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Not a bad shot, like the glowing lights reflected on the water, but it definitely needs some work. The diffused flash does help illuminate the goose but also gave you some glare off the white, which makes it look flat. As noted in the comments, the tail/back are in focus, and not the head. The head and especially the eye are all-important for any kind of photo involving anything with an eye. If the eye is not tack sharp, you will get voted down and that's what happened here...a combo of missed focus, too low an ISO, and what looks like too high a flash setting. A tighter crop might have helped.
I have that lens and as with most lenses, it is not at its best wide-open. A smaller aperture, say f3.5 or f4.0 and a much higher ISO (take advantage of the D7k and its high ISO performance capabilities; I'd start around 800, easy) would help tremendously. As would a few slices of bread! Not foolproof but will definitely help cut back on the goose-chasing time :-)
If you get the chance to reshoot, go for it. This time try the suggested changes, and don't be afraid to hunker down and shoot more at goose-eye level.
Hope this critique has been of help, keep up the good work and feel free to PM me.
Susan |
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