Motif: The elusive black swan


Posted by Fabs Forns on Sat Dec 25, 2004 11:06 pm

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I picked *Noir* for this motif because he's really a difficult subject and I know I couldnt have done this picture 3 months ago.
I haven't been here for the whole year, but in the few months that I've been posting, I think I can make quite a list of the lessons learned, sometimes a few at a time ;)
Try and not to burn the whites, keep detail in the blacks, leave room in front of your subject, shoot for non-contrast, non-reflective waters, keep horizon level, subject away from center, get down to eye level if you can, avoid hot spots in BG, and then, very important, don't be afraid to do unconventional crops, use DOF creatively, and above all, HAVE FUN DOING IT!!!!!
(next year i'll have my list on flight shots :twisted: )
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f/ 7.1, s/s 500, ISO 400
Thanks for your comments and all the great help available at NSC!

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by gigo on Sat Dec 25, 2004 11:26 pm
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gorgeous sidelight and shot :) just beautiful !

this is the best black swan image i've seen !

not to mention that even with a dark background he's entirely visible!! that's amazing :)
 

by Parrothead Pete on Sat Dec 25, 2004 11:40 pm
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Bravo!!!! And he didn't attack you either :wink:
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by Ofer Levy on Sun Dec 26, 2004 12:21 am
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This is beautiful! very well done!!! :D
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by Juan E. Bahamon on Sun Dec 26, 2004 12:52 am
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Fabiola:

Excellent work on exposure, nice angle and pose. I enjoyed visiting your Web Site. Congratulations.
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by Lisa Gimber on Sun Dec 26, 2004 1:03 am
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Simply Beautiful! :D :D :D :D :D

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by KK Hui on Sun Dec 26, 2004 7:43 am
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What I like about this image is the great exposure control on black and the extreme low angle ... :roll:
Nicely done indeed! :roll: :lol: :roll:

Thanks for listing all the 'DO's' you've picked up here at NSN! :mrgreen:
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by Marius on Sun Dec 26, 2004 8:39 am
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Perfect use of DOF. I like the details in plumage and dark BG. Very well done.
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by NDCheryl on Sun Dec 26, 2004 10:52 am
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Beautiful shot with excellent detail.
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by AlexC on Sun Dec 26, 2004 11:20 am
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by Dan Barthel on Sun Dec 26, 2004 12:15 pm
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by Jim Neely on Sun Dec 26, 2004 12:32 pm
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Beautifully done, Fab. Keep up the good work.

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by Mike Wilson on Sun Dec 26, 2004 5:13 pm
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Excellent Fabiola! One of your best posts and the elements are all there. Black Swans are some of the most tame birds unless in the breeding mode, then they change personality quite a bit I'm told. :)
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by Jim Urbach on Sun Dec 26, 2004 8:41 pm
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Beautiful detail in the blacks and great low angle.

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by Jack Frank on Sun Dec 26, 2004 9:03 pm
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by Jerry Merrell on Mon Dec 27, 2004 9:46 am
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Try and not to burn the whites, keep detail in the blacks, leave room in front of your subject, shoot for non-contrast, non-reflective waters, keep horizon level, subject away from center, get down to eye level if you can, avoid hot spots in BG, and then, very important, don't be afraid to do unconventional crops, use DOF creatively, and above all, HAVE FUN DOING IT!!!!!

This could be a syllabus for a course on avian photography.

Nice shot.

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by Georgina Salup on Mon Dec 27, 2004 12:31 pm
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You really caught the best of "Noir". Let's see if Sunday, he is so cooperative. Beautiful shot!
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by Alan Murphy on Mon Dec 27, 2004 12:44 pm
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fab, you just summed up what good bird photography is all about. Thanks for sharing it. The image is lovely.
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