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Copyright: kristy van der staal (kristies)
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 121 W: 1 N: 75]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-n-g.gif) (818) |
| Genre: Animals |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2007-03-16 |
| Categories: Birds |
| Camera: panasonic DMC FZ30 |
| Exposure: f/4, 1/50 seconds |
| More Photo Info: [view] |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2007-03-21 11:24 |
| Viewed: 600 |
| Points: 8 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
This Swan came very close...
``The population of Mute Swans in Britain is around 20,000, in Holland, the same. In Russia/Siberia it has gone through many population fluctuations, due to human activities, including wars and starvation. The most recent numbers are in the hundreds of thousands, however some of these might be mistakenly called Mute Swans when they are instead the Whooper, Bewick's or Tundra Swans that are also found wild there.
The United Nations Environmental Program lists Cygnus olor (Mute Swan) in seventy (70) countries, as breeding in 49 countries and vagrant in 16 countries around the world [UNEP-WCMC Species Data Base] (2007)While thought to have been "introduced" in Japan, recent discoveries of mute swans depicted on scrolls more than a thousand years old put that statement into question. Mute swans continue to migrate to Japan in winter, along with whooper and sometimes Bewickii swans.``
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- joey
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2001 W: 226 N: 6845]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-g-g.gif)
(24727) - [2007-03-21 11:29]
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Spectacular shot Kristy.
Brilliant lighting mixed with a sharp and well composed picture make this very good.
Well done,
Joey
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- kag
![Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 36 W: 0 N: 20]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/s-n-s.gif)
(106) - [2007-03-21 11:33]
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A beutiful close up of the Swan. Good colour and focus. a lot of detail in you picture. i like the water droplets on his head. It is a shame you did not get more of his wings in but otherwise well done. TFS.
Kelly.
Hi Kristy,
a nice picture with natural colours and good details.
Maybe the dark on the beak could be brighter to show more details but thats a minor nit. I like the tight crop and the compo.
Well done.
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- mikou
(5269)
- [2007-03-21 15:43]
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Hi Kristy.
Great close-up of this swan.I like white color on wings and beautiful details on head.Water drops are perfect.Well done.
TFS and best greetings,Milos.
