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Swans
Posted By: gawan, 03-03-2008, 01:30 PM

My favourite walking route is on a recreation island where swans are often found. These are some of the latest:

Portrait


Young one starts to turn white


Close-up


Sailing with a back wind


Chasing one another (this is when I started to miss a fast and long tele lens)


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03-04-2008, 03:20 AM   #2
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Remarkable nature shots of beautiful birds. 2 & 3 are the standout ones for me for your superb judgement of the light and composition, but all good.
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I like the last shot - quite a drama there
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Thanks, maybe one more, not so good quality, but like it my self...


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Well done , I also like #2 and #3 the chasing scene is a nice action capture. Nice series.
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Thanks, glad to learn the close-up pleased you, I was not sure if I got too close. But it seems to work when with others in a series.
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Great sharp shots with good contrast and exposure. You did great getting the action shots.

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That is a very nice series gawan, thanks for posting it.

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Thanks Paul and Heinrich, really appreciate!
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Looks like they didn't mind that the ice was defrositing. Good pictures
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QuoteOriginally posted by weatherwise2 Quote
Looks like they didn't mind that the ice was defrositing. Good pictures
Yes, swans are actually Arctic birds, they don't move very far south on winter, and are migrating this time of a year already to the north, even up to the cost of Arctic Ocean on summer time. Many swans are however staying in city areas the whole summer.

Couples will stay together their whole life, which might well be 20 years.



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Great shots, I love #3 in the OP, it has so much detail!
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