The Tundra Swans at Chincoteague were putting on quite a show of courtship and territorial behavior. Much of it was out of range, but I caught this fellow just before the sun hit the horizon, thus the peachy cast. 70% of full width.
There is much to like about this, Bill. The subject and action are both excellent. I love your subject, because I have hundreds of Tundra Swans on the creek beside my home each winter. They are very special birds. But if the image were mine, I would consider doing two things.
First, although the low angle of the sun produced the peachy cast, I would reduce it just a tad. Secondly, I don't especially like the very blurred foreground. I would crop some of it out, making the image more pano.
But this is my subjective opinion and personal taste. And as is your custom, you have made another excellent contribution to this forum as it is.
Norm
Last edited by Norm Dulak; 11-28-2014 at 04:13 PM.
Hi Bill,
I love the light and personally love the reflected color off the swan. I like the pose and the slight head tilt towards you.
I agree with Norm about taking some off the bottom.
I am trying to figure out what is going on in the feathers just above the big wave/ water splash? Is it just an odd reflection off the thigh feathers? Not a big deal just trying to figure it out,
gail
Thanks everyone for the comments. Here's a more severe pano, which does help focus the attention on the swan.
Gail, this fellow seems to have an odd feather that sticks out where the thigh meets the body. It shows up on another frame as well. Here it's catching the horizontal light. I suppose I could tone it down, but I left it as captured.
Tundra Swan at Sunset
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