thephotosocietyのインスタグラム(thephotosociety) - 7月15日 01時24分

Photograph by @andyparkinsonphoto/@thephotosociety
Mute swan cygnet – During every season of every year there is a time to photograph certain species and there is most definitely a time when not to! This cygnet for example is young, perhaps just a few weeks old. Old enough to venture far from the nest site but still vulnerable to predation from many species. Photographically speaking it is still a fluff-ball, covered in its downy feathers it is difficult to take a bad photograph when they are this cute. Even so I have invested a little effort and this image is captured in dawn light and from water level, the former ensuring that the cygnet is beautifully lit, the latter creating an intimate, eye-level perspective. In a few weeks however this cygnet will be a lot less photogenic, it’s adult feathers emerging as its downy feathers moult away. It will start to look more like a goose than a swan, gangly and clumsy, it’s hair patchy and uneven. At this time it becomes a lot more difficult to capture a nice image and, as sad and superficial as it may sound this is when I tend to put my camera away and instead just watch. At this time also the parents lose their primaries, and their ability to fly and this again is a time when perhaps they are not their most photogenic. Wildlife photography can be immensely challenging and so, if as it is for a great many people that time is short and precious then perhaps factor these elements in to your own photographic calendar. Be more ruthless about when, and when not to photograph and perhaps save your energies for when your subject is looking their very best and for me, late summer, for a great many species, is definitely not the best time. Please #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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