65/365 (06/03)
An exercise in creative isolation: A Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) captured during a moment of quiet grace. In the field, the original background was cluttered and distracting, far from the elegant scene I felt I was witnessing. As part of my 365 goal to re-learn the balance of post-processing, I decided to lean into an "art shot" approach by dropping the background entirely to black. This allows the viewer to see what I wanted to see: the striking contrast of the white plumage, the vibrant orange of the beak, and the delicate textures of the feathers. It is less a "record" of a location and more a study of form and light, leaning into the creative license that editing affords when the environment doesn't cooperate.
This 365 project is about slowing down and paying attention.
Training my eye to see both the obvious and the overlooked.
Finding photographs in everyday moments, not just destinations.
