thephotosocietyのインスタグラム(thephotosociety) - 6月18日 00時33分

Photograph by @andyparkinsonphoto/@thephotosociety
Mute swan at dawn – The conditions on this particular morning about two years ago were absolutely perfect, conditions which I have rarely experienced since. In fact I can’t recall a dawn in the last two months that has come close, reminding me endlessly to never put off to tomorrow, or next year, an opportunity that arises today. With his partner incubating eggs in the nest this male swan was having an idle day up at the far end of the lake, drifting around aimlessly and stopping occasionally to preen. It was during one of these moments of relative inactivity that I was able to capture this image, the strange ethereal image enhanced by my camera shooting at exactly water level. Again, shooting an image such as this by using aperture priority would be an incredibly inaccurate and error strewn thing to do as the image is dominated by vast expanses of dark water, trees in shadow and a small sunlit swan. Much better to simply commit to the aperture at which you want to shoot and then, by using your histogram to gauge the accuracy of the detail in the whites, set your exposure manually. That way, as long as the swan is in direct sunlight then the exposure will be correct but, be mindful to ensure that as the sun rises, and so do the light levels that you either incrementally increase either the shutter speed or the aperture to accommodate this. Or you can just stick to aperture priority and randomly try to switch between -2EV and -3 EV depending on how big the swan is in the frame, or at what angle it is, or how much of the swan is in sunlight or in shadow. My mantra is, when the light is consistent and the fall of light upon the subject is consistent then take control and use manual! Please do #followme at @andyparkinsonphoto to keep up-to-date with my images @andyparkinsonphoto @ナショナルジオグラフィック @thephotosociety

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