I captured this Mute Swan take off in Jan. of 2015 at a local lake in late afternoon. C&C welcome.
D700, Nikon 500mm + 1.4 TC, 1/500s, f 9.0, ISO 250, Gitzo tripod, Wimberley Gimbal head.
Add more space to the left side in cs6.
Geoffrey
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I captured this Mute Swan take off in Jan. of 2015 at a local lake in late afternoon. C&C welcome.
D700, Nikon 500mm + 1.4 TC, 1/500s, f 9.0, ISO 250, Gitzo tripod, Wimberley Gimbal head.
Add more space to the left side in cs6.
Geoffrey
Geoffrey:
Even for a big slow flying bird like this one, you did well to freeze the action as much as you did. I generally shoot for at least 1/1000s for swans, and you certainly could have traded ISO and aperture to give yourself a bit more margin here.
I like the giant yellow feet, flying drops, full up wing position.
Just for personal taste, I might be tempted to trim back the edge of the ice where it comes so close to the swans head.
Cheers
Randy
All looks good to me though I suspect a large print may reveal a bit of subject movement/blur. nice work Geoffrey.
