...swans a swimming...
by sfalice

Comment by locutus:
Shouldn't there be a few more? Or should I count the reflections as well?

:-)

On the shot itself, it would have been nice to have been looking at the front of the swans, rather than their backs. a good rule of thumb for nature shots is: if you can see both eyes, then maybe you have the beginnings of a good composition. I'd have cranked the aperture down a little as well - better to be underexposed on the water than over-exposed on your main subject.

Hope this helps.

Blue Shapes
by sfalice

Comment by Bruce_the_Robert:
I like the composition here, the adjacent buildings fit together nicely. The coloring in the photo, though, seems a bit off to me, whether it's over-saturated or something similar, I'm not sure. It looks very processed to me (there is a hint of yellow, for example, on the lower horizontal stripe on the left building, and I don't think it's belongs there). A pretty nice shot, though, on the whole.

Blue Shapes
by sfalice

Comment by ricmerry:
intersting

...swans a swimming...
by sfalice

Comment by SaraR:
I don't have a problem with fewer swans being depicted than the song indicates, although I have given an extra mark to those that either did find them, or had the patience to wait. That said, I am not scoring this high for a number of reasons:
The swans are a little over-exposed - if you are using a camera where you can choose the metering, use partial or spot, focussing in on the feathers; alternatively go with the cameras suggestion and then dial down 2/3 of a stop.
The composition lacks dynamism - the swans are swimming away from the viewer - there is no interaction.
The object dissected by the swan's neck (a moorhen, or a rock perhaps) jostles for the viewer's attention.

...swans a swimming...
by sfalice

Comment by senor_kasper:
Beautiful picture!! weren't they supposed to be seven though? (8)

Blue Shapes
by sfalice

Comment by Kathy:
One of my favorites!

Duck Watcher
by sfalice

Comment by Shmee:
nice one Alice. The texture on the duck looks really soft, and I like the detail in the water.

...swans a swimming...
by sfalice

Comment by noraneko:
We'll just pretend the other four are right outside the frame :-) Like the composition, and good job of not blowing those whites. I might have dodged on heads a bit, since its advanced, but just my take. Nice entry.

...swans a swimming...
by sfalice

Comment by Judi:
But four are missing!!

...swans a swimming...
by sfalice

Comment by rkligman:
Uh, it's 7 swans a swimming. DNMC.