Elegance

Gallery: AvianPosted March 17, 2014206 views6 comments

A group of around 20 mute swans stay at this spot year round. This was the first mild day of the spring and they were very active and attractive with their posing, preening and diving. Thoroughly enjoyed their antics.

Taken with Canon 7D, using 100-400 IS at 400, ISO 800, F11, 1/1250 sec.

Comments and suggestions always appreciated.

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Martin Dunn on March 17, 2014 at 1:36 PM

I like this shot Patricia. There is all sorts of stuff going on there.
Composition wise it would have been good to have opened up the left side a bit to include the full extent of the splashing.
Exposure looks good but the swan itself seems to be a bit soft.

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Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on March 17, 2014 at 1:46 PM

This is a very elegant pose. I like the way you stopped the action on the splashing, showing the water drops. Very nicely done, Patricia!

Registered on January 14, 2009, 316 Posts, 2724 Comments

Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on March 17, 2014 at 2:31 PM

Thanks for the comments and suggestions. Martin - I do have room to crop differently. If I leave more room on the left it sets the swan dead center. Another option is to add on left and delete on right which doesn't leave enough room for him to fly into. Which is the lesser of the three evils. As to the sharpening, the original looks fine and lost something in the transition to the jpeg smaller size.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on March 17, 2014 at 3:13 PM

Love the spraying water in this one Patricia! I think the comp and placement of the Swan looks perfect. I also think the sharpness seems to be there. Was this unexposed in camera making you bring up the shadows in post processing?

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on March 17, 2014 at 10:11 PM

Very cool pose and action, Patricia. I love the wing position and all the splashing.

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Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on March 21, 2014 at 12:38 AM

What a perfect title for such a great shot

Wonderful action...and it's wonderful to see all of his feathers all spread out........I thiiiiink I'd like more canvas on the left side, in which you could show the entire splash zone. Having him sitting in the middle of his splashing sounds fine to me...doesn't bother me a bit.

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