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Heavy Load Lift-off


Heavy Load Lift-off
Photo Information
Copyright: Bente Feldballe (milloup) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 483 W: 41 N: 618] (1706)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2004-04-01
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 300D, Tamron 28-300XR
Exposure: f/13.0, 1/500 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2004-08-10 18:46
Viewed: 1547
Points: 38
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This is the Greylag Goose, Anser anser, or rather - to be more exact - it's the Anser anser anser, Western Greylag Goose as opposed to the Anser anser rubrirostris, Eastern Greylag Goose.
True Geese belong to the sub family Anserinae. They are colored in blacks, whites, greys, and browns. The sexes are very similar in appearance. Most of the true geese are fairly large birds with only one molt so there is no eclipse phase as is found with ducks. True geese are mainly terrestrial in their feeding habits and have strong bills adapted for grazing. They tend to mate for life and both sexes care for the goslings.
The Anser species are in general the so-called "grey" geese. This name is not really accurate when the North American geese are considered. In fact the Ansers also include white and brown geese. A better way of establishing parameters for the group might be that they have a uniform plumage coloring of the three colors recognized above. In addition their bills and legs are pink, orange, or yellow.
We had a colony of these geese wintering on a flooded field near the Brabrand Lake (the biggest lake around here). I can assure you that these birds are both noisy and messy ;-)) Being heavy birds, they do need a bit of runway when taking off, and that is what I've captured in this photo which was taken back in April, not so very long before they left us to go north to breed.
Treatment: Crop, contrast +10, saturation +10, USM and resize.
kenny10pin, carper, AndyB, orme, ellis49, elroyie, PDP, Callie, Robbrown, mogens-j, letr, Lourens, roconnell has marked this note useful
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yes it does look like a heavy load here, it is amazing how some bidrs do it, very good lift off pic, well done

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  • AndyB Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1391 W: 32 N: 1350] (3982)
  • [2004-08-11 2:25]

A great action shot.
Very nice capture,good sharp detail and nice colours.
Great timing also, getting it just at the point of take off.
Very well done.

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  • orme Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 49 W: 0 N: 57] (186)
  • [2004-08-11 2:28]

An amazing capture, Bente. The detail on the goose and on the splashes in the water is incredible. A beautiful blue background too.

Superbe décollage de cette oie sauvage. De bonnes couleurs et une bonne mise au point.
Félicitations Bente.

Wauw Bente what a shot.
Great capture here, fantastic colours, very good work you did on this one, great job.
points later

Great action shot
Very sharp with good details and nice color.
Well done

Bente, Beautiful action shot of this Goose. Nice detail on the body and wings against a blurred background.
Greetings, Jan

Very good catch, right on time with the right position, very good picture you almost did a panning on it.

Well, I would have to say the anser anser anser sure makes a fine posing here, Bente. Great timing to catch this split second of the liftoff, wonderful colors and detail in the bird, and the splashing water on the "runway" is great too. Well done.

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  • PDP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 2821 W: 344 N: 3779] (11769)
  • [2004-08-11 13:58]

Excellent Bente! Colours are exceptional. Well seen and captured, very good freeze of movement.

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  • Callie Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1132 W: 105 N: 2609] (7531)
  • [2004-08-11 15:15]

Spot-on capture, Bente! Like the action - did you put Milloup up the chase him?

Very nice capture well light and spot on sharp good note too.

Great action shot Bente. Everything seems to work here - except from a little burn in the white. Colours and composition are good. Nice note too.

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  • Lesley Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 297 W: 13 N: 913] (2988)
  • [2004-08-12 21:26]

Wonderful capture, Bente. Terrific color combination too. Your focus is dead on. Good job!

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  • letr Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 87 W: 50 N: 47] (130)
  • [2004-08-15 18:35]

Excellent action shot, like the details off the action captured here with the composition and the sharpness of the picture . .Great !!

Excellent action image, Bente!! Captured at the right time. Sharpness, colour etc are perfect.

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  • livios Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2156 W: 322 N: 4258] (16906)
  • [2005-01-13 15:37]

Bente, another great shot of yours. Perfect sharpness (as usual), nice POV and great DOF. To me, the picture is rather funny, and that's cool too.

Excellent. Is a real pleasure to view your gallery.

Great in-flight photo of what I now know to be a Greylag Goose. The stop-action is great, as is the DOF. Well done.

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