Breakfast on the Inlet

Swans create the most difficult exposure problems. Any advice or

comments are appreciated.

Gorgeous! They're so graceful!! I wish the water were blue-er. The necks' perfect arches into the water is what makes this shot. Wonderful capture, Hanna!! Regards!!

No they don't ............ Egggs create the most difficult exposure problems ............. sol

So...I guess swans' eggs are a REAL problem!

Absolutely georgeous!

Damn ... you beat me to it ................ (-;

 

The color reflections at the top of the frame I like alot too.

I think playing around with auto-bracketing, spot metering, manual shutter speed and ISO settings would offer many exposure options. I don't know how good your LC viewfinder is, and would surely affect what you see - my camera doesn't have one, which makes bright day time shooting virtually useless. Of course, post-processing is always an option.

Lou Ann, the grey water is a trade-off for subdued swan white. The sun will give a nice blue water but will also render the swans brilliant white. I've shot them in the sun and got some strong shadows on them which can be interesting. They are daily visitors so are becoming less shy and realize I'm not going to beat them with my tripod.

Michael, thanks for your suggestions. I do have a viewfinder which does help in bright weather. The bracketing is a bit slow for brief opportunities as these birds move suprizingly fast. I generally meter somewhere where the swan meets the water and it seems to have worked with this one.

Great! Check out my swan pics sometime. You might like them? Regards, Martin Paul.

Nice capture, excellent image beautifully composed!!