Mute Swan

[Dave Courtenay]

One from the near past, In 2006 i spent some time photographing Mute Swans on Lake Geneva after a couple of weeks i had most things i wanted but decided to spend some time trying to get the immense power of these large birds taking off, This was taken at 1/25

Canon 1D2+500F4+2X

[Dave Courtenay]

Sorry the image didnt load

[Daniel Cadieux]

Now it's loaded twice!!:p

Very effective use of slow shutter speed. I like the movement implied here, and you succesfully depicted the power that you wanted to show. I would only try to tone down the brighter streak above the swan.

[Maxis Gamez]

This is very nice, excellent panning. I would add a hair of sharpening, you also did well with the exposure.

[Dan Elster]

This is great! Perfect mixture of blur and sharpness. The splashes of water trailing the swan are awesome. Top notch if you ask me.

[Mike Lentz]

Beautifil pan job here! I think you did a very nice job on this image.

[Jim Poor]

I really like this. The spray off the back of the bird really appeals to me. The brighter streaks in the water add to the sense of "warp drive" for me. Outstanding.

[Steve Foss]

This is one way to turn a BIF image into art. Kudos already noted. Excellent!

[Shaoqing He]

A beautiful pan

[Dave Courtenay]

Here is a repost with added sharpening to the head area-sharpeneing done by a friend of mine so thanks for that Martin

[Martin Dyer]

Dave,

You are welcome ;)

I like this image a lot as it is so totally different from the usual crop of this type of thing.

You have panned extremely well - I love the movement both in the bird and on the water

Wish it was mine :(

Martin

[Jacqui Hendry]

A stunning, powerful image, I love the water spray behind the bird, I also like the lines in the background they show the speed at which the birds was travelling...

Great Job

Jacqui

[Robert Falls]

WOW! Fabulous.

[Chris van Rooyen]

Very difficult situation extremely well handled: exposure on the whites perfect, the head is sharp and the spray behind the bird adds a finishing touch

[Sean McMahon]

Now I'll take my swing at the "dead horse".

Wow! Now that's a pan shot! Great job staying on the head. Then that sharpening made a great shot perfect.

The difference between that sharp head and the big blurred range of motion on the wings is exceptional. This should be in the panning chapter in photog text books.

[Glenn Ehmke]

This is a fantastic shot. The wings almost touching the water are great and I love the streaked colours in the water. So much more interesting at slow shutter speed.

[Ted Willcox]

Very artistic image. If anything, I would like to see the swan up a bit. Maybe a different crop. Having said that well done, a beautiful image

[David Kennedy]

My only criticism would be that it's a little tight from the left, right, and bottom edges. It would be nice to have more cushioning--and space for the swan to fly into. Otherwise, excellent capture!

[Gus Cobos]

WOW...:cool: I love the action, I like the water spray from the back...:D