Canon 5D Mkiii
Canon f/2.8 300mm with 2xiii
f/8
1/1250
ISO 640
Hi everyone
This is a mute swan I photographed yesterday. I usually post in Avian, but this is my first post here
Thanks for having a look
Canon 5D Mkiii
Canon f/2.8 300mm with 2xiii
f/8
1/1250
ISO 640
Hi everyone
This is a mute swan I photographed yesterday. I usually post in Avian, but this is my first post here
Thanks for having a look
Last edited by Cheryl Slechta; 06-22-2014 at 09:33 PM.
Welcome to OOTB!
Beautiful shapes. The feathers of the circle could be flower petals. Lovely how they surround, support and protect the neck and head. Beautiful whites. I like the effects of the processing. Could you tell us what you did in your editing? I am enchanted by the feathers.
Hi, William, welcome to OOTB!!! Wonderful post - I love the pose and as Anita pointed out it looks like a beautiful flower unfurling its petals or an exotic dancer. I like the vignetting also. I hope we see more of your images here soon![]()
William,
Greetings. Interesting composition. The square crop works well. I would be inclined toward a bit more detailing or sharpening. I particularly like the color contrast in the whites and bg.
Welcome to OOTB... hope to see more.
Cheers,
-Michael-
Hi Anita
Thank you very much for your comments, they are much appreciated
I was at my local loch taking photographs of Great Crested Grebe, when two swans with a cygnet swam past, so I took a few shots.
On looking at the images on my laptop, I decided to crop the image, change the BG colour to a different shade of green by using the colour sliders.
I thereafter opened Nik Colour effects Pro 4 and used a vignette filter, white coloured, to blend in the BG with the subject. Then I used USM to the head of the swan
I am still learning photoshop, so any advice would be appreciated.
William
Canon 5D Mkiii
Canon f/2.8 300mm with 2xiii
f/8
1/1250
ISO 640
Thanks for having a look
Sorry about this, I know it has already been posted![]()
Bill, The thumbnail looks great. I would love to see the image but it seems to have disappeared. Please re-upload it to Pane 1.
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