Saturday
Apr252015
Goose On Water x 7 + 1
Saturday, April 25, 2015 at 5:00AM I recently was at nearby Aldridge Gardens to get some some photos of roses blooming with the lake in the background, but I was frustrated by lighting that was too bright. At last I gave up and walked down to the boathouse, forgetting about photography but wanting to enjoy a lovely view of the lake. The lighting from this angle was much better, and I soon had my camera back out as I observed a goose swimming across the lake. I was taken as much by the beauty of the water as I was by the goose. I call this series of photos "Goose on Water x 7 + 1." (or simple algebra for lake lovers!) Do you have a favorite?
#1:
#2:
#3:
#4:
#5:
#6:
#7:
Finally, here is one more photo I took near the boathouse. No goose, but I love the water colors!
Reader Comments (18)
Canadian geese are so handsome! Great shots!
All are beautiful Deb, but I'll vote #1. Very pretty!!
Oh, what beautiful pictures !! I love these fantastic reflections on the water !!
Have a happy weekend :)
Beautiful photos! (And a good-looking goose.)
Number 2 for me :) great shots!
They're all beautiful, but there's something about the composition of #5. What a lovely day!
#6 looks like an impressionist painting! Beautiful!
Hard to pick a favorite but I love the reflections in all especially 3, 4, and 5 .
Oh don't they look charming floating around there in the pond? Well, they aren't nearly as charming when leaving a mess all over the neighborhood! LOL We were just discussing how to chase them away from our neighborhood retention pond. There are even nests full of eggs! I'm just glad that my home is nowhere near the pond.
Nice photos, Deb. I like the Canada Geese even though many detest them, especially at golf courses.
I like number 7, though I seem to be the only one with that choice. I guess I like seeing the goose's eyes so clearly. I also really like that last shot for the same reasons you do. The color of the water is quite incrediable.
Lovely - number one gets my vote, for the arc the trees form in their lovely spring green and the perfect reflections of the clouds in the lake.
Dear Deb, I clearly have a favorite photo out of the eight photos that you have been posting here and that is the last one. To me the light is just perfect in that one and the different colors of the water are very captivating. Altogether it reminded me of a Monet painting. I think it is really a great shot!
Wishing you a nice rest of the week!
Christina
The last two pictures are my favorite. We have loads of these geese here but I still think they're beautiful. I love how green everything is. :)
Beautiful photos. I especially like the painterly effect of the reflections in the last one. I, too, am marveling at all that green. The trees haven't leafed out here yet.
The colors in the last water shot (sans goose) remind me of Monet.
And I love Monet :)
wonderful captures, I love number 5 and the last one with just the water, the colours are amazing. You have a clever eye.
This post reminds me of my childhood home. It was next to a 33 acre lake complete with mallards and a couple pair of Canada geese (lots of migrant species came through in summer and fall but those were the permanent residents). I still miss living next to that lake and seeing the sun and moon dazzle on the water. We fed the ducks and geese and came to know them and followed their lives. It was a great place to develop a love of nature.