Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Reflection: Canada Goose


Our resident Canada Geese are establishing their nesting sites and this goose was reluctant to leave the point of land jutting into the lake. As I slowly moved the boat along the shoreline the goose swam parallel to the boat allowing this close-up photograph. Later in the morning I observed this goose and its mate picking grass on the earthen dam breastwall.

The sharp reflection captured here is what made this particular image stand out above the other images captured during this close-up encounter.

8 comments:

Ruth's Photo Blog said...

An excellent picture.The reflection is so good it could be posted upside down and still look good.
Blessings,Ruth

Kim said...

Wonderful reflection shot!

Leedra said...

Yes that reflection is sharp, an awesome photo.

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Lori said...

Wow...this is extraordinary! I don't think I've ever seen a reflection so sharp and still. Lovely, as always.

Anonymous said...

Pretty cool, soon they will be laying eggs too.

Happy Spring to you.

Montanagirl said...

Salty, this is a wonderful photo! You do really good work! The reflection is very snappy. Thanks for your constant encouragement when you visit my blog. I sometimes am too hard on myself, and want EVERY photo to be extraordinary. Naturally, that doesn't happen. I use the Canon EOS 40D. I dropped my big lens (I think it's the same one you use: the Canon 100-400 IS USM telephoto) a year ago in February. It was attached to my Rebel XT at the time. I had the lens repaired, but it's never been quite the same in the head since dropping it. Someday, I'd like to get a faster lens as well.

This Is My Blog - fishing guy said...

Salty: Beautiful reflection, I enjoyed the show.

Ivar Østtun said...

Beautiful shot and a great feflection. Well done Salty