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Swan
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Copyright: Mike Warnes (warnzy) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 173 W: 1 N: 148] (574)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-04-06
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon 40D, Canon EF 100-400 f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
Exposure: f/9.0, 1/1600 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-04-06 12:47
Viewed: 390
Points: 34
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Neither a B&W shot, nor a crow in sight!

Went to Stockers Lake with Necip (necipp), Nick (nglen) and Paul (lawbert). A good day, although one of two halves; arrived during a snowstorm and left in glorious sunshine.

I took this one during a productive hour at the end of the day. Not the most detail shot I managed to get, but my favorite.

Hope the rest of the guys had fun and hope you managed to get some good shots.

Mike

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Good sharp in flight Swan, Mike.
TFS
Annick

Hi Mike, big old lump to get in the air, good action/flight shot, Nice reflection as well...nice one!! regards h

Hello Mike
I personally had a superb day..It was great to meet you all and the weather was a bit rough but made us work a bit harder I think!!
This shot is superb...Going up to F9 has worked so well keeping the wings tight throughout thier whole span.
I didnt get a shot of a swan flying at all!!
Great work Mile and we will have to do it again..Richmond Park as well.
Paul

I have the Dali...thanks much and thanks for sharing this one..this is a VERY unique angle...catching an approach at just the right moment to get the full force! Good show Mike...if you ever get to the states....I shall show you my playground of nature!
Bob

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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1555 W: 233 N: 5091] (17959)
  • [2008-04-06 13:41]

Great one Mike!
I am so annoyed that I couldn't make it! :-( I hope we'll be able to do it again soon.
Great pose you have captured here which really shows the awesome power of this bird.
Superb composition too.
Nice warm light.
Well done!

Joe

Hello Mike,

Very nice picture of this flying swan. Excellent sharpness. Beautiful light and colours. I like very much the pose of the bird you captured.
Very well done,
Cheers,
Mariki

Hello Mike,

Ecellent in flight capture of this almost full grown swan.
Wonderful tones, details in the feathers and pose of the big bird.
Excellent composition and exposure.
Despite the snow storm in the morning you must have had a great day with the guys.
It is that I live a little to far away from you and the others, otherwise it would have been a great pleasure for me to go out with you and the others for a day.
Very well done. TFS!!!

Best regards, Harry

P/S Out of :) Will be back tomorrow.

Hi Mike
Great inflight action shot
tfs jon

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  • Necipp Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1150 W: 15 N: 2074] (12392)
  • [2008-04-07 9:20]

hello Mike, good capture. The pose is excellent. F9 is cheating a bit, but still very well caught. Good detail, nice exposure, good spacing – well proportioned for a fine composition. Tfs rgds Necip

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  • Hil Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 782 W: 11 N: 1380] (4759)
  • [2008-04-07 12:12]

Hi Mike

Superb in-flight shot of the young Swan, I like the pose with the Swan flying into the frame fron the top left corner, very nice detail and excellent colours and light.

Hil

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1864 W: 2 N: 4738] (18250)
  • [2008-04-07 13:03]

Hi Mike. Thanks for a great day yesterday I got back about 7.30 so not to bad. You must have taken this one after i had gone. I went down to the other end of the lake and chased them towards you just o you could get this fine in flight shot. well done TFs.
Nick..

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  • PaulH Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 981 W: 17 N: 2563] (9450)
  • [2008-04-08 3:14]

Very nice Mike, wish i could have been there with you guys, i was going to come along with Nick but had to move home unfortunately. Maybe next time eh?
This is a real beauty though. Perfectly exposed, great composition and excellent sharp focus.
Paul

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  • MMM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 753 W: 0 N: 1457] (6594)
  • [2008-04-14 15:23]

Hi Mike
Nice inflight capture.Great details and nice POV.
TFS Michel

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  • NinaM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 544 W: 0 N: 1303] (4365)
  • [2008-04-16 15:02]

You're quite a gang meeting at Stocker's Lake, this is great! And what a nice picture of this swan flying with great details, beautiful blueish light and a superb movement captured. Thanks Mike, lovely shot once more,

Francine

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  • cako Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 327 W: 0 N: 280] (1619)
  • [2008-04-17 13:36]

Hi Mike
this is a wonderfull image
very well done.

Hello Mike,
Very good in flight shot, excellent
composition and point of view, nice
colors, good light, excellent sharpness
and very good depth of field.
Angela

Am sorry I am very irregular these days, Mike. My comp's given up on me, and I refuse to try and understand what's wrong with it:(
It won't even let me run the most basic of PP software.
But I'll be here, typing away...
Getting back to this shot...a mid flight shot...very fine details, excellent exposure..Very well done, as usual.
Goldy

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