[hal1]

I thought I would get my feet wet and post a picture here. All comments are welcome, I'm here to learn.

[Charlotte]

Nice first post here, hal1 Good exposure + colour here, just a pity the direction of the sun resulted in a shadow from it's neck to fall across its back (something to watch out for). I would've liked to see a bit more of the goose's environment. Otherwise, not much to say, except I look forward to seeing more from you

[hal1]

Thanks Charlotte, that is something I need to keep reminding myself about, I sometimes forget about the shadows. Practice practice practice!

[Charlotte]

Originally Posted by hal1

... Practice practice practice!

You got that right, hal1 ... I'm in the same boat, with needing more practice

[nichpr]

I always like to keep a polarizer filter handy when taking shots around the water, Hal. In this case the filter could have saved some of those highlights on the gooses neck and head. It might also have given you a deeper color to the water. Its a fun filter to experiment with and often invaluable around the water.
Keep shootin' and postin' - we're eager to see more.
- Paul

[Rob Barron]

My advice to you Hal would be to get down low. You are above the headline so are looking downwards at a very dark head against a dark BG. By getting down on your knees, you'd achieve two things: you'd get the head higher and be able to select a lighter background, leaves or whatever, and you would get the eyeline onto the same level as the viewer's eyes which, even when not actually looking at us, creates a greater connection between subject and viewer.

Hope that helps,
Cheers,
Rob

[hal1]

Thanks for the info ya'll. I have so much to learn, but thats half the fun isn't it?