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Saturday morning found us at the Heron Pond. Peek-a-boo sun made for challenging photgraphy. Color balances shifted from ‘warm’ to ‘cool’ and when you are dealing with swans, it can make a big difference in how the image ends up. Molly handled the different lighting conditions pretty well with no help from the “hired help”.
 

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Molly wanted to shoot at the Teal Pond in the afternoon. It was kind of gamble since there were no swans there when we left in the morning. Pulled up to “our spot” and sure enough there were swans but they were at a distance and appeared in no hurry to leave. Molly was able to catch an action sequence of goldeneyes in flight while we waited to see if the swans were going to fly out. Goldeneyes are small, fast and require quick and precise panning to catch them. Molly did quite well on these fast little guys.
 

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Clouds building up made for some dramatic light. When the swans decided to leave near sundown,shutter speeds were falling quickly. Molly snapped this image. Love those saturated colors.

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