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Mute Swan


Mute Swan
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Copyright: NICHOLAS GLEN (nglen) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1993 W: 5 N: 5571] (21050)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-06
Categories: Birds
Camera: Konica-Minolta Dynax 5D, 70mm.300.mm apo sigma
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/125 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-06-29 11:32
Viewed: 387
Points: 34
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This is one of the parents to the Cygnet i loaded recently. It was quite happy for me to be around her young. Living in a park they become more used to humans than those living on the river.

Mute Swan ( Cygnus olor ) Length 150 cm.
This is the Male Mute Swan i was following who's mate was sat on the nest. Sadly to say the eggs have gone and they have left the nest. Although they are still in the area they do not seem interested in the nest and are unlikely to lay again this year. I will have to go and search for another one.

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  • demeve Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 514 W: 8 N: 1099] (4072)
  • [2007-06-29 11:42]

Hello Nick, fantastic close-up, the subject is very sharp and well composed, great colors and BG, intersting how he swan has a sad expression...

Congratulation in capturing a fine picture!

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  • ridvan Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 556 W: 0 N: 1138] (5140)
  • [2007-06-29 11:53]

selam nicholas; excellent shot of this lovely swan, very good details presented nice POV well captured with splendid colours well done TFS
regards have a nice weekend my friend
ridvan

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1213 W: 68 N: 2512] (8287)
  • [2007-06-29 13:35]

Hello Nick,
Fantastic portrait of this swan. Very sharp with very good details in a good composition. Beautiful colours. Great composition and POV.
Regards,
Peter

Hi Nicholas,
A great portrait of this cygnet!
I like so much the profile pose and all the clear details got, the quality of the image is excellent, specially on the plumage and the black skin around the beak-eye.
It's so good the way you putted away the background, so nicely blurred.
Congratulations and thanks for share it.
My best regards,
JM

Hello Nick,
Good close-up of this beautiful swan!
nice composition with sharpness, pov, good colour and details
cheers
Tony

Hi Nicholas,
Great portrait of this swan, nice colors very sharp focus, goos POV well composed, TFS. Best regards/Lawhill

Great closeup - I like that you can see the various textures - the bill, the 'face', the feathers...and the other details like the reflected light in the eye and the nostril - great shot!

You are lucky he did not want to get at your lens. I sure like the details of this close up. To even see the little red inside beak nostril is good focus and light.

Hi Glen

Excellent details on this cool potrait.

TFS
Ravi

Hi Nicholas.
Excellent detail, pin sharp where needed, feather detail, DOF and lighting perfect.

Wonderful portrait

Kathleen
New Zealand

Hello Nick lovely focus on the eye, well composed portrait, nice background blur and dof, good exposure tfs rgds Necip.

Hello Nick,
This is so beautiful! You have captured the feathers and the beak in lovely sharp detail!

I just love your work and am going to add you to my favourites.
Kind regards,
Bev :-)

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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1696 W: 242 N: 5596] (19883)
  • [2007-06-30 4:26]

Hi Nick,
a superb shot.
Very good DOF and a brilliant composition.
I can't wait till this rain clears...it's very boring!! :)
Well done,
Joe

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  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 927 W: 4 N: 2317] (10792)
  • [2007-06-30 5:20]

Nicholas, This is very good shot showing the facial expression. The focus is spot on. Ganesh

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1788 W: 8 N: 4639] (15001)
  • [2007-06-30 8:39]

Hi Nick,

It's nice to see this wonderful portrait and to meet mama. She is beautiful with lovely colors and good details. Nice background too.


Jane

Magnifique gros plan avec beaucoup de détails.
Bravo
Marie

bonjour nick
un tout petit peu juste en profondeur de champ ce qui ce reparcute sur la netteté du bec mais en revanche les details dans le plumage du cou sont bien presents.
exposition ideale.
laurent

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