Solent Poster
Mill Pond Swan
Snapped at the local Mill pond in Emsworth. A classic Swan pose set against inky black pond water. This was a relatively bright day and with the spot metering on the camera, and the contrast between the swan and the water, the water came out very underexposed creating this black looking water.
The Swan has struck up this pose because there is a Black Swan visiting the area and there are some territorial games going on just out of sight.
A little surreal for mid-day but it does give a slightly more arty feel to the pic than it might otherwise have had.
I might also add that I had gone to the pond all setup to snap some in-flight action when I spontaneously took this. A shutter speed of 1/12800 and ISO 1000 was possibly overkill for this somewhat stationery subject! :-)
Thanks for looking.
Mill Pond Swan
Snapped at the local Mill pond in Emsworth. A classic Swan pose set against inky black pond water. This was a relatively bright day and with the spot metering on the camera, and the contrast between the swan and the water, the water came out very underexposed creating this black looking water.
The Swan has struck up this pose because there is a Black Swan visiting the area and there are some territorial games going on just out of sight.
A little surreal for mid-day but it does give a slightly more arty feel to the pic than it might otherwise have had.
I might also add that I had gone to the pond all setup to snap some in-flight action when I spontaneously took this. A shutter speed of 1/12800 and ISO 1000 was possibly overkill for this somewhat stationery subject! :-)
Thanks for looking.