Relaxed Canada Goose portrait, Salt Lake County, UtahRelaxed Canada Goose portrait – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1/400, ISO 500, +0.3 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light

Today I wanted to share this simple Canada Goose portrait. I took this portrait three years ago today at a pond close to where I live in Salt Lake City. I see Canada Geese at that pond frequently during the winter months. As abundant as these geese are here and across the country I always enjoy having them in my viewfinder.

Canada Geese can be loud, aggressive, and they can make quite a mess with their poop. When I look at this Canada Goose portrait I don’t think of those traits. What I see is a beautiful bird resting on the shoreline of my local pond.

I also see the sun starting to set over the Oquirrh Mountains reflected in the eye of this goose along with a few clouds floating in the sky.

The reason I decided to share this Canada Goose portrait today was because of how relaxed the goose is. I feel a bit like this goose this morning. The tension, concerns, and anxiety I felt earlier during this historic week have dissipated. I feel calmer and infinitely more relaxed.

Life is good.

Mia

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