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Swimming in Colour
Swimming in Colour
ZorbaTheGeek


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Best of 2005 (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM
Location: River Otter, Devon, UK
Date: Jan 1, 2006
Aperture: F8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Animals, Water
Date Uploaded: Jan 1, 2006

 This was taken on a bright sunny day. A family of swans were swimming and preening on the river. I was taken by the fantastic reflections of the flowers growing on the far bank of the river. It's handheld at 300mm and 1/200sec, once again the power of IS assists to make a shot possible.

Once I got this back I was stunned by the colours. I gave them a little saturation boost, levels and some sharpening.

Statistics
Place: 755 out of 833
Avg (all users): 4.7178
Avg (commenters): 6.5000
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Views since voting: 903
Views during voting: 529
Votes: 411
Comments: 5
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/26/2006 06:04:35 AM
It has a Monet feel about it...
 01/20/2006 03:08:02 PM
That water is beautiful
 01/19/2006 02:41:30 PM
For your title, the color in this shot is a little lacking. I can see what you were getting at, but the colors don't pop.. and are rather flat for the most part. Lighting is harsh, and the blown out areas on the bird are unflattering.
 01/18/2006 01:59:40 PM
The colours are very impressionistic, almost like a Monet painting! Nice work.
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 01/18/2006 01:16:10 AM
9 from me...good luck!
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