There are few sights in nature photography as graceful as a swan floating across a quiet pond. This is the same swan I photographed in close-up earlier, only now I show it afloat upon a shimmering reflection, a contrasting follow-up to the previous shot. I use the spot meter to expose for the swan itself, allowing the rippled water to go almost black to emphasize those reflections. The sweeping curve of its long neck is repeated within the water, and I shift the swan to the right side of my frame to give its tail feathers and head the space they need to work.