Swans in Blue
Waterproof camera on tripod in level of the waterline. In order not to distract these fouraging swans, I quiet'n slowly pressed the button for the self timer to...
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Waterproof camera on tripod in level of the waterline. In order not to distract these fouraging swans, I quiet'n slowly pressed the button for the self timer to start with it's 10 sec's delay. Lucky me to have taken an exceptional pic from a frog's perspective.
Oh, by the way, the time was twilight and the weather dimm'n cloudy, that accentuates the moodiness.
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Oh, by the way, the time was twilight and the weather dimm'n cloudy, that accentuates the moodiness.
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Jul, 2015Views
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Location
Surroundings are the coast of Øresund in Denmark (salt water).Time
At the end of a summer’s day I was just chilling with part of my family at the coastline of the sea. The daylight was already getting a little bit dimmed. With the sky overclouded, contrast was low. And so the light source from water/sky.Lighting
The calm weather with no wind blurred the transition between water/sky, and the twilight required use of a tripod.Equipment
Shot with my waterproof p&s camera on a small tripod in the water just a few centimeters above waterlevel. Because the exposure time was aproxm. ½ sec., the water surface turned out blurred and make the horizonline difficult to see.Inspiration
As always, I carried my waterproof p&s camera + tiny 10 cm flexible tripod with me. With mr and mrs Swan fouraging in the water, inspired me to try making a photo setup. Would I be able to place the tiny tripod with camera in the water with the lens just above waterline? And would I be able to press the shutter and backoff slowly within the 10 sec selftimer to make the couple without taking notice? Well sometimes You make a ‘lucky punch’ ;-)Editing
I made the neutral blurred background slightly more blue toned to emphasize the minimalism in the composition.In my camera bag
Except for the waterproof p&s camera, I normaly use my Sony a6000 with three lenses: a Sony 16-50 zoom, one Minolta 50 mm/1.7 and one Minolta 35-70 zoom with macro.Feedback
Sometimes think like a movie director: which kind of sceneries can you imagine? And could you be an active part of making the scenery happen?
