I went out today looking for something to photograph as I haven’t been out for while. Unfortunately it was typical Irish weather i.e. wet & miserable so Landscapes were out due to the poor light and even worse sky. However, there were swans down around Fahan, So I decided to have a go at photographing them.

They were sitting in the fields, taking off and flying overhead every now and then, unfortunately the shots I took were crap – so I deleted them ones. There were also swans down at the lake swimming and diving for food. I managed to get a few shots of these which where pretty decent, and once edited, brought a bit of life to them.

Due to the poor light, I decided to put the ISO on Auto, especially as photographing birds can be unpredictable. This however added a little noise to the images due to the higher ISO settings. Some of this noise I was able to get rid off using Lightroom.

Below is one the images I took, Which is actually of a Black Swan – which is rare for here. It’s not perfect – but that’s what learning is all about…isn’t it?

~ Keith ~