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Take off


Take off
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Copyright: Damian Onderka (makkak) Silver Note Writer [C: 1 W: 0 N: 10] (70)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-03-11
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon 350D (Digital Rebel XT), Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 DG Macro
Exposure: f/10.0, 1/800 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-03-17 7:24
Viewed: 818
Points: 6
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Swans are large water birds of the family Anatidae, which also includes geese and ducks. Swans are grouped with the closely related geese in the subfamily Anserinae where they form the tribe Cygnini. Sometimes, they are considered a distinct subfamily, Cygninae.

Swans usually mate for life, though "divorce" does sometimes occur, particularly following nesting failure. The number of eggs in each clutch is between 3–8.

The word is derived from Old English swan, akin to German Schwan, in turn derived from Indo-European root *swen (to sound, to sing), whence Latin derives sonus (sound). (Webster's New World Dictionary) Young swans are known as cygnets, from the Latin word for swan, cygnus. An adult male is a cob, from Middle English cobbe (leader of a group); an adult female is a pen (origin unknown).
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excelente !!

Hello Damian

Heavy birds - lots of splash. Very nice picture and very good action stop too. The picture really shows how much effort the swan has to come up with to get air borne. The 1/800 sec has frozen the action nicely. Well handled light not to burn the white plumage too much. All over a very nice picture.

TFS
Mogens

  • Great 
  • kag Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 36 W: 0 N: 20] (106)
  • [2007-03-17 16:39]

Good action shot. You always have to be quick to catch them and you have done this well. It shows a lot of detail. I also like to take pictures of Swans but i have never been lucky enough to get a picture as clear of them taking off as this one. Well done.
Kelly.

Świetna fotka! Masz niezłą żyłkę do polowania z aparatem :-)

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