Sleeping Swan by Santeri Lohi

Saturday, 26th January 2008

Sleeping Swan

by Santeri Lohi

I have never been among so many birds in my life. Seagulls, swans, pigeons all around me. A swan was 2 inches away from biting me in the face as I was photographing. Great experience though, and well worth it.

Equipment: Nikon D40

Santeri Lohi

19 years old. From Finland. Lived around the world. Studying graphic design. Love photography.
The majority of my work depicts nature. Finland is an excellent place for this kind of photography.

16 Comments

kaybee Says:
January 26th, 2008 at 1:13 am
stunning!
a. Says:
January 26th, 2008 at 1:34 am
Gorgeous white on white! I love the varying texture of the feathers! Beautiful!
Ann Says:
January 26th, 2008 at 6:40 am
Beautiful work of fine art. Serene looking and very original. Congrats.
Selrak Says:
January 26th, 2008 at 7:30 am
Love the abstract side of this shot with the curves, patterns and colors. And as for the colors, it looks like there aren’t any, a sign of Nature’s great diversity in colors, so diverse that she can even show no colors at all !
Tom Brooklyn Says:
January 26th, 2008 at 9:12 am
Nice shot. Sounds like an amazing experience. So where on earth was it?
Pieter -sAner- van der Horst Says:
January 26th, 2008 at 11:39 am
I like the pose of the swan and the overall composition. In my opinion you really underexposed the scene though. The swan should be white and not grayish.
Pauline Jones Says:
January 26th, 2008 at 1:22 pm
Swans are very photogenic, this is a nice pose.
Santeri Lohi Says:
January 26th, 2008 at 3:12 pm
Thank you. Glad you like it.

Pieter: You’re right about the exposure, it could be a little bit more exposed so that the brightest area is white. Either way the photo focuses on the subtle differences in tone.
Santeri Lohi Says:
January 26th, 2008 at 3:18 pm
Taken in London’s Hyde Park, by the way.
Sue Gagnon Says:
January 26th, 2008 at 6:53 pm
There truly is beauty everywhere, and nature’s pallette is always a perspective I enjoy! Peaceful and wonderful…nice job, and I love knowing this was in Hyde Park, London…makes it even more interesting for me.
laurens Says:
January 26th, 2008 at 8:12 pm
is that a swan?
a. Says:
January 27th, 2008 at 12:51 am
Yes it is, hence the title.
Yanaar Lee Says:
January 27th, 2008 at 3:17 am
Stunning… so simple… yet masterful. Great work.
kml Says:
January 27th, 2008 at 7:49 pm
Love the way you composed and cropped it. Great focus and DOF!
Anurag Says:
January 28th, 2008 at 7:34 am
Though you are only 19 yet your composition shows great maturity. I really like the graceful curves in the picture.
poster boy Says:
January 28th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
Just lovely!