A swan in all its majesty.

DonRicklinDonRicklin Registered Users Posts: 5,551 Major grins
edited March 20, 2012 in Wildlife
IMGP1206-L.jpg

Shot with SIgma 70-300 at 240mm with 2x Tokina. Shot at ISO 1600, 1/250th at ƒ6.3 with my Monopod.

C&C welcome,

Don
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited March 15, 2012
    Nice capture, just wish you ahd a better BG.
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  • DonRicklinDonRicklin Registered Users Posts: 5,551 Major grins
    edited March 15, 2012
    Harryb wrote: »
    Nice capture, just wish you ahd a better BG.
    Thanks for looking and commenting. I wish I did too, but not as bad a background as in my other swan thread Swan in Squalor! thumb.gif

    :D

    Don
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  • GOLDENORFEGOLDENORFE Super Moderators Posts: 4,747 moderator
    edited March 15, 2012
    cant choose the background, only is it worth taking the shot! lol
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  • puzzledpaulpuzzledpaul Registered Users Posts: 1,621 Major grins
    edited March 16, 2012
    GOLDENORFE wrote: »
    cant choose the background,

    Certainly have to deal with whatever bg is there, especially if an opportunistic shot - but still have pov/ dof / compositional etc possibilities to modify how the bg is rendered in frame, presumably?

    Choosing a suitable bg and waiting for something to happen is another option, of course.

    Taking the shot a moment later might have got rid of the stuff behind the swan's neck.

    Imo, the 'squalor' scenario had better potential mileage because it offered the possibility of rather different shots from the norm.

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  • DonRicklinDonRicklin Registered Users Posts: 5,551 Major grins
    edited March 16, 2012
    After a little BG cleaning in LR4.0.

    IMGP1206-L.jpg

    A bit better, I think. :D

    I should say this is a crop on the 600mm long shot equivalent. (240 @2x and 1.5 factor)

    Don
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  • DonRicklinDonRicklin Registered Users Posts: 5,551 Major grins
    edited March 16, 2012
    puzzledpaul wrote: »
    Certainly have to deal with whatever bg is there, especially if an opportunistic shot - but still have pov/ dof / compositional etc possibilities to modify how the bg is rendered in frame, presumably?

    Choosing a suitable bg and waiting for something to happen is another option, of course.

    Taking the shot a moment later might have got rid of the stuff behind the swan's neck.

    Imo, the 'squalor' scenario had better potential mileage because it offered the possibility of rather different shots from the norm.

    pp
    Paul, thanks for the look see and comment. Yes the Squalor one was a very special opportunity. And I was close, not hundreds of feet away. :D

    Don
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  • Dick on ArubaDick on Aruba Registered Users Posts: 3,484 Major grins
    edited March 20, 2012
    A beautiful and powerful bird. Nice capture!
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  • DonRicklinDonRicklin Registered Users Posts: 5,551 Major grins
    edited March 20, 2012
    Dick on Aruba wrote: »
    A beautiful and powerful bird. Nice capture!

    Dick, thanks for looking, now your back! Thanks for the kind words.

    Don


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