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Getting a Drink by Cindy Smith

March 2025 - Getting a Drink

March 2025 - Cindy Smith

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"Getting a Drink"

Sony a7iii, f/7.1, 1/640, iso = 3200, 379mm with 200-600 lens, hand-held

Camera Raw editing - decrease highlights, increase shadows and whites, lower blacks and decrease dehaze, sharpening; crop in PhotoShop

I captured this Whooper Swan in the City Hall pond in Reykjavik, Iceland last February. Since the pond was not frozen, there was so much waterfowl - things we had never seen in the USA. We watched a while and then saw this swan swim over to the water inlet for a drink. I thought it was pretty funny, but it only lasted a minute.


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10 comments posted




Jaswant Madhavan   Jaswant Madhavan
This is a beautiful, fun picture. A slight crop to decrease the dead space behind the swan or even a vertical crop, and a vignette would help in bringing attention to the subject.   Posted: 03/02/2025 13:01:20
Cindy Smith   Cindy Smith
Thanks! I am working on getting better with my vignetting!   Posted: 03/10/2025 18:08:07



Dean Ginther   Dean Ginther
Cindy,
Nice catch of this action. Your edits were a considerable improvement. I like the drops caught falling with a faster shutter speed.   Posted: 03/04/2025 17:44:53
Cindy Smith   Cindy Smith
Thanks! I did pick a shot showing the falling drops as I liked that, too.   Posted: 03/10/2025 18:08:42



Pierre Williot   Pierre Williot
Hi Cindy,
This is a very nice capture and your post-processing improved drastically the final result.
I agree with the comments above.
Very nicely done. Congrats.   Posted: 03/05/2025 12:35:34
Cindy Smith   Cindy Smith
Thanks!   Posted: 03/10/2025 18:08:56



Mervyn Hurwitz   Mervyn Hurwitz
What a fun picture! Its always interesting to see the subject doing something unusual as you have shown us here.
Your editing has vastly improved the picture.   Posted: 03/08/2025 10:51:19
Cindy Smith   Cindy Smith
Thanks! Yes, very unusual shot and it happened quickly and then was gone.   Posted: 03/10/2025 18:09:38



Jacob Wat   Jacob Wat
This is a great and fun photo. I've never seen one do this and your editing really makes it come alive. Great photo.   Posted: 03/15/2025 13:57:32



Diane Perry   Diane Perry
I agree with all the comments above.   Posted: 03/22/2025 02:15:44