The Ugly Duckling...

[Bend The Light]

...a few years later.

How does this look?

Swan by Bend The Light, on Flickr

 

[Davor]

I like it, looks nice. Just shame the head and neck is dirty, the pure white goes well with the color of water.

 

[Bend The Light]

I like it, looks nice. Just shame the head and neck is dirty, the pure white goes well with the color of water.

I know, but all the swans on that lake were the same...

 

[Marc-Etienne]

Very nice! Looks like he was posing for you!

 

[Fern]

Sharp focus, it is pretty how his wings almost make a heart.

 

[adarlingshot]

nice!

 

[Bend The Light]

Very nice! Looks like he was posing for you!

I followed the swan for a while, kept trying to gain his attention as he was turning away a lot. I have quite a few pictures of his rear end!

 

[Bend The Light]

Sharp focus, it is pretty how his wings almost make a heart.

Thank you.
Focus was manual - using a Vivitar 90mm f2.8 macro lens on my 400d, M42 fitting, so all manual.

This was the shot I was trying to get...I have quite a few that just weren't it...and the heart shape was the key - I had to have that "hole" showing water behind. All the other angles didn't work.

Cheers

 

[Bend The Light]

nice!

Thanks.

 

[EckoZero]

This is a beautiful shot.
I took some pictures of swans on Sunday but none of them came out as well as this one!

 

[Bend The Light]

This is a beautiful shot.
I took some pictures of swans on Sunday but none of them came out as well as this one!

Thanks.

I took quite a few, and this is the only one I processed...others were ok, but not like this.

Cheers.

 

[JBArts]

Really nice photo. Looks like the swan is shy. But, I find this pretty cool.

 

[Bend The Light]

Really nice photo. Looks like the swan is shy. But, I find this pretty cool.

Thanks.