Prima Ballerina of the Swan Lake.

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• Okan (518)
• [2005-04-29 7:18]

Excellent pose, premium shot, well done Gert, TFS.

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• TAZ (10926)
• [2005-04-29 7:26]

Belle et impressionnante photographie pour ce superbe cygne. Les gouttes d'eau font un bel effet. Jolies couleurs et bonne netteté.
Well Done !!!

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• jossim (12252)
• [2005-04-29 8:16]

Superbe action et pose de l'oiseau. L'éclairage et la netteté sont parfaits.


Félicitations une très belle composition.

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• Fisher (8915)
• [2005-04-29 8:21]
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Gert, Gert, Gert, just beautiful.!!!
What an excelent moment. Well done on this composition.
Could the blue be desaturated from the wings?

Mike

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• Ina (767)
• [2005-04-29 11:57]

Fine pose, nice sharpness and lovely clear water splashing... Background is a little borring but who cares... TFS...Ina...

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• correp01 (1318)
• [2005-04-29 12:04]

Again a very nice shot. The bakground colour is really good.
The catched moment also, the sharpness is excellent.

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• dew77 (13209)
• [2005-04-29 12:46]

Wow Gert,what a great shot!
Composition is amazing.Details,waterdrops are perfect.TFS...:-)

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• Comandante (1408)
• [2005-04-29 12:52]

Hi Gert
Wonderfull shoot
wery funny capture and good composition

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• liquidsunshine (11494)
• [2005-04-29 13:13]

Excellent shot Gert,
Perfect exposure, details and sharpness. Very nice composition.
Superb action shot, Thanks for posting

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• Graal (5032)
• [2005-04-29 13:36]

Excellent shot, good pose and capture. I like the colours, sharpness and contrast. Well done.
Have a nice weekend.
Aleksander

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• marhowie (302)
• [2005-04-29 15:36]

Gert, Very nice action shot, just great! Excellent scene with the OOF reeds for BG..Between you and me I'm surprised it came out so very well at 1/320th..
It seems the F22 has blurred the BG nicely though..Very well done!!

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• Janice (18648)
• [2005-04-29 16:45]

She's doing a pirouette on the stage of Swan Lake. Just beautiful Gert. You must have been thrilled to see the pair, and what excitement knowing they are nesting so close to you. This will be exciting for all of us now, following their porogress from your photos. Bravo! Bravo!

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• shirgold (2700)
• [2005-04-29 16:54]

Gert,

Great shot! Sharp and clear.
It is wonderful you could get that close to the swans. TFS.

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• Toni (2034)
• [2005-04-29 17:29]

For me it's perfect. The whites, the blues, the yellows - every colour. Well captured too.

What do you think of PS CS2 ? Does it have a noise reducer included like neat image ?
Thanks and regards Toni

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• PDP (11769)
• [2005-04-30 3:28]
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Fantastic shot Gert, the exposure is worthy of praise and the pose and action are terrific. Excellent post.

Can I ask why you selected F22?

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• netfalls (0)
• [2005-04-30 3:46]

Beautiful shot, great details and very good POV. I've never seen a swan like this, very funny face.
Well done.
TFS.

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• Lesley (2988)
• [2005-04-30 8:09]

Perfection, Gert! What a shot!!!

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• coasties (27718)
• [2005-04-30 9:32]

Perfect shot Gert. Whites are awesome, water drops, superb and composition outstanding. Fantastic work. Thanks

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• hummingbird24 (64)
• [2005-04-30 11:36]

Superbly composed image Gert! Well timed and captured, with excellent detail, lighting and POV. Great photo, thank you for sharing it.

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• sAner (4744)
• [2005-04-30 17:40]

Hello Gert! This is excellent ... What a great pose! The exposure on this white bird is superb; details are razorsharp and the feather-detail is great especially. Wonderfully done. The pose is impressive and the watersplash is a great bonus. Look at those wings ... Magnificent!

Regards,
Pieter

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• Luc (14729)
• [2005-05-01 22:11]

Wow! A huge bird.
Great composition, PoV and DoF.
Very sharp.
An excellent work.
Thank you Gert.

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• gerhardt (11585)
• [2005-05-02 12:15]

This is special, Gert. IMHO its perfect. Moment, DOF, sharpness, freeze action, eye contact... I could go on. :) Love this. MASTERPIECE!

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• Callie (7531)
• [2005-05-03 14:29]

Hi Gert
You sure have posted some very nice beauties while I was occupied elsewhere. This swan is splendid, I love the way it is raising itself out of the water. and the exposure on the white is spot-on.
Hope to have CS back in a week or two. Got a new PC, so the system is changed.

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• biawak (418)
• [2005-05-17 7:30]

Hej Gert, what a great moment there. It must have been a really bright day, too.

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• Hil (5027)
• [2006-10-10 18:23]

Hi Gert,

What a wonderful pose you have captured, I photograph Mute Swans and have been trying to catch this pose for ages but they always seem to do it behind my back. The details is lovely and sharp and the colours are beautiful, I've been watching the BBC programme Autumnwatch which has been following the Whooper's returning from Canada, it said some have brown heads as they feed in lakes with a high iron content.

TFS Hilary :o)

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• lemoineth (2286)
• [2006-11-21 13:01]

il est superbe et ces mouvements sont très beaux, je les aime particulièrement et je leur fait une sorte d' hommages en réalisant une série de photos que j' ai intitulé "LE LAC DU CYGNE" il est extra. Thomas