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Description
This was taken at the same time and location as my last Swan image. The water is much choppier in this image even though it was taken only minutes apart from my last image. Boy, does that lake get rough quickly.
This was a morning shot and so the light is coming from the left side of the image with a bit of fog in the background and mountains that were cropped out above. As I was in the other shot, the camera was sitting on the ground and I was using the tilt screen and eye detect to capture the images.
Specific Feedback
I have other images with more light on both wings but not in as good a pose. Does the fact that it’s left wing is not well lit affect your overall impression of this image? This was also one of my only shots where the head didn’t bisect the birds wings and so this is the one I’m going with. Thoughts??
Technical Details
Z9, 400mm lens with built in teleconverter not engaged, f/4, ISO 320, 1/3200th, hand held, Manual Exposure
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I must admit, David, I’m a bit at a loss for words, but basically I think this is a stunning image. Hard to say, exactly why, but it really grabs my attention. Angelic, maybe.
Gorgeous image, David. The slightly less lit left wing doesn’t bother me a bit. I love how you brought the whites is the left wing right up to the edge without blowing them out. The pose is great and the bit of chop in the water combined with the low angle made for minimal reflection which with this composition is a good thing.
Hi David, very nice pose you captured. Love the low shooting angle. Great that the head is separate fully from the wings. The light playing on the wings and head all looks good to me. Striking image!
Another very wonderful capture! For me, the quality of light on the left wing is a big plus, as it makes me look more carefully. I’m fumbling for a description here, but there is a softness to that area that almost blends into the BG but it doesn’t look like clumsy processing. But my attempts to pin down why are looking like clumsy thinking, so I’ll hope you get the idea. A totally gorgeous image!
Dennis…I exposed for the whites during the capture but underexposed a bit so you were correct that I brought the whites up just to the point of clipping and then backing down. I had abut a 1/2 stop to play with on the whites.
Allen…I get what you mean by Angelic. I got the same sense when first seeing this. I think it’s the fluffy feathers that really stand out and the wing position with the tucked head. Not sure but that’s my sense of this. Thanks for your comment.
Sandy…Thanks for your input. I always look forward to hearing from you. You must be exhausted from all of your recent trips?
Allen…Glad you liked this one. Thanks for chiming in on this. I appreciate it.
Diane…I posted the unedited original so that you could see I really did almost nothing to this image except crop and straighten it, I added some whites since I underexposed and changed the hue of the blues ever so slightly but I didn’t do anything to that wing you mentioned. It is interesting though. I see what you mean. Not sure what it is though. No light on the tips of that fat wing makes the tips blend right into the water and I see some reflected blues from the water on those wing tips. I guess. Not sure. Anyway, thanks for your input because it got me thinking and anything that gets me thinking is GOOD! Hope that helps. Feel free to play with the unedited version.
Hi David
Of the two shot I like the first best, All though I would like see it without the white frame. The light fades across the Swan from left to right, so having the right wing a light darker looks natural.
Nice work Peter
Thank you for your input @Peter_Morrissey, @glennie. I always appreciate input from you guys.
And thank you very much for the EP! I never expect them but it’s great to receive them.
