Tring out the wings

Gallery: AvianPosted September 18, 2016121 views5 comments

Going back to Swans, I photograph these three at South Cove in Old Saybrook, Ct. , with the help of a mono pole. The photo is cropped by 20% and I used Lightroom 5 to help with the whites.
Camera Model Canon EOS 7D Mark II, Shooting Date/Time 09/16/16, 9:37:48 AM
Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE, Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/1250
Av(Aperture Value) 9.0, Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation -2/3, ISO Speed 400
Lens TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011, Focal Length 552.0mm
Image Quality RAW, AF Mode AI Servo AF.
Tank you for stopping by.
Peter

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on September 18, 2016 at 1:39 PM

Nice detail and eye contact in the swans, Peter. I don't know just how much editing capability there is in LR, but if this were mine, I'd think about blurring the bg reeds a bit and maybe adding some canvas on the right to give them a bit more room to fly into. This would make a nice pano format with all the Swans lined up like that.

devil

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on September 18, 2016 at 10:08 PM

Good job getting all three in focus, Peter. You have nice wing positions and eye contact on all three swans. If you have a little more room on the right , I would add it. A very nice image as posted.

Registered on February 6, 2008, 168 Posts, 3118 Comments

Comment posted by Peter J. Morrissey on September 19, 2016 at 10:51 AM

Hi Dennis and Matt
The only room a have on the right side of the frame is 1/2 of another Swan. I have open Photoshop Elements 8 and have tried adding canvas to the photograph, with some fair results. I also lower the light level in the background in Lightroom.
Peter

Registered on July 3, 2011, 188 Posts, 969 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on September 20, 2016 at 1:45 AM

Nice to catch 3 in the frame. Nice detail in the large version, although some of the whites are hot.
The white contrasts nicely with the blue water.
Sandy

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on September 23, 2016 at 4:43 PM

Nice to get all 3 here Peter, I think your repost is a bit of an improvement over the original post. devil

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