Cygnet in B&W

Gallery: AvianPosted June 11, 201391 views4 comments

Went to a pond the other day to photograph wood ducklings but they were uncooperative. This Cygnet swam nice and close which made for a great photo op until the father tried to attack me... Gotta love those invasive Mute Swans!

Nikon D7100 300mm f4 + 1.7X TC HH
f/7.1
1/400s
ISO 400

Cropped to vertical, converted to B&W in LR4, minor adjustments and cloning in CS5

- Luke

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Randy Bacon on June 11, 2013 at 9:18 PM

Lovely pose and great texture in the feathers. I like the side lighting, the beautiful catch light and the drop of water. Since this image is as much about form and texture as it is about this cute youngster, your choice of black and white works very well. Well done.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 11, 2013 at 10:05 PM

Sweet image, Luke. I really love the pose and subtle shadings. To my eye, it looks like there might be a hot area on topof the head-I'm not seeing any detail there. Any chance of bringing it down?

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on June 12, 2013 at 7:00 AM

Art ! Always these in B&W - well done ! Hans

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Comment posted by Roger Kirchen on June 12, 2013 at 7:18 AM

Very nicely done. Love that falling drop.

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