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Wait For Me, Mom !


Wait For Me, Mom !
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Copyright: Mish PM (Finland_in_Eton) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 156 W: 23 N: 225] (876)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-06-11
Categories: Birds
Camera: Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50
Exposure: f/4, 1/320 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-07-02 8:07
Viewed: 609
Points: 14
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Another photo taken while fishing. Several Canada Geese came ashore with their young; two older goslings, one of which is pictured here and a single younger one (who's photo I will post later)

The day was variably overcast, as it has been for much of the last month, so getting the exposure right was not always easy as the light kept changing.

I ran this through unsharp mask at a low setting to remove the 'haze', adjusted the brightness/contrast manually, resized it and did one pass through 'sharpen'.


The following information was taken from here:

http://www.gpnc.org/canada.htm

The family bond begins at the nest. Canada Geese mate for life. 4 to 7 eggs make up a typical clutch and incubation is done solely by the female. The male (gander) zealously guards the nest and will attack any intruders. Incubation takes 25 to 30 days and the goslings are led to water within a day after hatching.

After hatching, there is an amazing change in the attitude of the gander. Where he would previously chase off any other geese in the area, he now becomes much more tolerant of them. Indeed, if there are other clutches of goslings in the area, they will often group together in flocks called "crèches" and be looked after by all the adults.

The goslings have a wheezy soft call that may be either in distinct parts - "wheep-wheep-wheep" - or a drawn out whinny - "wheee-oow". Anyone who has raised domestic geese will immediately recognize these calls. Just as in adolescent people, when the voice changes as the goose matures it will often "crack" and sound like a cross between a honk and a wheeze. This will be noticeable when the goslings are becoming fully feathered and starting to show the distinct black and white adult coloration.
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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4774 W: 294 N: 4020] (13209)
  • [2007-07-02 8:22]

Hello Mish,
Very cute scane:)Well caught,framed and composed.Details,POV and lighting are also wonderful.
TFS..:-)

Hello Mish,
Well composed. Good decisive moment.
Excellent sharpness.
Well done
TFS
Annick

good focus nice expression good colors nice pose

  • Great 
  • jmirah Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 506 W: 5 N: 1135] (4665)
  • [2007-07-02 16:48]

A great capture of a little gosling...Great color and detail...Very well composed...TFS
Jim

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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2001 W: 226 N: 6845] (24727)
  • [2007-07-03 5:10]

Hi Mish,
a very sharp capture.
Detailed with a good POV.
Well done,
Joe

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  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1169 W: 4 N: 3262] (14691)
  • [2007-07-03 5:54]

Mish, lovely and really very well presented. The hair of this little one is beautiful and also the focus. TFS Ganesh

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  • Debz Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 516 W: 0 N: 846] (3307)
  • [2007-07-04 2:23]

Great pov on this shot Mish. Lovely to see the whole Gosling calling and walking. Very fine detail on the feathers with good light and colours. They grow up very quickly and they have great character, I love them. Great compositon.
tfs
debz

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