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03-FEB-2005 Peter Hollinger

2005-02-03: Goose Latrine

Charles River, Needham / Newton

This could be a pretty scene if not for all the goose shit!
I guess the Canada Geese gather here because of the open water.
(I wonder: in Canada, do they call them "American Geese"?)

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
1/250s f/10.0 at 10.0mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time03-Feb-2005 12:51:13
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 20D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length10 mm
Exposure Time1/250 sec
Aperturef/10
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias-0.67
White Balance (-1)
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programshutter priority (2)
Focus Distance

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Guest 22-Feb-2005 03:39
It sounds so lovely when you put it that way...
Pic Chick10-Feb-2005 18:29
Nope, we call them Canadian Geese too and trust me, they crap up here alot more than they do by the time they get down there! :)
Marj Shockley05-Feb-2005 14:48
haha Nice composition! Best goose dropping photo I've ever seen!
Peter Hollinger04-Feb-2005 12:48
Thanks for the comments, everyone. But hey -- I took the shot because of the goose shit! The pretty reflection is just a chance addition. You're lucky I didn't have a longer lens on the camera, or I could have taken a closeup on the droppings!
Guest 04-Feb-2005 05:19
Crikey that's a lot of crap! I love the reflection in the water though. Perhaps a crop for just the vertical right half of the photo would look better?
Karen Leaf04-Feb-2005 04:16
Oh crud I hate seeing that stuff on the edge of the water. The geese are beautiful but I wonder what we could give them to eat that end up a little less, um, disqusting.
Janet Lamont04-Feb-2005 02:17
Aside from the goose droppings I really like this image. The sun and trees reflected in the water are beautiful. Great composition.
Guest 04-Feb-2005 01:55
The Inuits call it Uluagullik
Dawn04-Feb-2005 01:07
Nice reflection in the water!
cindyd04-Feb-2005 00:53
Hey Peter, this has an extraordinary composition - the lines and curves, convergence, and reflections and tones. Really cool . . . but I agree about the ah, goose leavings. You can try to select the color in a replace color and blend it with the path, or just desaturate, then tone as you see fit. Just a thought. Cindy
SP Merrill04-Feb-2005 00:35
Beautiful mood and composition...well done!