Afterburners

Gallery: AvianPosted August 7, 2017127 views6 comments

A Trumpeter Swan testing out it's bright new feathers with a short take-off and landing. It was very low, bright and direct lighting which made for an incredibly high contrast scene. Controlling the intense white highlights of the feathers and the reflections in the water splashes was quite a challenge. For those who made comments about the dark background in my other swan photos, this was the same situation and I already lightened the shadows quite a lot. The water and trees were almost black in the original images.

Sony a6500, FE 70-200 f2.8 GSM with 1.4 TC @ 277mm, ISO-100, f/7.1, 1/4000, hand held.

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Jerry Austin on August 7, 2017 at 9:23 AM

Love teh spray and the feather detail is very good. I also like teh fact that the action is frozen. Well done.

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Comment posted by William Bickle on August 7, 2017 at 9:58 AM

Hello Gary,.. Hard to combat the light,.... But looks sharp with excellent detail, The black bill does not separate from the dark background, nice water splashing and wings look excellent.

Cheers

Bill
www.BillBickle.com

Registered on June 13, 2011, 183 Posts, 1702 Comments

Comment posted by David Schoen on August 7, 2017 at 11:53 AM

Nice action shot in what appears to be difficult light. The only issue I have with this is that the beak is difficult to see. Good job on the whites. Nice detail. Good to see the environment in which this all took place.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 7, 2017 at 1:37 PM

Excellent job bringing up the bg in this one, Gary. I really like the pose and the disheveled leading edges on the wings.

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on August 7, 2017 at 3:32 PM

Good timing in this capture with the wing spread and the spraying water. I also like the setting and the composition with a lot of room for the swan to come into.

Registered on July 27, 2011, 262 Posts, 2597 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on August 12, 2017 at 4:12 PM

Very nice Gary, love the spray of water against that dark background and well composed which is not easy on an action shot like this. devil

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