B&W Swan

[ynot]

Just a swan


Swan by TS446Photo, on Flickr


Into The Reeds by TS446Photo, on Flickr

 

[ChrisR]

Shame the front of the face is nt more visible in the second, as I really like the barely visible reeds. The first is very nice.

 

[ynot]

Thanks Chris.
I was waiting for him to look slightly to the his left, but he never did. I like the shadow on his face but could do with a little more light.

 

[Deleted member 11790]

Like the first image

 

[twhite87]

Great shots Tony! How were these shot if you don't mind me asking?

 

[mrtoad]

1 is better and would be enhanced by eliminating a lot of the darkness
i know your camera saw this...but you can crop a bit to
take the swan out out of the centre and
make it the main subject
cheers
geof

 

[Yogirajj]

I think the darkness is beautiful and artistically unique. The swan was shot from an angle rarely seen. The story suggest a moment of freedom for the bird, not having to worry about predictors, dangers, etc.; a moment of relaxation and quiet. However, my opinion is that, because the bird is the obvious subject, I think the plant life should be cropped out from the second photo.

 

[happygolucky]

#1 is better exposed as there's a lot more detail in the feathers.
Having said that, I know how difficult it is to meter in those conditions. So respect..
I see you used spot, good choice and nice camera and lens combo too (lucky bugger)

Both nice shots btw and look good converted to mono.

 

[ynot]

Thanks for the comments and opinions.

Tim, of course not. As Andrew pointed out it was using spot meter to only expose for the Swan. The sun was really bright and pretty low so that helped too.

 

[Dinsdale]

Love the first image!

 

[Mich56]

Both nice shots - love the first one - can just see a tiny drop of water falling from its mouth too. Lovely

 

[alan72]

I like the black background, it gives a nice artistic feel. Well done for wxposure and nicely processed.