Tundra Swans

Gallery: AvianPosted June 21, 2013117 views5 comments

Canon 1D-X, 300mm 2.0TC, handheld
f16, 1/1000, ISO400

Tundra Swans are uncommon on the Denali Highway; until the last ten years or so, all breeding swans were believed to be Trumpeters. I was pretty excited to find this cooperative pair.

75% of full frame. Usual sharpening drill. And yes, the water really was that blue.

C & C, please. Thanks for looking.

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on June 21, 2013 at 4:11 PM

Swans in parallel. Love it. Possible to see a little more detail in those very black beaks and faces? I'd be thrilled to see these, too, Jim. Rarely do I time it right to see them in the Skagit Valley during migration, and I don't have a shot this good by any means. Congrats.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on June 21, 2013 at 7:01 PM

The white swans stand out beautifully from the blue bg, Jim.

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Comment posted by Roger Kirchen on June 22, 2013 at 12:21 PM

Very well done. I find that captures of two birds are difficult, but this here works well. I like the symmetry of the pose, and that the smaller bird is up front. Nice handling of the whites.

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Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on June 22, 2013 at 1:55 PM

Very pleasing photo!

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on June 23, 2013 at 8:46 AM

The larger version shows really nice details and color. I like seeing the feather groups and musculature on swans and your exposure on the whites shows that nicely. Sharon

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