Trumpeter Swans landing

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Weekly Challenge

Aquatic Life (Freshwater Focus)
7/5/26 - 7/11/26
Critique Style: Standard

The photographer is looking for thoughtful feedback on the image as a whole, especially around the areas noted below.

Feedback Focus: Artistic + Technical

About This Image

I believe this was taken at a local Wildlife Refuge in 2019. It was pretty foggy that morning and it took several hours for the fog to lift. This may have been taken from a car window.

Feedback Requested

Anything that helps me as a photographer improve my skills

Technical Details

Camera: Nikon D500
Lens: 500 millimeter, plus 1 .4 extender
Focal length:
Shutter speed: 1250th
Aperture: F7 .1
ISO: 800
Flash:

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Quite a formation coming in here – and well captured! The foggy conditions subdued the BG so nicely and made the geese stand out. Great catch!

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Hi David, I like the eerie mood from the fog in this image and the incoming swans are well seen and captured. The pattern of the birds flying in is really nice. Well done.

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Hi David

When I first looked at this photograph, I thought this was a composite image of the lead Swan landing. Knowing it is not makes the shot special. If you want to look at using Clear View in a graduated filter, that could be used to adjust the fog level on the water or background.

Peter

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David: The atmospherics bring this to another level. What a great capture of really beautiful critters. Most excellent. >=))>

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Nicely done, David. The mood really comes across in this image.