Trumpeter Test Run

Gallery: AvianPosted July 28, 2017119 views3 comments

Another one from the private performance put on by the local Trumpeter Swan pair.

In this one, they had both made a short 'almost flight' across the pond, apparently testing their pretty new feathers. They were settling back into the water when I took this shot.

Its only a slight crop for composition so I could crop more to bring them in closer but I kind of like the inclusion of the background for environmental context. Please feel free to voice your preference though.

Sony a6500, FE 70-200 f2.8 GM w/1.4X TC @ 183 mm, ISO-100, f/7.1, 1/4000, hand held.

Comments

3 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on July 28, 2017 at 9:41 AM

I like the action and the setting, Gary. The "touchdown water" completes the scene. Well put together! cool

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on July 28, 2017 at 4:04 PM

I especially like this in the larger version, where you can see clearly that you captured the splashes perfectly. I like the inclusion of the background and the choice of crop.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 28, 2017 at 5:50 PM

Cool action and good dof to get them both so sharp, Gary. Their size in the frame works ok for me. I do wish they didn't overlap one another and I'd be tempted to lighten the bg a touch to get some separation between the beak of the near bird and the dark bg.

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