenarios, check the location out for positions where the land /ground gently slopes into the water - here, you'll also be able to use the bean bag ... and also look for distant backgrounds that'll blur nicely, in decent light.

Whether you'll like / prefer the results is up to you -but I'd certainly suggest trying it.



pp

Thanks for the advice, I will give it a try. In my situation, the ice wasn't thick enough and I really don't want my camera in icy water, or me for that matter!

Thanks again.

rwells

I really like the first image! Nice comp.

Glade they had on down coats!

Juano

rwells wrote: »

I really like the first image! Nice comp.

Glade they had on down coats!

Thanks, I agree, I prefer the first one too, the light was just right. The second one... meh, I just was happy to capture it.

Snowgirl

I really like the first one - it made me shiver! Oh - and the name? Canada Goose is specific to a certain type of goose - which these are. Has nothing to do with what passport they carry

Juano

Snowgirl wrote: »

I really like the first one - it made me shiver! Oh - and the name? Canada Goose is specific to a certain type of goose - which these are. Has nothing to do with what passport they carry

That's right, the scientific name is Branta canadensis