Tundra Swan

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Late afternoon takeoff on Chincoteague Island, Va. We were expecting hundreds, but only a few were sighted and we happened to be at the right place. C&C welcome.

D700, Nikon 500mm + 1.4 tc, 1/500, f 8.0, ISO 800, Gitzo tripod, Wimberley Gimbal head.


Geoffrey

[Steen Torner]

Hi Geoffrey,

A fine image of the beautiful swan. The exposure is good and the slow 1/500 sec adds a pleasing blur to the wings.

The background sky is nice although there is a dust spot to the right in front of the swan you may want to remove.

I like the sun giving the image a pleasant look with the very white left wing as a contrast.

Regards
Steen :S3:

[Bill Dix]

Good one, Geoffrey. Nice wing position, and the setting sun gives this a nice peachy, almost ethereal, look.

[David Cowling]

I like the way the setting sun has tinted the bird. Nice wing position and as already mentioned just a nice bit of blur on the wing tips.

[William Dickson]

Nice one Geoffrey. I really love the lighting, great capture.

Will

[Jonathan Ashton]

Yes this floats my boat too, I like the pose and colours.

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Hi Geoffrey,

A fine image of the beautiful swan. The exposure is good and the slow 1/500 sec adds a pleasing blur to the wings.

The background sky is nice although there is a dust spot to the right in front of the swan you may want to remove.

I like the sun giving the image a pleasant look with the very white left wing as a contrast.

Regards
Steen :S3:

Thanks Steen, and thank you for pointing out the dust spot.

Geoffrey

[Karl Egressy]

Great light and nice up wing pose.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the light, wing position, under wing detail and sharpness. I could see a version cropped a bit tighter but that is personal preference. Very well done Geoffrey!

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Perfect light and the wing position and angle of flight are more than ideal.
I'd crop it tighter I think.
Well done with this!

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Thanks everyone.




Geoffrey