Craig Brelsford
09-17-2010, 12:42 AM
A mute swan zooms by at Lake Wuliangsu in Inner Mongolia, China last week. The subject may at first glance seem pedestrian until one realizes that this sky-goose is no mere ornamental, but fully wild, among the last few hundred wild mute swans remaining in China. (Sky-goose is "swan" in Chinese.) Ironically, one often hears "mute" swans coming before one sees them. The beating of their powerful wings makes a sound audible far across the wetland. This sky-goose flew directly over me, giving me dramatic shots that (as here) overspilled the frame. I cropped the shot to put the focus on the head and breast.
Device: Nikon D300
Lens: VR 600mm F/4G
Focal length: 600mm
VR: OFF
Aperture: F/4
Shutter Speed: 1/2000s
Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority
Exposure Comp.: +0.3EV
Metering: Center-Weighted
ISO Sensitivity: ISO 320
Device: Nikon D300
Lens: VR 600mm F/4G
Focal length: 600mm
VR: OFF
Aperture: F/4
Shutter Speed: 1/2000s
Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority
Exposure Comp.: +0.3EV
Metering: Center-Weighted
ISO Sensitivity: ISO 320