Then the Goose Walked By

Played around with this one a bit going for minimalism. Thanks to advice from a few of my fellow photographers, it's finally ready to post. And definitely better on black.
The one without branches is on Flickr (along with the earlier versions): https://www.flickr.com/photos/taffyraphael/28518629996/in/album-72157667362566233/

[Joan]

Love this processing! Fav!

[Margo]

fav

[Tony]

Looks to be stepping it out.

[Islandgirl]

Looks like he is walking on snow, lovely on black!

[Simply Amanda]

Love the edit!!!

[Celi]

your result is gorgeous. fav!

[Helen Sanderson]

delightful image

[*lynn]

wonderful processing ... love the simplicity

[Maggiemae]

I don't think this goose knows where he is going! The world has disappeared! I like this! fav

[Rachel]

I'll have to look on Flickr...this is so nice. I really like the high key look, and the interesting shadow.

[gloria jones]

Cool high-key image....great composition

[Babs]

Nice editing. I prefer this one with the branches in the shot.

[Louise & Ken]

Lovely imagem, Taffy! I like that you were able to pare it down and that it now looks to me like a children's book illustration of the sort that goes in the middle of the page with text above and below...

[Graeme Stevens]

Great shot and processing

[Cathy]

Love the simplicity, high key and composition! FAV

[Marnie]

Wonderful, just wonderful. Minimalism works so well here. You've caught the goose 'just right'.

[Stef Neyhart]

Brilliant capture!

[Dianne]

Really nicely done.

[Richard Sayer]

Interesting exercise... this gets my Fav but I prefer the final Flickr version for its absolute simplicity.

[Joan Robillard]

I think I agree with Richard.

[Wylie]

looks great, and yes, on black definitely. fav

[sally agnew]

Very nice indeed :)

[Sally Ings]

Super high key capture

[Kerri]

Awesome shot

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Wonderful shot, Taffy. I've never tried that technique before.

[Francoise]

love the shadow. agree with louise that it has an illustration feel.

[Lisa Poland]

Beautiful!

[Mona]

Love the comp and the light feel. Great negative space too. Love it, fav.

[Ivan]

Very minimalist...fav

[ZambianLass]

Fav. Always love your photos

[Taffy]

@vignouse Thanks for visiting, commenting, and taking the time to go to Flickr too. I appreciate it. I never could decide which I like best, so was happy to post both versions.

[Leon Buijs]

Great processing and image

[Chris Johnson]

Love how casual he looks as he's walking by. Great shot!

[Lois]

Love this one with the branches on black

[alia_801]

Very cool! Love the high-key feel. I like the context provided by the branches in this pic. The other one is nice too - feels like it's in the snow.

[PhotoCrazy]

Wonderful image, nicely done!

[Rosie Kerr]

Adorable pigeon-toed strut and super high-key feel.

[Lisa Stein]

Love your high key processing. A very artistic take on this strutting goose.

[Caroline]

Oh this is beautiful Taffy. Down to that little shadow of his! I love it!

[Pam Knowler]

Love this high key effect - a wonderful image!! I must check out Flickr - I keep forgetting to go on there.

[Jennifer]

Immediate fav

[Richard Hickey]

Awesome picture and processing. Congratulations on making the Trending Page and the PP. Well deserved.

[Ukandie!]

Great end effect, love the stark contrasty feel!

[Amrita]

Brilliant!

[Junko Y]

I especially like the walking pose against that stark background.