Takeoff

Gallery: AvianPosted December 4, 2009132 views4 comments

I shot this trumpeter swan, which is part of a species restoration program, on a pond in Jackson Hole. The birds can come and go as they wish, but are fed daily, so they remain year round.
Nikon D200, Nikkor 300mm f4, 1/2000 sec, f4, 400 ISO

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on December 4, 2009 at 11:18 PM

Roger

I really like th action that you captured, the flying water, spread of the swan's wings and the forward tilt to the swan's body.

Do you have more room in the original image in front of the swan? I think more space there would give this image much more impact.

Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on December 5, 2009 at 2:11 AM

I agree with Mia's synopsis. You might be able to brighten this just a tad as well. A zoom can sure be invaluable when trying to compose for this type of situation.

Registered on January 28, 2005, 879 Posts, 12098 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on December 5, 2009 at 8:50 AM

Nice action caught here Roger. Comp for this type of image can be problematic since you don't want to lose all the splashing water behind the bird but I too feel the need for a bit more room to the left even though that would probably center the swan. Ahhh, tradeoffs...

Registered on March 30, 2007, 437 Posts, 10915 Comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on December 5, 2009 at 3:34 PM

The action here is awesome on the trumpeter swan and I like that the little bit of pink on the bill is visible. It could use some more room in the front but the biggest issue is there's a pretty dark halo around the neck and feathers from post processing.

- Luke

Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments