Tundra Swans Landing

Gallery: AvianPosted April 21, 20161,048 views3 comments

I had to crop and clone out several other swans because they were a little too far separated from these four. I liked the nice morning light on these birds, the yellow flowers below and the snow-capped coast range behind. This was taken in mid March near Durham, California. I thought about making this into two separate images - the two on top for one, and the two near the ground for the other. I wish the bottom left bird presented a nicer pose. Any ideas? D800e, Sigma 150-600 S @ 600, F9, 1/5000, ISO 1000. Comments and criticism are much appreciated.

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Comment posted by David Bogener on April 22, 2016 at 4:44 PM

Wow. Not sure how you got all four in focus at F9 @ 600mm. Nice light and landing poses. Love the mustard and the mountain backdrop.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 22, 2016 at 10:03 PM

Nice, Jim. I like the landing poses and the three layer bg is cool. I do wish the two lower swans were a touch farther apart, but they never do take direction.

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Comment posted by Jim Hansen on April 24, 2016 at 11:17 PM

Thanks David and Dennis for the comments. Considering only two comments on this one, one must assume there are some elements that are not particularly appealing here. Would love to have more honest comments regarding what might help this image.

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