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FollowThis image of swans feeding, was taken from a bridge over the river Rhine in Basel. If one of the swans had been slightly further to the right, there would have...
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This image of swans feeding, was taken from a bridge over the river Rhine in Basel. If one of the swans had been slightly further to the right, there would have been a smiley.
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Location
This photo was taken from one of the bridges crossing the river Rhine in Basel. A long hot and dry summer meant that the water level of the river was a lot lower than normal and the tops of the water plants were the floating on the surface providing a source of food for the swans.Time
It was taken on the 31st July 2018 at 1620h.Lighting
All natural lighting, nothing more than early evening light.Equipment
I used a Fujifilm GFX 50s, handheld (tightly) over the side of a bridge.Inspiration
At the time when I took this image, I had a lot of commitments keeping me very busy and away from photography. Because of this I decided to carry my camera with me when ever I could. I walk across the bridge where I took this photo every day on my way to and from work. Over the weeks I had noticed the water level dropping and that a few swans were taking advantage of it around the same time each day. On this evening the light was great and I had time to spend extra time. I left work a earlier than normal to try to be at the location before the swans. It worked. I was very happy when the first swan arrived, the light and colour of the river was what I had wanted and worked well with the contrast of the white of the swans. The swans swam up river from underneath the bridge, so I wasn't aware of how man there would be initially. As one after the other arrived, the scene kept improving.Editing
There were some minor changes various aspects of the image. In particular, I increased vibrance and saturation as well as exposure to bring more life into the water, due to these changes I then had to decrease the highlights and whites because of the white swansIn my camera bag
My bag varies a lot depending on the situation. On this day I had one camera and one lens, but I generally have a two lens with me, a wide and a long, as well as a tripod as a minimum.Feedback
Be aware of your surroundings. This image was the result of noticing several environmental factors, a drop in water levels, an increase in the growth of the water plants and noticing a routine.