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Gallery: AvianPosted June 17, 201679 views4 comments

Keeping with Swans I photograph this pair at South Cove in Old Saybrook, Ct The cove is home to around 20 Swans. I cropped the shot by 15%.

Camera Model Canon EOS 7D Mark II, Shooting Date/Time 06/10/16 7:51:01 AM
Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE, Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/1600
Av(Aperture Value) 8.0, Metering Mode Center-Weighted Average Metering
Exposure Compensation -2/3, ISO Speed 400, Auto ISO Speed OFF
Lens TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011
Focal Length 483.0mm, AF Mode AI Servo AF

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4 comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on June 17, 2016 at 3:52 PM

Nice shot of these swans with good poses Peter, it looks like the image needs a bit of ccw rotation. devil

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on June 17, 2016 at 4:41 PM

The contrasting poses of the swans add a lot to this image, Peter. The dark waters provide an excellent background to the subjects. Like Nate mentioned, the image needs a slight rotation. You may also try to reduce the brightness in the image to get more details on the left swan's plumage.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 17, 2016 at 10:31 PM

Nice job on the whites with that dark bg, Peter. I like the composition.

devil

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on June 18, 2016 at 11:42 AM

The contrasting positions of the birds makes the shot. Well captured, Peter.

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