The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image.
Description
There’s a seasonal lake about 1/2 hour from home where wintering geese and swans congregate by the hundreds. In the morning the swans take off and head to the fields to forage.
Mostly tundra swans, but I think the lead swan here is a trumpeter swan, based on being slightly larger than the other two and lacking the yellow lores of the tundra.
Specific Feedback
Any thoughts appreciated.
Technical Details
Canon R5; 100-500 with 1.4 TC at 420 mm; 1/2500 at f8, -1EV; ISO 4000
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HI Allen, nice catch of these swans taking off. Love the birds lined up and the water splashes from each. Nice sharpness on each bird. Agree the image could use some straightening.
Hi Allen. A third vote for some clockwise rotation. I’m not sure what the best source of leveling might be, but I’d be tempted to try using one of the more defined reflection streaks in the water. Alternatively, either the shoreline or the take-off streak left by the swans might work.
Close enough on the straightening, Allen, since none of the lines are quite parallel, it’s impossible to get it absolutely satisfactory to all viewers. Nice work on this one.
