Whooper swan in bad weather

As darkness fell in the evening, the rain became colder. Eventually it turned into a persistent snowfall. The whooper swans are not unfamiliar with winter weather so they kept on feeding in the unpleasent weather. This gave many opportunities to experiment with the longer shutter speeds.

Whooper swan in bad weather

As darkness fell in the evening, the rain became colder. Eventually it turned into a persistent snowfall. The whooper swans are not unfamiliar with winter weather so they kept on feeding in the unpleasent weather. This gave many opportunities to experiment with the longer shutter speeds.

Whooper swan in snowfall

The April sun was first replaced by rain and, as the sun approached the horizon, the element of snow became larger and larger. By sunset, the whooper swan got to experience a real winter evening.

Whooper swan in bad weather

As darkness fell in the evening, the rain became colder. Eventually it turned into a persistent snowfall. The whooper swans are not unfamiliar with winter weather so they kept on feeding in the unpleasent weather. This gave many opportunities to experiment with the longer shutter speeds.

När det saknas både vackert ljus och spektakulära fåglar gäller det att se skönheten i det som finns. Med lite längre slutartid balanserar bilden på gränsen till att brännas ut i högdagrarna och det blir antydan till rörelse i vingspetsarna hos de passerande knölsvanarna.

When there is a lack of both beautiful light and spectacular birds, it is important to see the beauty of what is there. With a slightly longer shutter speed, the image balances on the verge of burning out in the highlights and there is a hint of movement in the wing tips of the passing mute swans.

I dagens sista ljusstrimma putsar knölsvanen sig och gör sig redo för nattem.

In the last light of day a mute swan prepares for the night by preening its feathers.

Knölsvansparet bestämde sig till slut för att sträcka söderut när isen började växa i deras bröstfjädrar. De flög över mig vingspets mot vingspets, eller hand i hand.

A pair of mute swan decided it was time to start heading south when the ice began to grow in their chest feathers. Hand in hand they flew over me on this clear winter day