Mute Swan

Critiques [Translate]

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• marhowie (34593)
• [2005-11-09 11:45]

Gert, I like it anyway ;-) Sharp detail with very good color, DOF and POV in your profile portrait. The waters effect makes a nice BG too. Well done my friend. Thank You.

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• wallhalla15 (13787)
• [2005-11-09 15:22]

Excellent portrait shot Gert. Great sharpness, colours and POV/DOF. That´s a great composition. I like it. Well done. Thanks for posting.

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• Athila (1503)
• [2005-11-09 15:22]

EXCELLENT PORTRAIT!

Sharply focused and exposed perfectly again. The shallow DOF creates beautiful blured reflexion on the water. The warm light of the low sun is marvelous giving a warm cream color to its feathers.

Great picture and TFS

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• liquidsunshine (11488)
• [2005-11-09 15:31]

Nice capture Gert,
Good detail, colours, sharpness and POV.
Well composed, good exposure and nicely framed.
Thanks for posting. This one could be a distant relative of Christians Swan!

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• Toni (2034)
• [2005-11-09 16:06]

Hi Gert
Yes I do like it. Great details, colour of the beak, light and interesting BG.
Regards Toni

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• mogens-j (20)
• [2005-11-09 17:43]

Excellent Gert. Probably the best swan portrait I have seen on this site. Everything seems to be perfect in this one. The colours are fantastic as well as the dof/sharpness. Lots of details and perfect composition/cropping. Handling of the whites is very, very good except from a small part on the lower part of the neck - I know it is a minor thing in such great capture and I know the difficulties with these white birds but I could not help it - sorry my friend;-).

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• Fisher (8915)
• [2005-11-09 18:07]

Hi Gert,

It's a beauty, excellent portrait, beautiful lighting and details.

Mike

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• jossim (11878)
• [2005-11-09 21:05]

L'éclairage et les détails dans le plumage sont excellent.

Félicitations pour le Bg qui fait bien ressortir le blanc de l'oiseau. La netteté et la prise de vue sont aussi parfaits.

Merci pour l'envoie!

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• hummingbird24 (64)
• [2005-11-09 21:10]

This is a beautiful portrait shot of this swan, Gert.

Wow, I think the details are incredible and the lighting is perfect. BG and colors are well done.

Great composition, thank you.

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• iglootrek (1615)
• [2005-11-10 2:27]

Hi Gert,
Very good contrast with the with of the bird and the blue background of the water.
Very good details on the black parts of the swan.
This was the swan day...
4 super post of swan portrait.
I vote for all of them so there is no winner for me today :-)

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• TAZ (10918)
• [2005-11-10 3:57]

Great and well done portrait for the cousin of my swan ! Congratulations Gert and thanks for sharing.

" Life is so rare in the universe and Nature so precious, we must take care of them! " Christian...

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• Janice (17490)
• [2005-11-10 4:19]

Wow Gert, excellent capture of the Mute Swan. It is so sharp, it looks so real, as if I could reach out and touch it. It's a very good picture. TFS.

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• scottevers7 (12259)
• [2005-11-10 6:24]

Hi Gert,
I would say that lens does an excellent job. The composition and framing are perfect. Superb detail and colors here. Exposure and DOF are right on the money. Well done!
Scott

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• red45 (26865)
• [2005-11-10 9:44]

Perfect Gert! Colours, details, face, exposure - everything just perfect!

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• Signal-Womb (10933)
• [2005-11-10 17:42]

This is very similar to Taz post today and its a cracking capture Gert. Beautiful details and great light. Composition is excellent. Very nice post, well done.

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• Luc (14713)
• [2005-11-10 22:17]

Personal assessment of the photo: very good. Perhaps a litlle bit over sharpen.
Capacity of evocation in me: strong.
Very strong visual impact.
Aptness of the photo for the site: excellent.
Personal assessment of the note: complete.
Thank you very much OB Gert.

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• dew77 (13069)
• [2005-11-11 2:35]

Hello Gert!
Great portrait.Details on white feathers are amazing.I liked DOF,blurred BG,framing and composition a lot.TFS...:-)