Geese on Ice #2

Posted by dYe (Cambridge, United States) on 7 March 2007 in Animal & Insect.

It was funny to watch them trying to walk on the ice. Geese aren't exactly graceful when walking on even normal ground, and their webbed feet don't have much traction against the ice. Therefore, it was very much step and slip, step and slip.

Comments (14)

badala from Leiria, Portugal

I like this image. Beautiful monochrome and nice subject.

7 Mar 2007 2:32am

Dimitrios from ATHENS, Greece

oh it is smoooooooth, sorry it was very slipery, ha ha nice one

7 Mar 2007 5:55am

Jen from Jessup, United States

Wonderful shot...love the light and how you captured them all in a row!

7 Mar 2007 6:55am

@Jen: Thanks for all your nice comments! The lighting actually wasn't that exciting that day, so I applied a bit of a diffuse glow.

Maoya from Rolle, Switzerland

Love the soft and aireal effect of the colors.

7 Mar 2007 8:03am

Craiger from Vacaville, California, United States

Great detail, light capture, and composition!

7 Mar 2007 10:07am

mahdi from Iran

verry well ... nice

7 Mar 2007 10:11am

Rahul from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Wow, all in a row, something like March of the Penguins ;) Probably this one was more a Happy Feet :D

7 Mar 2007 12:34pm

@Rahul: Haha, maybe the geese are tyring to get a movie made about them too! That's why they made such a nice formation for me - it was good for publicity.

Johnny Soedomo from United States

i like it.. especially the shadow of the ducks.. nicely captured... the 2nd duck seems to be trying to take the lead or breaking off from the line :)

7 Mar 2007 1:53pm

@Johnny Soedomo: Thank you! The second goose does seem a bit frustrated with his position, but in the next shot I have, the third goose was the one that broke ranks. You can never tell with those tricky geese.... :)