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formula4speed
18th of May 2005 (Wed), 20:05
You know they're cute, c'mon admit it...you just thought to yourself "awww".

Out trying to learn with my 200mm 2.8L, shot wide open in aperature priority at ISO 100 with their parents hissing at me for being too close. Only PP was to crop it a bit.

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GTogs
18th of May 2005 (Wed), 20:28
Cute little criters! AWWWW!
John Trogdon
18th of May 2005 (Wed), 20:31
Wow! What a nice shot. I think that lens is working for you. Hope to see more.
Leorooster
18th of May 2005 (Wed), 20:34
Very cute and nice shot. I think I would crop more. Just my personal preference.
Scotter
18th of May 2005 (Wed), 21:21
Great shot
LazyPhotographer
18th of May 2005 (Wed), 21:22
Sweeeet!
witchy
18th of May 2005 (Wed), 23:31
Awwwwwwww, they are adorable :)
weemannie
19th of May 2005 (Thu), 01:19
Cuddly

That's a really nice shot - thanks for sharing :)
Hava
19th of May 2005 (Thu), 04:18
Amazing shot. I love all of it:
* the geese are cute
* they are sharp as can be
* the background blur is super.
* Love the tone; especially how the top left background color matches the geese head yellowish color.

Very balanced!Great shot!
SuzanneCarey
19th of May 2005 (Thu), 09:32
CUTE, CUTE, CUTE. I WANT ONE!
formula4speed
19th of May 2005 (Thu), 11:59
I've gone out looking for these guys twice now, probably a total of 50 shots or so and I got maybe 3 keepers. I think this one made the trips worth it tho. My unofficial testing of this lens shows that it is considerably sharper at f/4 than 2.8 so I'm gonna give that a shot next time I make it out there.
foxbat
19th of May 2005 (Thu), 14:50
Beautiful shot, one to have printed for sure. Soft focus where it needs to be, sharp where it needs to be.
guitarman3
19th of May 2005 (Thu), 16:45
Formula4speed and all the other bird shooters out there with the long lenses -
Do you usually shoot in servo mode when taking these or set it to one-shot? I would think as long as you have the subject in your sites you'd just fire away maybe a half dozen. Would love to know!
Oh yeah, and that's a great photo Formula4Speed! Nice job. Were you lying on the ground when you took it? How far away were the geese?
formula4speed
19th of May 2005 (Thu), 18:18
I'm not usually into bird shooting, as my 200mm is the longest thing I have right now and its normally not long enough. That was shot in 1 shot mode, if I was thinking I probably would've thrown it into AI servo. I was actually shooting on a tripod, but the geese were on a hill so the angle worked out in my favor and they weren't very far from me at all...if I had to guess I'd say I got within 10 feet of them at times which the parents didn't like very much.
stoneylonesome
19th of May 2005 (Thu), 19:47
Sweet photo of the little walking fuzz balls :lol:
PhotosGuy
19th of May 2005 (Thu), 21:42
Cute little fuzzballs!
skade
20th of May 2005 (Fri), 00:45
awww so cute!
Reigh Higgins
20th of May 2005 (Fri), 16:34
I really like this photo and think you did an excellent job in the composition. I did a little tweaking in PS,hope you don't mind. Keep up the great work. Regards Reigh
mrclark321
20th of May 2005 (Fri), 16:55
WOW...That is beautifull....I love this shot

Dan

I like the PS version also
djonto
21st of May 2005 (Sat), 01:26
Amazing shot. I love all of it:
* the geese are cute
* they are sharp as can be
* the background blur is super.
* Love the tone; especially how the top left background color matches the geese head yellowish color.

Very balanced!Great shot!

Ditto

Just about everything is right - a lovely shot!
thomascanty
21st of May 2005 (Sat), 03:24
They're adorable! Very nice picture.