Kathleen Sewell  


Snow Geese in Repose by Kathleen Sewell

February 2025 - Snow Geese in Repose

About the Image(s)

I love visiting the nearby wetlands and seeing our snow geese every winter. The sound of thousands of snow geese taking off is astounding! This small group was enjoying a peaceful morning in the sun before beginning the activities of the day.

Focal Length - 300mm
Shutter Speed - 1/1000 second
F-stop - f/10
IS0 - 3200

Lightroom editing ~ lowered highlights, increased shadows a little, added a small amount of texture, clarity and denoise.


3 comments posted




Butch Mazzuca   Butch Mazzuca
Kathleen - Kudos on this truly excellent shot; it's simple, yet it's also complex, which makes it interesting. Your crop is ideal for this subject(s), and reflections always make for interesting images. The one 'improvement' if possible, would be to go back and try to get a similar shot with some of the subjects facing towards the camera. As it is, only two of the birds are facing within 90* of the camera and none are looking into your lens. I realize wildlife doesn't pose, but this is the type of scene where you can take a lot of images and then review them on your screen at home. I feel with just a couple of birds looking into the lens the image would pop a lot more - still you captured a lovely scene.   Posted: 02/06/2025 16:27:12



Kathleen Sewell   Kathleen Sewell
Thank you Butch! Yes, I agree with your suggestion to have more direct eye contact from the birds. Next time I will keep a closer eye on their eyes! ;)   Posted: 02/06/2025 18:33:35



Peter Hornbostel   Peter Hornbostel
Hi Kathleen. I like your photo; the mirror is great. I'm with Butch, that a portrait - if human or animal - should show the eyes. The more, the better. Not always successful and, like everything in photography, with many exceptions! In this case only a few of them will be sufficant!   Posted: 02/06/2025 19:41:03



 

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