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couple of trumpeter swans on a frozen Minnesota lake

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Here are a couple that I took at the Memphis Zoo this morning.

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One more from my zoo visit this morning, but this one's in the foreground.

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I'm posting this set to illustrate the difference between an "in the background" shot, and one without a subject in the background.

I find that having the background deer makes for a more interesting image overall. However, when one only has to focus (pun not intended) on one subject, you can pay a little more attention to the precise angle at which he turns his head, when he gets a slightly different expression in his eyes, the positioning of each one of his ears, precise framing, etc . . . .which gives a bit of a better portrait. But it's not about which is a better image - it's about getting both of them, as well as any other potential images which present themselves.

After taking the first image, the little yearling came along a few seconds later. The images were taken 12 seconds apart.

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"Your" and "you're" are different words with completely different meanings - please use the correct one.
"They're", "their", and "there" are different words with completely different meanings - please use the correct one.
"Fare" and "fair" are different words with completely different meanings - please use the correct one. The proper expression is "moot point", NOT "mute point".

Do you see him in the background?

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EastBayGirl wrote in post #18172101
Do you see him in the background?

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Now that's a good one Stina.

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Now that's a good one Stina.

Thanks, Terry!

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Blurry one in the background, and another one in the mid-ground for good measure!

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At the NC Zoo this past weekend and while taking pictures of the elephants I noticed this grey fox in the background.

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