A small yellow gosling is the main subject of the shot, which is a close-up. It is framed centrally, showing off the detail of its downy feathers. The lighting is soft, as if it is early morning, casting a warm glow on the scene and highlighting the gosling’s tiny, beady eyes. The background is blurred, showing a lush, green grassy landscape in soft focus that stretches deep into the image. To the right of the gosling, nearby, is a small, crumpled piece of gusseted cloth, providing balance to the scene but remaining secondary in focus.
The color palette of the scene is mostly natural – the yellow of the gosling, the green of the grass, and the earthy tone of the cloth. The camera angle is at the same level as the gosling, providing the perspective of being in the same world as it, on the ground, in its environment. There’s minimal movement in scene, apart from the occasional bobbing of the gusling’s small head. The placement of the gosling and cloth suggests a story – perhaps a nest from which the gosling has just emerged.