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Solitude II

Solitude II

Swan in Forest Park in the low light of autumn

Swan in Forest Park in the low light of autumn
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camera

Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XSi

settings

settings

Aperture 5/1 ISO 400 Shutter 1/800 Focal Length 50/1

upload_date

upload_date

Nov, 2016

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143

Likes

+3

Awards

Zenith Award

Fall Award 2020

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Behind The Lens

Location

This is a local swan. He lives at the pond in Forest Park, Shelbyville, IL.

Time

I took this photo at twilight. I waited for the sun to reflect the water just right.

Lighting

The sun was low in the sky, near sunset, which is my time to shoot photos. I knew part of the sunset colors would reflect favorably on th3 pond.

Equipment

Canon Rebel. No flash, no tripod.

Inspiration

I love swans. I could take hundreds of him. Everything he does is so graceful!

Editing

Just a little editing to saturate the colors.

In my camera bag

A zoom lens 75-300 and an 10-18mm.

Feedback

Wait until the light is right. Also, try many different angles. Do so by walking around your subject, because this will change your light in your shot dramatically. My favorite time to shoot is sunset, or just before, when you get the glorious golden light.

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