Alex_Swan in the Boston Public Gardens

I took this photo yesterday when I went into Boston for the morning and early afternoon yesterday. I took many photographs of flowers, trees, and animals, birds. I thought that this photo was by far one of my favorite photos I took when I was in the Boston Public Garden. I like this photo for many reasons. First thing I like about this photo is that the Swan is in perfect focus because it allows you to see age texture of the swan's feathers and fur on his face, neck, and wings. I also like how his white fur isn't all one color and his neck is slightly covered with dirt because it makes a nice contrast with his clean white wings and feather on the rest of his body. I also like how his orange beak stands out the most in this photo because of it vibrance in color. This allows you to focus on the swan rather than the other objects in the middle ground and background. I also like how the depth of field in this photo is mostly wide around the swan and the barriers around the pond in the garden. I also like how well you can see the dampness of the swan's face and neck which is covered with water because it adds more texture and detail to this photo. I also like how the tip of his beak has a dripping water droplet about to drip off his face because it makes this photo interesting to look at. I also like how the shape of his wings are because they look sharp and have edged shapes to them which make the photo have more detail to it. I also like how the lighting in this photo is not too harsh because it keeps the colors of the swan and the pond to be balanced and not distorted from its color. I also like how the swan's neck has a sort of fabric like- texture on his fur because it adds more texture to this photo. I also like how the swan that is slightly moving is making the water have rings and ripples because it adds more detail and patterns to this photo which makes this photo cool to look at. I also like how smooth the quality of this photo came out because it allows you to see all the details of the swan and the pond as well. I also like how contrasty the water is because with the overcast skies adds multi shades of color reflected on the water, makes this photo have more depth and makes the photo more interesting to look at. I also like how the water has different patterns as the gentle wind is blowing the water across gently. This adds more detail to this photo which is nice. I also like how some of the flower petals are on the stone barriers along the pond because it adds more variety to this photo and some of the white petals that have fallen on the rocks complement the white feathers and fur of the swan. I also like how I unintentionally cut off the back of the swan's tail because it allows your eyes to look at the swan from a different perspective and it keeps your eyes from being distracted which could be in the background on the right frame of the photo. I also like how the feeling of this photo is sort of a candid nature photo because it allows you to see the swan doing his/her own thing along the pleasant pond in the Boston Public Gardens. I wouldn't change anything in this photo because you can't really see far back in the background because of the way how I positioned the camera. I took this photo on my Nikon D3200 without flash, using auto adjustment settings, auto iso settings, auto focus adjustments, and using natural lighting. I also used my zoom lens to pull in the focus of the swan to magnify his size.