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Two weekends ago I visited Kew Gardens and it rained for all the time I was there which was most of the day. But I managed a few of the swans and this is one of them.
Your comments as usual are appreciated.
Two weekends ago I visited Kew Gardens and it rained for all the time I was there which was most of the day. But I managed a few of the swans and this is one of them.
Your comments as usual are appreciated.
Well I really like this Tom, the shape created by the swans neck and wings etc is different and quite appealing, and it contrasts well against the blackness of the water. The whole thing is complimented by the frame IMHO, so well done all round
Tom that is a beautiful shot! I think because it is shot from a different angle, that makes it all the more appealing. I like the subtle colour variation...the form is great..artististic & well balanced! The overall presentation is great! Thanks for sharing.
Great shot, Tom! I somehow forgot the title and was wondering for a while what kind of monument/flower it was. took a few seconds to recall it. A good shape/pose indeed. He/She must have been a very cooperative swan who appreciated your patience on a rainy day.
It looks like you took this from a high bridge or so?
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Two weekends ago I visited Kew Gardens and it rained for all the time I was there which was most of the day. But I managed a few of the swans and this is one of them.
Your comments as usual are appreciated.
I can only echo what has already been said, a super image, appealing and different, the day was not completely wasted.
Two weekends ago I visited Kew Gardens and it rained for all the time I was there which was most of the day. But I managed a few of the swans and this is one of them.
Your comments as usual are appreciated.
I dare bet that looks even more wonderful at full size ..... and overwhelmingly wonderful as a 10 x 8 print.
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All those tones, details and textures must surely have come off a Pentax.
My goodness everyone; what a lovely positive amount of feedback on the Swan. I got good mileage from her. All the swan shots were taken with the 50mm 1.4. They are a bit grainey in larger size. I have a dreadful habit of setting an ISO speed for certain conditions and frogetting then to change it back. In this case it was 800 and I would have managed well with 400 or even less. ( I should get a fairly good 10x8 though)There were a few swans about but I concentrated on this one as she was really giving herself a good old groom, hence all the lovely unusual shapes. I was about 6-7ft above her and I just kept following her in the viewfinder and kept firing every few seconds.
I will post a few more later on tonight.
For me this is a very gracious image Tom, almost balletic (no pun intended re Swan Lake - honest!) It is refreshing to see this creature shot from such a different perspective. Look forward to seeing more.
My goodness everyone; what a lovely positive amount of feedback on the Swan. I got good mileage from her. All the swan shots were taken with the 50mm 1.4. They are a bit grainey in larger size. I have a dreadful habit of setting an ISO speed for certain conditions and frogetting then to change it back. In this case it was 800 and I would have managed well with 400 or even less. ( I should get a fairly good 10x8 though)There were a few swans about but I concentrated on this one as she was really giving herself a good old groom, hence all the lovely unusual shapes. I was about 6-7ft above her and I just kept following her in the viewfinder and kept firing every few seconds.
I will post a few more later on tonight.
I was always forgetting to reset the ISO too so I mostly have it set on an ISO range between 100-400 on the K10D. I only increase the range to 100-800 if I think there's a chance the situation may need to go up to 800 but rarely set it for a fixed ISO these days, unless I want to fix it at ISO 100 for a clean shot with a slow shutter speed.
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