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Black Swan


Black Swan
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Copyright: Fatih Sam (fthsm) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 147 W: 47 N: 435] (2895)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-03
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon 30D, Canon 400 5.6L
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-03-17 0:49
Viewed: 790
Points: 8
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Black Swan Cygnus atratus

Prior to the arrival of the Māori in New Zealand, a sub-species of the Black Swan known as the New Zealand Swan had developed in the islands, but was apparently hunted to extinction. In 1864 the Australian Black Swan was introduced to New Zealand as an ornamental waterfowl, and populations are now common on larger coastal or inland lakes, especially Rotorua Lakes, Lake Wairarapa and Lake Ellesmere, and the Chatham Islands.[4] Black Swans have also naturally flown to New Zealand, leading some people to consider them a native rather than exotic species, although the present population appears to be largely descended from deliberate introductions.[9]

The Black Swan is also very popular as an ornamental waterbird in Western Europe, especially Britain, and escapes are commonly reported. As yet the population in Britain is not considered to be self-sustaining and so the species is not afforded admission to the official British List, but the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust have recorded a maximum of nine breeding pairs in the UK in 2001, with an estimate of 43 feral birds in 2003/04 (though that is undoubtedly an under-estimate given the level of monitoring undertaken).

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_swan
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Faith,

A very good action pic! The subject is very sharp and the exposure is great. With the subject being black, it's not always easy to get the exposure spot on but here the lighting is great. The action shot is well composed, shows good POV, DOF, clarity and detail.
TFS,
Sheriff

Beautiful shot Fatih.
Love the pose of the swan and the composition with the diagonal line of the neck and head, pointed to the upper right corner of the frame, is great.
Wonderful color contrast with the red of the beak against the soft green BG.
Excellent sharpness and exposure and therefore the details in the feathers are beautiful.
Very well done. TFS!!!

Best regards, Harry

harika bir çekim. ışığından netliğe nefis bir fotoğraf, özellikle zamanlama çok çok güzel. eline sağlık arkadaşım. selamlar.

Hello Fatih,

A beautiful shot of this black Swan. Razorsharp and ful of fine details. Take a look for instance to the waterdrops, splendid. Natural colors. Nice compo. POV, DOF and BG are good. Have a nice weekend and TFS BOB

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