Juvenile Mute Swan + crop

Posted by MoCa on Thu Oct 16, 2003 5:21 pm

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At least I think it is

I was waiting at least one hour till the big feather bunch in the middle of the sand decided to wake up, it was too big for a duck or a goose, but once he was up my first thought was : a brown swan !

Shutter speed: 1/250 sec
Aperture: 5,7
Exposure compensation: +1/3
Flash: External E-TTL
Flash exposure compensation: +1/3
Metering mode: Evaluative
Lens: 28,0 to 135,0 mm

Monique, I am packed and ready to go, I may not look like much but I am well behaved and can grow on you like a fungus, with no cure for it!!!
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by Laura Stiefel on Thu Oct 16, 2003 5:31 pm

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Pretty neat pose Monique! I like the feather detail in the bird but really like it with quite a bit cropped off the top. Cropping just above the second puddle up from the bird points the bird's bill to the left hand corner which I like.

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by Sandy Mossberg on Thu Oct 16, 2003 6:42 pm

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Moca, some nice graphic elements in this image. Looks like he just pooped or is he angry at someone?

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by Alan Murphy on Thu Oct 16, 2003 6:49 pm

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Monique, Nice shot. I agree with laura on the crop.

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by AlexC on Thu Oct 16, 2003 8:35 pm

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I agree, a little crop can help a lot!!! Still a very nice bird with very nice exposure to boot!!! Congrats!!

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by T Williams on Thu Oct 16, 2003 8:53 pm

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Good timing to get him in this pose. I would agree about the crop, but the exposure is right on.

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by Bill Whala on Thu Oct 16, 2003 9:13 pm

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Yep, put me in the crop camp too.
Cute pose.

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by LHays on Fri Oct 17, 2003 3:21 am

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You have a good exposure here. I, too would like a different crop.

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by MoCa on Fri Oct 17, 2003 4:25 am

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Ok.. Ok ! I give it up !

here is the croped version:

Of course you are all right, cropped is much better, that was also my first
version but i found the totality to much brown/grey .

Monique, I am packed and ready to go, I may not look like much but I am well behaved and can grow on you like a fungus, with no cure for it!!!
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by Heather Forcier on Fri Oct 17, 2003 9:32 am

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I like your cropped version better. There are four light spots on the ground that are a touch distracting, an easy fix in PhotoShop if you are inclined to do so. Nice catch of the bird, it's nice and sharp. My rule of thumb - I don't care if I can ID it, I just want to get the shot and ask questions later! Birds are so fun to be around.

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