About the Image(s)

Description:
I was at a wildlife area in Wisconsin, driving down one of the roads with a waterway along side the road when I came upon a pair of swans. Since they were swimming in the same direction as I was traveling, I went on ahead to get a shot from the front. They decided to turn and swim in the opposite direction, i.e. they were swimming away from me. I got out of my car and walked along the road to get closer. They turned and were now swimming toward me! I took a few photos, took the camera away from my eye to make some adjustments when they took off. I quickly put the camera to my eye and grabbed a few photos of them taking off. It was an amazing experience! It was like they were right beside me. I had never been so close to a large bird when it took flight!

Technical: Nikon Z8, Z 180-600mm lens @ 180mm, 1/400sec @ f/11, ISO 400

Note: It was the shutter speed that I had changed. I had it much faster but they were slow moving in the water so I went to a slower speed expecting them to continue. I did not expect them to take off, or I would have kept the much faster shutter speed.