Ivan Sjogren
03-27-2019, 03:25 PM
Hello everyone and sorry for my lacking activity lately. I have been buried with work and exams at university.
I have seen a lot of stunning photos of ducks here lately and read many interesting discussions. I got very envious, so I set out to photograph some waterfowl myself today. Most lakes in central and northern Sweden are still covered with ice but the temperatures kicked up to 10C this week, so it won't last long. Spring birds are arriving, and the wintering birds are starting to make territories. I found a small gathering of Eurasian Coots that started building nests by the reeds with small patches of open water in front. All the pairs fought of their neighbors by running on the ice and attacking any passerby. I was happy to get this frame in the last light of the day. I read much of Isaacs comments about the importance of light and how it is such a deal breaker, I couldn't agree more. Unfortunately, I know that it is not 100% in this frame (refering mainly to the shadow on the neck and that the sun is not perfectly in the back of the camera), but it is nearly there so I decided to post it anyways just to see what you all think. My dream image would be to get a fight on the ice with those big feet in the air so I might head back tomorrow!
Canon 5D Mark IV | 500mm f/4.0 L IS USM II | ISO 800 | 1/3200s | f/5.0
I have seen a lot of stunning photos of ducks here lately and read many interesting discussions. I got very envious, so I set out to photograph some waterfowl myself today. Most lakes in central and northern Sweden are still covered with ice but the temperatures kicked up to 10C this week, so it won't last long. Spring birds are arriving, and the wintering birds are starting to make territories. I found a small gathering of Eurasian Coots that started building nests by the reeds with small patches of open water in front. All the pairs fought of their neighbors by running on the ice and attacking any passerby. I was happy to get this frame in the last light of the day. I read much of Isaacs comments about the importance of light and how it is such a deal breaker, I couldn't agree more. Unfortunately, I know that it is not 100% in this frame (refering mainly to the shadow on the neck and that the sun is not perfectly in the back of the camera), but it is nearly there so I decided to post it anyways just to see what you all think. My dream image would be to get a fight on the ice with those big feet in the air so I might head back tomorrow!
Canon 5D Mark IV | 500mm f/4.0 L IS USM II | ISO 800 | 1/3200s | f/5.0