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• AdrianW (710)
• [2005-08-08 17:58]
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Nice shot! You've captured this swan well. I really like the reflections, and the image projects a feel of calm serenity - I don't know why swans seem serene in photographs, in reality they're just a large amount of hissing, flapping, anguish with wings ;)

My biggest nit is the swan itself seems quite overexposed, not sure whether that's capture or post-process related, but your histogram view should have shown that - there's nothing much we can do in post-process to get the clipped highlights back, unless it's RAW in which case you may stand a chance with some of it. My best advice? Always check your histogram when shooting a bright subject on a dark(ish) background! Whenever I shoot a subject like this I always dial in -1 stop exposure compensation before I take the shot, otherwise unless you have spot-metering, you'll blow the highlights...

Despite that, it's a nice capture :-)

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• CaptiveLight (991)
• [2005-08-09 2:03]

I would agree that the swan is over cooked, and has lost all feather detail in the whites there. Also, the reflection is a little chopped up, a really calm evening with minimal wind ripples would have worked better. Maybe another time?

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• dew77 (13209)
• [2005-08-09 3:55]

Hello David!
Very nice capture.POV,pose of swan,reflection on water and composition are wonderful.I think,feathers are a little overexposed,but it's very difficult to get better details on white.I like this work a lot.TFS...:-)

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• shazzy (152)
• [2005-08-19 12:49]

Good try on this.I find the swan to be a bit over exposed.The reflection would have been better if you had picked a calmer day. Nice shot though.