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jacques brisebois
{K:57553} 4/30/2006
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wonderful capture, real nice composition, really love it, the boat on the background, natural framing, a real great one Andre
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Dave Stacey
{K:117717} 4/30/2006
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Excellent composition here, Andre! A very good shot of the goose, but with that importand extra in the shot to make it very different from the average. The dof is perfect here, too! Very well seen and captured!
Dave.
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Andre Denis
{K:56482} 4/30/2006
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Thanks Jacques,
As you probably know, these geese are very plentiful around here, even to the point of being a nuisance. We can get close-ups of them any time we feel like. But, this opportunity was there only for a few seconds. So, I'm pretty proud of it. Another five seconds or so and the canoe would have been out of the frame, or the goose would have been gone. Not much of a shot left after that.:)
Andre
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Andre Denis
{K:56482} 4/30/2006
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Hi Dave,
That's exactly the way I saw it too Dave! Without the canoe paddling by, all I would have is another common Goose shot. I got very lucky with the timing of this one :)
Andre
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Kathy Hillard
{K:25721} 5/1/2006
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Great shot, Andre! Lucky indeed to have your camera ready!!! I love that little pop of muted color that the paddlers add to the shot. I love this!!!!
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stingRay part 2 .
{K:140071} 5/1/2006
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What an excellently composed shot Andre, all the more remarkable for the short space of time given you for it's capture. The details in the bird are superb, the textures in the bark are great and I love the rich blobs of colour of the canoeists so wonderfully framed by the branches. Well done to you my friend....Very best wishes....Ray
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Andre Denis
{K:56482} 5/1/2006
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Thanks Kathy,
To use one of my Usefilm friends sayings (Thilo)
The canoe is like the "cherry" on top of the image. It seems to work well!
Andre
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Andre Denis
{K:56482} 5/1/2006
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Thanks Ray,
I was pretty happy with the way this one turned out.
Andre
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Marcus Armani
{K:35759} 5/2/2006
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Excellent Andre, I like the way you have perfect focus of the goose through the branches, and the boaters through another, this is a perfect moment for the capture, and you got a nice profile shot..
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Susie OConnor
{K:34798} 5/3/2006
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GREAT shot Andre. And great timing. This is a priceless shot. I hope you are going to print this out and hang it. Your exposure and dof are really good.
Susie
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Andre Denis
{K:56482} 5/3/2006
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Thanks Susie,
I haven't printed it, but it has been my monitor wallpaper for the last few days!
Andre
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Andre Denis
{K:56482} 5/3/2006
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Thanks Marcus,
I did get a little lucky with the correct focus. I don't know how many times a shot like this has been ruined by the focus going to some wayward branches instead of the main subject :) I use the auto focus set to "spot" for most of this kind of shot. I find the continuous focus too slow and battery consuming on my Fuji S5000. The manual focus is unbelieveably awkward to use, in situations like this.
Andre
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Kes
{K:18407} 5/6/2006
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Hi Andre, nice composition and capture. The branches frame the bird and the folks in the boat. Amazing "co-operation"! Your DOF keeps the bird in focus and blurs the background, yet there is enough detail in the background to complete the story.
Best regards,
Kes
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Andre Denis
{K:56482} 5/6/2006
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Thanks Kes,
I really did get lucky with the timing of this one. Nothing cloned out at all. Straight from the camera without the branches going through either the gooses head or the canoe :)
Andre
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:99839} 5/11/2006
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Wonderful shot with good focal clarity, DOF and the composition is perfect. Very well done. As they say . . . timing is everything!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Andre Denis
{K:56482} 5/12/2006
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Thanks Doyle,
I did get very lucky with the timing on this one!
To tell you the truth, I really thought more people would notice this one when I first posted it. You never can tell how it might go with views and comments :)
Thanks for visiting!
Andre
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:98181} 5/12/2006
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Even considering the good lick you had, Andre, the picture is a great composition and the ratios of size and distance of the two main things of interest are in a very good proportion to each other. The branches add much to the image, since they bring the feeling of being myself there, watching them paddling away and wating to get out again.
A great moment in nature, and indeed, also a humorous one!
Bravo!
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andree lerat
{K:16734} 5/12/2006
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Unique capture. Love it. Remember that the goose has two eyes, one watching you and the other watching the boat. :) Andree
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Andre Denis
{K:56482} 5/13/2006
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Thanks Nick,
I liked the idea of the goose being caught in the middle of my camera and the canoe. And he seems to be keeping an eye on each of us!
Andre
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Andre Denis
{K:56482} 5/13/2006
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Thanks Andree,
Yes, exactly! I wonder how strange it must be to have that kind of vision. I suppose it would be a little like seeing out of a 7mm Fisheye lens all the time :)
Thanks for the visit and the comment.
Andre
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Motahare Okhovat
{K:337} 7/10/2006
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Dear andre,
Nice perspective , good catch :)!
All the best friend
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Andre Denis
{K:56482} 7/11/2006
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Thanks for the comment Motahare. And thanks for paying a visit to my portfolio!
Andre
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Stan Ciszek
{K:31642} 4/4/2007
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It's very expressive shot Andre,I like it.
Best wishes,
Stan
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Andre Denis
{K:56482} 4/4/2007
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Thanks Stan,
I always get a laugh from this one because I remember how I surprised the goose by walking around the bend. I was lucky enough to have him not fly away and at the same time, the people in the canoe were in perfect position for the shot. Sometimes we get lucky :)
Andre
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Shirley D. Cross
{K:141852} 4/5/2007
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It's a wonderful capture, Andre!:)
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Andre Denis
{K:56482} 4/5/2007
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Thanks Shirley,
This one was taken almost one year ago now.
I've always liked the whimsical look to this one.
Andre
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Shirley D. Cross
{K:141852} 4/5/2007
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You're welcome, Andre!:)
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