Two Swans in the Sunset

Gallery: AvianPosted December 28, 200963 views6 comments

I took some time before a softball game to take some photos and came across this pair of black swans. I was able to move to a point where the sun was setting behind them and this added the golden glow to the water, while putting them in silhouette. This turned out as more of an abstract shot (they never did get close enough together for a full "heart") than what I typically shoot. The title is a take-off of a Pink Floyd cut.

Tech details:

D300 w/ 300mm F4
1/800th @ F6.3 (ISO 200 equi.)

Thoughts?

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Mia McPherson on December 28, 2009 at 5:24 PM

David,

There is still a very abstract heart shape for me in the image and I think this works quite well for me as posted. I feel that it needs a smidge of CCW rotation, but that may be an optical illusion.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on December 28, 2009 at 11:09 PM

Nice silhouette with beautiful water and that classic swan pose.

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Comment posted by dan elster on December 29, 2009 at 12:34 AM

I love the symmetry. I never would have looked for the heart shape if you hadn't mentioned it. Nice shot.

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Comment posted by May Haga on December 29, 2009 at 4:30 PM

Beautiful sillouette, wonderful color to the water.
Well done.
May

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on December 29, 2009 at 9:18 PM

Love it

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Comment posted by Sally King on December 30, 2009 at 10:29 AM

I love the water color and the implied heart. Sweet.

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