# Goose in the Grass

**URL:** <https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/goose-in-the-grass/24573>\
**Category:** Image Critiques\
**Tags:** weekly-challenge\
**Created:** [September 27, 2021, 4:49pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/goose-in-the-grass/24573 "2021-09-27T16:49:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![David\_Schoen](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/david_schoen/32/368_2.png) [@David\_Schoen](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/David_Schoen)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2021, 4:49pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/goose-in-the-grass/24573/1 "2021-09-27T16:49:10Z")

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![Goose in the Grass](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/a/e/aef7c234d2012754c21711d64ecd9c2f85c7e028.jpeg)

Greylag Goose, north central Iceland. Cloudy and raining. From an open car window. I like the grass mound.

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Is this a composite: No  
iso 800, 400 + 1.4x, f6.3, 1250th, 60% full frame, Sony A1]

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**Author:** ![Mark\_Seaver](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/mark_seaver/32/231_2.png) [@Mark\_Seaver](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Mark_Seaver)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2021, 4:28pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/goose-in-the-grass/24573/2 "2021-09-28T16:28:07Z")

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David, the details in the goose and in the mound that it’s standing on look very good. The subtle textures in the cloudy sky are good also.

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**Author:** ![Max\_Waugh](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/max_waugh/32/512_2.png) [@Max\_Waugh](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Max_Waugh)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2021, 5:15pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/goose-in-the-grass/24573/3 "2021-09-30T17:15:53Z")

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David, I really like this grassy texture, and how it’s faintly echoed in the plumage. If you have more clean background above to goose, I’d prefer to see a bit more cushion between the head and the edge of the frame.

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**Author:** ![Gary\_Minish](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/gary_minish/32/525_2.png) [@Gary\_Minish](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Gary_Minish)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2021, 5:49am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/goose-in-the-grass/24573/4 "2021-10-01T05:49:06Z")

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A nice capture of this goose, David! Good colors and clarity plus a nice pose. I have to agree with Max that (since you were cropping anyway) a little less grass on the bottom and a little more room at the top would be a slightly better composition for me.