Swan Lake

Gallery: AvianPosted June 11, 201136 views4 comments

In October 2010 I snapped a swan at a local park. I had to tweak a lot to get the water blue.

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on June 11, 2011 at 9:05 PM

Hi Shirley: You mentioned that you had to tweak a lot to get the water blue....... The blue feels unnatural in this image. It feels too saturated. Not sure what the original looked like.

Registered on November 20, 2003, 458 Posts, 4836 Comments

Comment posted by shirley gaisser on June 11, 2011 at 10:04 PM

It was a light brown and did not set the swan off well at all, as you might imagine. I was thinking the same thing about the saturation lately myself.

Registered on May 30, 2011, 64 Posts, 72 Comments

Comment posted by Billy Fairburn on June 12, 2011 at 10:07 AM

Hi Shirley,

Nice composition. I agree, the blue looks a little too blue for my tastes. It would be great to know the settings used to take this!

Billy

Registered on March 3, 2007, 123 Posts, 717 Comments

Comment posted by shirley gaisser on June 12, 2011 at 4:44 PM

Nikon D300 18-200mm zoom lens
200mm
Manual Focus
Single focus area mode
f/20 1/125s
Flash mode
Normal active D lighting
Picture control Neutral

Registered on May 30, 2011, 64 Posts, 72 Comments