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The viewpoint shows off his wings nicely but otherwise is a bit awkward. The water is murky too not helped by the flat lighting. Swans are a difficult subject due to their brilliant white plummage but a touch of sunshine would bring it to life.
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Quote:The viewpoint shows off his wings nicely but otherwise is a bit awkward. The water is murky too not helped by the flat lighting. Swans are a difficult subject due to their brilliant white plummage but a touch of sunshine would bring it to life.
When I created the image of the sky was very cloudy, no sun. The Canal water was clear, was a gray cloudy. The other thing is that the day I bought the camera, and got to know him. There is still room to practice and learn the use of SLR cameras.
Thank you for your helpful comment.
A bit of food will make a friend for life!
Obviously you can't control the weather so I'm sure you'll be returning to him!
Obviously you can't control the weather so I'm sure you'll be returning to him!
It's a pretty good shot, Laslo, and although you may get a flatter looking image without any good light, it does help to hold the feather detail in a swan if there is no strong sunlight. Strong sunlight often causes the white plumage to burn out and lose detail.
I wonder if there was a better vantage point from which to take the image, because the beauty of a swan is its sleek and elegant lines, which tend to get lost when you take a picture from above it. Wildlife photographers will advise you to get down to as low a viewpoint as possible and to focus on the eyes. You have more chance of getting the eyes sharp, and of having eye contact, if you are at the swan's level. Of course, this may not have been possible, but is worth remembering for future attempts.
Pamela.
I wonder if there was a better vantage point from which to take the image, because the beauty of a swan is its sleek and elegant lines, which tend to get lost when you take a picture from above it. Wildlife photographers will advise you to get down to as low a viewpoint as possible and to focus on the eyes. You have more chance of getting the eyes sharp, and of having eye contact, if you are at the swan's level. Of course, this may not have been possible, but is worth remembering for future attempts.
Pamela.
