Swans and Alaska Range

Gallery: AvianPosted May 2, 2010129 views8 comments

Olympus E-3, 300mm braced in car window
f10, 1/1000, ISO200

Another shot of swans - this time two Trumpeters and a Tundra - against the Alaska Range. The crop is intentional to emphasize the height of the mountains behind the field. This is approximately the right half of the shot. All comments welcomed, but I'm looking specifically for your thoughts on the crop...

Delta Barley Project, 110 miles SE of Fairbanks.

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on May 2, 2010 at 7:51 PM

Wonderful back drop Jim, it works for me. Would rather see em' coming of course..
Perhaps a slight CW rotation would improve it..or not

A place I can only dream about getting to.

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Moore on May 2, 2010 at 7:59 PM

Love the BG and crop.The sense of space works for me. I do not think that rotation is neccessary. As the others have said you might try it and see.

Registered on February 11, 2010, 143 Posts, 1248 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on May 2, 2010 at 8:07 PM

Slopes happen. And the trees look vertical to my eye, so I wouldn't rotate. Another one of your images that shows the grandeur of where you live combined with some of the natural inhabitants Jim. Geez, I'd love to see this in person...

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

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on May 2, 2010 at 11:41 PM

I like your composition Jim. Another vote for not rotating. The icy glacier is not what you would anticipate for a background looking at the barley field lower half of the frame. I'm a bit puzzled that the heads of the geese look a bit soft, for f10 and 1/1000?

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

Comment posted by Peter Conway on May 3, 2010 at 12:06 AM

Hi Jim,

What a beautiful scene, one does get a sense of the grandeur of the place. My only suggestion would be to shoot this twice at two focal points and meld them, it might be quite stunning.

Peter

Registered on June 25, 2007, 347 Posts, 3913 Comments

Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on May 3, 2010 at 9:10 AM

what an amazing setting, Jim. the crop works for me overall, although, with the birds all turned to the right, it might be nice to have more room on that side. it does seem to me like it might need a tiny bit of rotation.

Registered on March 21, 2009, 202 Posts, 4187 Comments

Comment posted by Monica Siri on May 3, 2010 at 3:11 PM

Beautiful composition and setting, Jim. I'm for a little bit of rotation too.

Registered on September 20, 2009, 132 Posts, 3764 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on May 3, 2010 at 6:20 PM

A gorgeous setting you captured nicely here Jim. I think the comp would be better with a little more room on the right and less on the left.

Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments