Shedding the Rain

Gallery: AvianPosted June 16, 2017118 views4 comments

A couple 2nd year Trumpeter Cygnets/Swans that I captured during a short break in a rain storm on the tide flats. There were 8 of these young swans in the group. This is one of the shots I took with just the 70-200mm, before I added the 2X converter. A couple shots with the 2X will follow this post.

Sony a6500, FE 70-200 f2.8 GM @ 198mm, ISO-100, f/6.3, 1/640, hand held.

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Ed Williams on June 16, 2017 at 2:55 PM

Nice overall balance, detail and dark mood on this Gary. Indeed it invokes the feeling of dark stormy skies. Large image is a must on this. You may want to try an alternate view without the upper water as it seems a bit overpowering.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on June 16, 2017 at 6:18 PM

Well I'm glad I'm the only one who doesn't get a lot of rain.Good behavioral view of these trumpeter swans. I like the band of green in the middle of the image.

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on June 16, 2017 at 6:34 PM

A nice job in these cloudy conditions, Gary. Not sure if this has been cropped, but if you have the pixels, you may try a comp with less of the water in the top of the frame. A very nice image as posted!!

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 16, 2017 at 6:38 PM

I like the position of the birds in the frame, Gary, and the bird with the raised wings really works nicely. I could live without the second bird as it doesn't add much to the image for me and draws attention from the main subject.

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