My first cygnets - baby swans

With the lockdown I was afraid I would miss the cygnets, I have never seen any before and never imaged them. Snuck out today in the morning and took my camera and found them. Yes the light was the wrong way but I wanted shots no matter what, and my wife doesn't care that they aren't great shots she loves the babies.

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flapping his wings!

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Jeff USN Photog 72-76 wrote in post #19055052
flapping his wings!

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I think the back-lighting works well for these pictures.

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Pippan wrote in post #19055061
I think the back-lighting works well for these pictures.

Me, too! They're much more interesting than a "Properly lit" shot! ; )

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Jeff USN Photog 72-76 wrote in post #19055050
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..... the light was the wrong way but I wanted shots no matter what .....
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Hmmmm. . I wouldn't say that the light was the wrong way. . I would actually prefer backlight for a subject like these domestic/introduced Swans. . So, in my opinion, the direction of the light was good for this particular subject.

I'm glad you got out and got some shooting in! . I've missed your plentiful posts here on the forum.


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