Couple of images

swiftybilko · 7th of April 2007 (Sat)

1. Here's a swan a shot yesterday. I was actually visiting a location with the intention of shooting the sunset, but it turned out not to be suitable. However, there were a few birds kicking about.

2. Pochard (?) having a bit of a stretch.

3. "Does my bum (US=ass) look big in this?". A long suffering mallard working out how to answer the unanswerable question (what he doesn't know is that there IS no answer).

All taken with 5D + 300mm f2.8.

Reyno · 7th of April 2007 (Sat)

Like em all...Excellent series indeed.

jpalmer · 7th of April 2007 (Sat)

nice swan shot i like the light and the water drops in the head .
it looks like the sun was setting or riseing ,on the second shot the head is so shap and crystel clear aspecialy as ther is so much movement there is so much colour going on in the eye .
many thanks

TammieO · 7th of April 2007 (Sat)

Nice shots. The second is a Red Crested Pochard. I love the caption you added to the last one.

hTr · 7th of April 2007 (Sat)

You definately captured the moment. Great Color and Detail make for outstanding pictures.

Sindri Skulason · 7th of April 2007 (Sat)

Number two is my favorite. Excellent action shot.

bromm · 7th of April 2007 (Sat)

Nice sharp series, they show some fantastic detail, well done.

beckybun · 7th of April 2007 (Sat)

great shots! i like all of them. i like the lighting and capture of water droplets on the swan

canonloader · 7th of April 2007 (Sat)

Nice stuff Swifty, and I sympathize with the Drake.

swiftybilko · 8th of April 2007 (Sun)

Quote:

Originally Posted by jpalmer

nice swan shot i like the light and the water drops in the head .
it looks like the sun was setting or riseing ,on the second shot the head is so shap and crystel clear aspecialy as ther is so much movement there is so much colour going on in the eye .
many thanks

Sundown. Made for some lovely light.

swiftybilko · 8th of April 2007 (Sun)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sindri Skulason

Number two is my favorite. Excellent action shot.

Thanks Sindri. I often try to capture some action when they're preeening. This is one of the few that worked out quite nicely.

swiftybilko · 8th of April 2007 (Sun)

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Originally Posted by canonloader

Nice stuff Swifty, and I sympathize with the Drake.

Thanks Mitch. I think we've all been there at one time or another.

Pete · 8th of April 2007 (Sun)

Very nice. I love the detail on the swan head. Not often you see the texture of the bill-wrap (not sure of the technical name for that part, so I made the word up!).

stefeb · 8th of April 2007 (Sun)

Water drops on the swan's head does it for me. Great series.

swiftybilko · 8th of April 2007 (Sun)

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Originally Posted by Pete

Very nice. I love the detail on the swan head. Not often you see the texture of the bill-wrap (not sure of the technical name for that part, so I made the word up!).

"Bill wrap" is good enough for me....although it does suggest a load of US dollars nestling in pocket as I'm standing on the corner....waiting for the man..

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swiftybilko Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Leafy North Cheshire Posts: 961 IMAGE EDITING OK	Couple of images 1. Here's a swan a shot yesterday. I was actually visiting a location with the intention of shooting the sunset, but it turned out not to be suitable. However, there were a few birds kicking about. 2. Pochard (?) having a bit of a stretch. 3. "Does my bum (US=ass) look big in this?". A long suffering mallard working out how to answer the unanswerable question (what he doesn't know is that there IS no answer). All taken with 5D + 300mm f2.8. __________________ "Since any reasonable person would choose a Mac over a PC, Apple's market share does provide us with an accurate reading of the percentage of reasonable people in our society." Roger Ebert Visit my website.

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jpalmer Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: suffolk, england Posts: 1,273	Re: Couple of images nice swan shot i like the light and the water drops in the head . it looks like the sun was setting or riseing ,on the second shot the head is so shap and crystel clear aspecialy as ther is so much movement there is so much colour going on in the eye . many thanks __________________ jason d300 sony hx100v sony a550tamron sp 90 macro ed80/600mm 2x tele plus 190xprob aw trecker

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TammieO Goldmember Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 2,020 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Couple of images Nice shots. The second is a Red Crested Pochard. I love the caption you added to the last one. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tammie 1DMkII

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Pete Moderator Prime Mover Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 38,426	Re: Couple of images Very nice. I love the detail on the swan head. Not often you see the texture of the bill-wrap (not sure of the technical name for that part, so I made the word up!). __________________ *Pete* UK SE Catch of the Day

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