Maikel de BakkerEarly Monday morning in the Oisterwijk forests, I set out for a quiet walk. The light was soft, slightly muted by a thin layer of clouds. Not the kind of morning that screams for photography… but those are often the moments where something subtle appears.
The water was perfectly still—like glass. A thin layer of water vapor hovered above it, catching the first gentle hints of sunlight. And there it was: a Greylag Goose (Anser anser), a very common sight, one I usually pass without a second thought.
But not this time.
With the warm light just touching the scene and the background still resting in shadow, everything aligned. The calm water, the mist, and the quiet presence of the goose turned something ordinary into something worth capturing.
Captured with my Canon 5D Mark IV and Sigma 100–400mm, f/6.3, ISO 1250.
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The water was perfectly still—like glass. A thin layer of water vapor hovered above it, catching the first gentle hints of sunlight. And there it was: a Greylag Goose (Anser anser), a very common sight, one I usually pass without a second thought.
But not this time.
With the warm light just touching the scene and the background still resting in shadow, everything aligned. The calm water, the mist, and the quiet presence of the goose turned something ordinary into something worth capturing.
Captured with my Canon 5D Mark IV and Sigma 100–400mm, f/6.3, ISO 1250.
#GreylagGoose #AnserAnser #GroteGans #OoisterwijkseBossen #DutchNature #NatureNetherlands #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography #MorningLight #EarlyMorning #MistyWater #CalmWaters #Reflections #NatureMoments #CommonButBeautiful #NatureObservation #LandscapePhotography #OutdoorPhotography #NatureWalk #QuietNature #SoftLight #CanonPhotography #Canon5DMarkIV #Sigma100400 #Telephoto #PhotographyTechnique #NaturalLight #WildlifeLovers #BirdLovers #NatureLovers #ExploringNature #MoodyNature #LightAndShadow #WonderingLens #ByMaikeldeBakker #MaikeldeBakkerPhotography #PixelfedPhotography #LightAndLife #SimpleMoments #NatureStories
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