Mother and child
by rdebruyn

Comment by Coley:
I like the way the grass and tree frame your subject.
Congrats on the high score

Mother and child
by rdebruyn

Comment by rdebruyn:
I was going to comment on how it's too bad I didn't get a better DOF. As I went through the setup, I started to question whether it is a lack of sharpness. Goslings can look fuzzy until viewed large. I still thing the little guy's out of the DOF, but I'll look at the original to be sure.

Anyway, this is what I was going to say...
It was evening and they were in shadow. I had to shoot as they walked by and used an f/8... oh well. Actually, I thought it was a more open aperture to get a fast enough shutter speed.

I still like the image and my goal was to better my highest finish. Thanks to you guys, I did just that! I also stopped trying to set up shots for these challenges. I was lucky enough to have a shot from the weekend that met the challenge.

Thanks

Mother and child
by rdebruyn

Comment by Patsfan:
Aww. Cute baby goose. Nice shot.

Mother and child
by rdebruyn

Comment by Ivo:
This always works for me. Good luck!

Mother and child
by rdebruyn

Comment by cyclingtmb:
Good line which leads the eye across the photo

Mother and child
by rdebruyn

Comment by Kel27:
the duckling is so cute

Mother and child
by rdebruyn

Comment by kellyo:
Perfect except the baby is too soft focus.

Mother and child
by rdebruyn

Comment by stoneflunkey:
deeper dof for the gosling is needed. Or is he just a fuzzy little chap?

Mother and child
by rdebruyn

Comment by Bujanx:
Man do I hate Canada Geese! (Because they poop all over my rollerblade/running path) but this is a great capture.

Mother and child
by rdebruyn

Comment by bubeltrubel:
this is a very nice image, also like the colors. too bad the little one is out of focus.