Mute Swan

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• Hay_kes (3074)
• [2006-10-03 14:45]

Hi Hilary,
Superb picture.Exellent sharp ,colours and light.Well composed.TFS.

hAyAti

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• peter_stoeckl (9361)
• [2006-10-03 15:44]

Hilary,
truly majestic portrait.
Perfect approach, excellent details, perfect exposure.
Exciting contrast of chilling blue all around, with the red beak in the centre. Wonderful composition.
Great! My congratulations.
Thank you, and best regards,
Peter

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• duckpond (323)
• [2006-10-03 15:55]

Excellent shot.

Well done. I like the pose you got here as well as the reflections of the water.

If you want to be picky a slightly tighter crop would be nice, but that is no biggy.

Well captured and great note

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• nainnain (6249)
• [2006-10-03 16:01]

félicitations pour ce super cygne avec le reflet de l' eau c' est génial
bravo
edith

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• XOTAELE (8)
• [2006-10-03 16:12]

Preciosa imagen, que refleja la serenidad del cisne y del agua en la que nada.
El color es excelente, así como la luz y el brillo.
Saludos. JL.

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• ramthakur (24051)
• [2006-10-03 16:19]

Delightful composition, Hilary.
I like the use of light here. It lends a very cheerful outlook to the picture.
The colours are natural and beautiful.
TFS.

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• mikou (5265)
• [2006-10-03 16:37]

Hi Hilary.
I like majestic pose this bird,nice colour water.Good POV and very good composition.Fine sharp details.
Thanks for sharing!
Greetings Milos

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• fyapici (6109)
• [2006-10-03 19:55]

Hi Hilary,
What a handsome guy this swan? You captured it very well. All things was told by other friends, I won't repeat, but well done it. Bravo and TFS
Greetings.
Fevzi

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• arfer (0)
• [2006-10-03 22:22]

Hello Hil

When I see this I feel this bird wants it's photo taken ,or to see you .It looks very comfortable.Excellent DOF on this shot.The details are crisp and sharp.TFS

Rob

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• musin1002 (518)
• [2006-10-03 23:42]

lovely pict........love it!!

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• Alex99 (14369)
• [2006-10-04 7:20]
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Hi Hilary.
I have just now understood, how it is difficult to make such fine pictures. On a way to Crimea I have tried to photograph swans. But because of the bright sun I have made very poor shots. I shall study at you.

Your Swan is majestic and wonderful. The reproduction of the white and light-grey tones are perfect. Colours of the water and reflections in it are surprising. Composition is excellent as well. My congratulations and best regards.
Alexei.

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• marhowie (34439)
• [2006-10-04 7:45]

Hi Hilary,
Nice shot! Very good sharpness, color, DOF, and you handled the exposure well. I think the central comp works well here. I like this POV from the front and the birds pose too :)
Well done & TFS!

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• wuta (2034)
• [2006-10-04 13:32]

Hello Hilary , A Great shot from the swan , colours sharpnes light compositie pose bg and framing ,tfs ,Greetings Teunie .

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• jeanpaul (13841)
• [2006-10-04 14:41]

Bonjour Hilary
Elle est superbe cette prise de vue de ce beau cygne. Les couleurs sont merveilleuses,les détails et l'éclairage sont parfaits .
Félicitations et merci pour l'envoie.....JP
Les sourire demain

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• osse (7655)
• [2006-10-04 14:48]

Hi Hilary
Good swan shot. Good colours, sharpnes, light water colours and POV.
Well done

osse

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• EOSF1 (20421)
• [2006-10-04 17:07]

Very good reflections on the water and great pose from the Swan. Sharp, perfectly exposed, it's a very good piece of work ! Thanks Hilary.

Mario

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• scottevers7 (12253)
• [2006-10-04 21:47]
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Hi Hilary,
Did this swan just swim right up and strike a pose for you? Looks like it did! Nice job on the exposure with the filtered sunlight. Colors and detail look great. Very beautiful bird.
Scott

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• hester (10860)
• [2006-10-05 13:57]

Lovely swan, great POV and colours. I love the look the swan is giving you.

TFS

Karan

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• Adam73 (2069)
• [2006-10-05 17:06]
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Very nice pov. I love the blue hue that the sky has cast on the water. The pose and composition is great. I almost want to see the entire reflection but it may take away from the image. I can't tell. TFS. Very beautiful.

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• blakitan (5401)
• [2006-10-05 23:23]

Hi Hilary,
Graceful pose of this white swan, seems like a balet dancer. Greatly captured and very nicely composed picture. Light was very well managed. Colors are great. Excellent shot and great PP works.

Ben Lakitan

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• claudine (9647)
• [2006-10-06 8:35]

Hi Hilary,
This is a wonderful portrait of this beauty. I think it is my preferred one so far in your gallery :-). I like this lightning very much along with those great details and a beautiful composition. This is really well done. TFS,
Claudine

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• RAP (7405)
• [2006-10-07 7:29]
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Imagen con un gran sentido estético Hilary.
La belleza del ave muy bien retratada, con un POV perfecto, exhibiendo todo su orgulloso plumaje.
Las zonas de sol y sombra son magníficas, produciendo un efecto muy agradable.
El encuadre bien simétrico es muy bello también... sólo que hubiese sido ideal mostrar la totalidad de la reflexión.
Felicitaciones y saludos... Ricardo

Image with an great sense aesthetic Hilary.
The beauty of the bird very well depicted, with a perfect POV, exhibiting all their proud plumage.
The areas of sun and shade are magnificent, producing a very pleasant effect.
The very symmetrical framing is very beautiful also... only has been ideal to show the entirety of the reflection.
Congratulations and regards... Ricardo

... tomorrow

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• dew77 (13069)
• [2006-10-07 7:52]

Hello Hilary,
Very nice capture.POV,pose of swan,colors,eye contact and composition are wonderful.Excellent work!
TFS...:-)

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• aido (4048)
• [2006-10-08 20:10]

Hi Hilary,
I've been looking through your gallery and you have some great pictures here. This is beautiful, the light and shadow really adds some depth and interest. A great head-on POV and perfect pose from the Swan, with his head turned slightly. A good exposure, I don't think it could be better (my opinion of course), if you underexposed even a third here it might have killed off the light and shadow. Nicely framed, a beautiful image. Another approach here would be to zoom out and include the whole of the reflection, but a different shot completely. Great work!
Cheers,
Adrian

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• PDP (11751)
• [2006-10-10 16:56]

Hello Hilary, this is a big improvement since the last time I critiqued on of your pictures. Very good colours and nice control on the exposure - maybe a slight OE patch where the sun is getting through but this is minor. Nice catchlight in the eye too. Well done.

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• flagman (2377)
• [2006-10-23 10:52]
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Hi Hilary
This is a very nice photo. The POV is better than you give it credit for, especially as being high it gives us more of the reflections, which are what make this photo special, and a near-symettrical swan. Excellent tones in the water and lots of detail on the swan. Looks like you either used a fill-in flash or there was some bright light coming through trees. Which was it?

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• captainsgirl (4074)
• [2006-11-03 9:06]

beautiful photo, great reflections and colors in the water and love the angle on the swan..very nice.. TFS
Donna :o)

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• hatti52 (1052)
• [2007-10-03 7:10]

Hi Hilary,
wonderful sharpnes,colours and reflections
well composed
cheers