{"id":78130,"date":"2021-01-22T06:45:40","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T13:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=78130"},"modified":"2024-02-13T06:37:33","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T13:37:33","slug":"canada-goose-portrait","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2021\/01\/22\/canada-goose-portrait\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada Goose Portrait"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"RelaxedRelaxed Canada Goose portrait \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/400, ISO 500, +0.3 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

I also see the sun starting to set over the Oquirrh Mountains<\/span><\/a> reflected in the eye of this goose along with a few clouds floating in the sky.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

To view more of my Canada Geese images plus facts and information about this species click here<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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