Goose, Helena, AL

Goose, Helena, AL

I went shooting in the park the other day and this goose decided to say hello.

I learned a hard lesson about dynamic range: the camera sees less range than the eye. Sure, I've read that a million times, but there's nothing like good old experience to make it really hit home. It's not so apparent in this photo, but most of the pictures I took were very harsh and contrasty, with the geese either in dark shadow or bright highlights, or both, and the camera couldn't handle it. I was there at around 4:30 p.m. on a clear day; the available light was very directional and hard, and was beginning to warm a bit. It could have been a good time to practice using the fill flash, if I could have gotten close enough to the birds. I didn't think of it.