Swan and Cygnet

Photography, Photography Challenge, Wildlife

Mon 21st Nov, 2022

I am a great fan of photo challenges, as you may have gathered. Now what is it I love about them?

Photo challenges, gives you the opportunity to interact with fellow bloggers, which I love.
Photo Challenges gives you inspiration with regards to which images are needed to post for that particular subject.
Photo challenges inspire you to post more.

And above all…

They improve your photography skills and give you chance to experiment with images.

A photograph of a swan and cygnet photographed at Leybourne Lakes in Kent.ii

Camera Settings

Camera: Canon EOS 600D
Lens: Canon EF75-300mm f/4-5.6
F/Number: f/7.1
ISO: 800
Focal Distance: 300 mm

Shutter Speed: 1/4000 sec
Photograph Date: 11.03.2012
Location: Leybourne Lakes, Kent
Photographer: Ash
Software: Adobe Lightroom Classic

For instance, every week Jez Braithwaite holds a Water Water Everywhere Photography Challenge every Monday. As long as your image has water in it, you can join in. Whether that water is a river, puddle, lake, waterfall or raindrops, it really doesn’t matter what the subject is… just as long as there is water.

With the above image… I have a preset called experimental dreams. And for the swans and cygnet I used this preset, played around with the masks and then basic edits, added a vignette and a little bit of sharpening. Have a great day!