Grace
Totally SOOC (Straight out of Camera), bar a crop. I've wanted an f/4 shot of flying swans for a while, and achieved it here by accident - being on shutter-priority. So tempting to try a touch of shadow/highlight with swans, but this shot works nicely SOOC. I'm coming to like softness!
I watched these three fly straight at me down the canal. They then turned off toward the marshes. I like the lighting here, with the sun off to to left (they're flying at it).
The swans were working very hard to climb here, hence the deep neck-down posture of the one in front - really working the neck up and down.
Comments and faves
Fifi 1968 (32 months ago | reply)
Beautiful inflight formation Richard :-)
nondesigner59 (32 months ago | reply)
Great capture..
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S Bavido (32 months ago | reply)
Awesome SOOC.
redeyesatdawn (32 months ago | reply)
awesome
silversven (32 months ago | reply)
Well done !
Andrɘw Marshall (32 months ago | reply)
Wow, this is incredible!
GaryJS ™ added this photo to his favorites. (32 months ago)
GaryJS ™ (32 months ago | reply)
Need I say... Wow!!!
I'm thinking of getting a sigma 70-200mm if things go as planned... Looks like you're enjoying it!
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wwwebber (32 months ago | reply)
Gorgeous! Look at it large! I like the softness too!
ImaginIsca (32 months ago | reply)
Great shot, such amazing birds
♥ black of hearts ♫ (32 months ago | reply)
Amazing!!!
It reminded me of this:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYxREve6EpQ&featu re=related
helen sotiriadis added this photo to her favorites. (32 months ago)
helen sotiriadis (32 months ago | reply)
totally beautiful -- like, wow beautiful
andzer added this photo to his favorites. (32 months ago)
andzer (32 months ago | reply)
Captivating!
andzer (32 months ago | reply)
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This is an excellent photo!!!
Accept this symbolic ancient prize and admit your photo
to a noble contest among the finest in Ysplix
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Kuinamor (32 months ago | reply)
Nice capture, saw them last Friday, and even if their fly is really heavy, this shot make them gracious!
sietsedvrs ( www.fotocyclus.nl ) (32 months ago | reply)
Nice catch..!!
ruthj03 (32 months ago | reply)
perfect!
Ducks, Geese and Waterfowl HQ
movski added this photo to his favorites. (32 months ago)
Daz /SWAN MAN (32 months ago | reply)
excellent flight shot Richard
thanks for the duckling thing
Wayne R Lee (30 months ago | reply)
wow excellent capture, love it
Wayne R Lee added this photo to his favorites. (30 months ago)
pongky © (29 months ago | reply)
great shot of the trio
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gixxergirl2010 (27 months ago | reply)
truley beautiful image. congrats. best wishes and hi from england. gix
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