I've Heard of Goose Stepping but... by bmac62
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...militant mallard. At our campsite at Grants Pass, Oregon.
Bill
"Michelin Man"
Comments (28)
Marching toward a meal? I love the little curl on his tail, I used to try and make my hair do that when I was little...great capture, Bill!
that the real step for sure
Great capture This goose has style LOL Hugs Susan~
Thats one fantastic capture Bill.. Left, left, left, right, left..
Great capture!!!
Fab catch, very funny!
its a goose in diguise.... simple....;)
Must be HIS stamping ground Bill, lovely shot.
Hup, two, three, four, hup,... A strident character, Clive
cute and nice capture :-)
wonderful photo!!
What a great shot! A goose-stepping duck. Who knew? :)
Great capture, Bill
Yea, but isnt it usually on the water they do that ??? LOL ! AWEsome shot Bill.
Great shot, wonderful photo
He's on a mission, perhaps he's late home :o)
B E A U T Y
Cool capture....
Oh my, I was expecting to see an old b & w photo of units of the Wehrmacht marching down the Rue de la Paix in 1940. Unbelievable sharp clarity and terrific light/shadow effects in this stellar pic of the teutonic Canadian goose strutting through the grass, Bill.
cool capture!!
Isn't he cute and he looks so elegant high stepping it through this long grass. Beautifully caught in this capture.
Spectacular capture, fabulous lighting, very cute photo, very well done!
Super shot of this mallard "stepping" out. Beautiful colors and you caught the curled up tail. Dana
Really cute!!
MARVELOUS! SUPERB!!
Nice shot at just the right moment! About goose stepping - developed in early renaissance Florence (1300s?) as a parade step to honor visiting dignitaries, it was later imported to France by king Francois I (1500s). From there, the "French" step was imported to other European royal households as French culture was emulated by many. This is how it came to spread to Austria (the Habsbourg empire), Greece (via Italy), several of the German states, eventually to Prussia (late 1600s). It was used extensively by Napoleon's elite troops, and in Russia. It's also used at the Vatican (the Swiss Guard). Unfortunately, the propaganda films from the Nazi period in Germany cemented the Nazi ideology to the "goose step", wherefore it's been thrown out from many countries. It's a notoriously difficult step to learn, and very bad for the knees (with protracted use the knees start bending backwards due to stretching of the ligaments). I've seen some Nazi propaganda films - the men look like a giant machine, BUT, when turning corners, even the best trained get "out of step".
And he even has a brown shirt..... well, sort of.... This is a delightful capture, Bill, and your title just puts the icing on the cake! Got a good chuckle out of it. And what a great, colorful mallard - I think he's just strutting his stuff for you and Tara! LOL!
Oh wow what a super cool shot...he looks so dignified!