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Day 7 - Watchful, Expectant Mother
Day 7 - Watchful, Expectant Mother
jonfrommk


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Camera: Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Location: Ouse Valley park
Aperture: 3.5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/1250
Galleries: Animals, Black and White
Date Uploaded: May 6, 2007

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Comments: 7
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 Once again walking down by the river near where I live. This swan has been nesting for about 3 weeks which means that we are probably 10 days away from seeing her cygnets. The nest is on the opposite side of the river to where people walk. As I wandered along she raised a cautious head to see if I was a threat to her eggs, decided I wasnt and settled down again

Very slight crop
Convert to B&W and played around with fill light a bit

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 05/08/2007 10:13:50 AM
I like the composition with more foreground and less background. I would've chose the latter but I think yours works better!
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 05/07/2007 05:20:25 PM
how lovely that you could get so close and she was so relaxed ... i can hardly wait to see your photographs when those cygnets finally hatch ...:)
edit a second later ... after i posted this i saw sandy's comment ... so it seems that not only you, me and sandy are waiting expectantly for those babies, but the swan, as well ...!!:)

Message edited by author 2007-05-07 17:23:28.
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 05/07/2007 12:54:18 PM
Awwww. I love these birds! Their clean white color is so perfect for a black and white photo! I hope you will post some pictures of the babies when they finally arrive :)

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 05/07/2007 12:12:41 AM
Beautiful find! I wish we had more swans here.
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 05/06/2007 06:15:31 PM
i like that the title is really changing the way i perceive this picture. i like her pose, i'm guessing you captured her right when she's going to sleep. and love the way she looks at you.
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 05/06/2007 05:23:44 PM
oh, thank god, I thought the picture was about mating slugs..

I love the pose.. and way she's looking back.. great catch!
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 05/06/2007 05:20:32 PM
Defintely an unusual pose you don't often see in a 'bird shot'. Composition is really holding this back, otherwise a nice shot.
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