thephotosocietyのインスタグラム(thephotosociety) - 7月20日 01時27分

Photograph by @andyparkinsonphoto/@thephotosociety
Mute swan in threat display – I was just having a rummage through my cavernous folder of swan images and it suddenly occurred to me that I’d never shared this one, quite surprising really given that it’s one of the few in my collection where I’ve used side lighting. It also surprised me as it’s one of my favourite images of an aggressive male mute swan in full flow, the object of his rage is a Canada goose that is about to pass in front of my lens and this swan is seeking to cut him off. If the goose got caught by this swan when he’s in this mood then it’s be lucky to escape with its life, so ferocious and territorial can the males become as the breeding season approaches. It gave me the ideal opportunity to photograph him barrelling straight towards me, his conveniently symmetrical bow wave testimony to the speed of his surge. In these moments I always fire in short bursts, and only on the surges when the bow wave forms, the wall of water always adding an extra element to the final image. The side lighting is simply more by luck than judgement because I was waiting for the winter sun to set, moving significantly right along the horizon as it did so and so and then ultimately, for the last few moments it would have created some beautiful backlighting. Nonetheless the raking side lighting has added to the menacing malevolence of Mr Swan, his arched tail feathers forming a complimentary arc around his look of intent. 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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