Just a Little Rest

[Bill Dix]

Sometimes it gets tiring holding that neck up in a perfect swan pose hour after hour. Mute Swan, taken on partially frozen lake last January.

D7000, 500f4 + 1.4 TC, ISO 2000, 1/1600s @ f/7.1 manual, fill flash @ -1.3 EV.

[gail bisson]

IQ on this is excellent.
I love this shot.
Perfect soft light, great pose and those whits are to die for!
Fill flash use is perfect-I couldn't tell you had used it until I read your techs.
Gail

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Oh what a relief. Just a cool image, Bill with all that detail and how well the whites held up. Like the composition and the low angle. Well done.




Geoffrey

[dankearl]

Very good techs, excellent pose, nothing I would change....

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

A beautiful image Bill. I echo Gail's comments.
TFS mate

[Daniel Cadieux]

Neat pose and the white-on-white gives an appealing effect. For my personal taste I do wish at least a bit of the eye was visible (although I do se that it is closed).

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Bill, super low shooting angle, and well done on the overall exposure. I do like the plumage detail, especially on the neck. You certainly nailed the rotation.

[Bill Dix]

Thanks everyone.