Greetings folks! I took this picture about a week ago at a southern Ontario marina where many trumpeter swans spend their winter. I was standing on the beach among them, and a juvenile king eider duck was floating around the waterways alongside some mallards and coots. Approximately 50 tundra swans were much farther out in the water, and at one point a number of them lifted off into the air. Here's a shot of 8 of them, anyhow. As far as post-processing work goes: I cropped the picture (what you see here is roughly 50% of the original) and played a little with the contrast and saturation...it's not too far off from the original, but I suppose I like the look of this one. I'd be curious to hear your thoughts on the topmost bird? Should I serve him an eviction notice? Anyhow, I'll welcome your thoughts and opinions on this matter and other matters too...
Very nice composition, Jack. I like the nice clean image and you got good details even with 50% crop. I would vote for the eviction. If it were mine, I would also crop from the top and add bit of canvas on the bottom and right just to give them a bit more space to fly to/or land
Thank you, Indranil. I'm inclined to agree with you, particularly RE the addition of canvas on the bottom and right...will do that...still undecided RE eviction...I too was impressed with the IQ for a 50% crop...the 200mm f2.8 is a great little lens, lightweight...not as nice IQ as the Nikon 180mm f2.8 but now I'm babbling...nobody cares...many thanks for the insightful comments!
The more I look at this, the more I agree with Indranil: the topmost bird must go, then crop a slice from the top and extend the bottom. Many thanks...
8 fine tundra swans circling the waterways
