Swans

LaFoto · Aug 18, 2006

This family came up to a little beach to do their extensive morning bath (i.e. putting their oil into their feathers)

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It is not hard to guess how I managed to get this close-up of the swan, is it?

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And this one seems to wonder if he is beautiful enough:

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Alison · Aug 18, 2006

Oh wow, I love how the light hit the swan's feathers in that last shot. Neat reflection as well. They are so beautiful!

Raymond J Barlow · Aug 18, 2006

#6 is a sweet shot, very nice!

LaFoto · Aug 19, 2006

Thank you.
I had a hard time exposing when I took the beach scenes (I was stationary at the time and not on the moving boat, we were moored for the night and this was early morning) and I underexposed like mad and still find part of the standing swan's (3) feathers got too bright ...

lostprophet · Aug 19, 2006

LaFoto said:

love it !!!!

mentos_007 · Aug 19, 2006

hahah you bribed this cute swan! how dare you ...

and I always thought that Germans are all for legal things and what do we have here?! Corinna bribing a swan with a piece of... ? whatever it is

hahaha cool catch

LaFoto · Aug 20, 2006

mentos_007 said:
hahah you bribed this cute swan! ...bribing a swan with a piece of... ? whatever it is ...

The answer to who bribed the swan and with what can now be found here !!!

PlasticSpanner · Aug 20, 2006

Great shots in #4 and #6! :thumbup:

I'm fascinated with shots of swans now after my attempts a couple of months ago. They are so hard to expose for & the camera meter always seems to get it wrong!

SleepingWolf · Aug 20, 2006

wow, number 5 is a keeper...great shot C.

HollandHusker · Aug 20, 2006

#6 is really cool! Love what you captured there!

Palgie · Aug 22, 2006

5 and 6 do it for me, great shots specialy number 6.

Antarctican · Aug 22, 2006

Ohhhh, love those last two!! In the closeup you can even see the ridges in its mouth. And the light/reflection/colours in the last one are breathtaking. Way to go!