Mute Swans - Flight shot

Posted by DC on Fri Aug 22, 2003 4:48 pm

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EOS3, 500F4L IS + 1.4xTCII, Provia, Full frame, resting on window of hide.

Taken earlier this year when Carol and I had a few days away.

Comments welcome and thanks for looking.

Dave
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by Sandy Mossberg on Fri Aug 22, 2003 5:16 pm

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Very nice, Dave. I like the opposite wing positions. Whites are a bit hot.

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by Alan Murphy on Fri Aug 22, 2003 7:39 pm

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Hey dave,

This is a great example of showing how birds always take off flying into the wind. Nice job.

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by AlexC on Sat Aug 23, 2003 5:46 am

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Magnificent birds in flight, whites a tad over , horizon sinking to the left a little , otherwise a very nice capture, love how one bird is in upstroke and the other in down-stroke, Congrats!!

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by Greg Downing on Sat Aug 23, 2003 7:20 am

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I agree that the horizon is off and that the whites are a tad over, but I like the composition and getting two birds this balanced in the frame is no small task!

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by DC on Sat Aug 23, 2003 11:11 am

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Thanks for all your comments. The horizon isn't actually tilted, its angling away to the right of the camera, giving the impression that it's tilted. So question - Should you rotate a picture, either in camera or digitally to "force" a horizontal horizon ?

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by Juan A. Pons on Sat Aug 23, 2003 12:28 pm

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Great shot, and nice pose. The light a bit too harsh, and contrast too high for my taste though.

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by matt kuchta on Sun Aug 24, 2003 1:20 am

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Looking in the far BG, there are a couple of trees that provide enough "grouding" not to want me to force this image clockwise any more. But, I think that there are some problematic shorelines that might look better with a little rotation if there isn't any method of "righting" the photo.

I have to agree that the counterposed wings of each bird really power this one.
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