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Day 2 - The Queen's Swan
Day 2 - The Queen's Swan
jonfrommk


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Camera: Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Location: Stony Stratford
Date: Dec 13, 2007
Aperture: f4.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/1000
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Dec 13, 2007

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 Well after a few days of miserable greyness the sun finally shone today, but boy is it cold (It got to -6c 21f last night). I went for a walk at lunchtime, the pond near the house is freezing over and this chap was sat in the middle of it. As I approached (without any bread much to his displeasure) he came towards me and I could hear the ice cracking as he ploughed through it. I could not help thinking that although I like to imagine I am no softie, I dont think I would manage well if I had to keep my backside in frozen water all day

I appreciate that it is up to others to comment on the good and bad points of this shot but I loved the blueness of the water and the way it made the white feathers stand out more

Oh and in case you are wondering about the title, in the UK all swans legally belong to the monarch. People used to be hung if they harmed them or ate them

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 12/16/2007 11:55:19 AM
Nice swan - the colors are nice and vibrant, the placement of it's head makes it seem like it is bowing a bit to us to acknowledge our presence.

Sour - I am not sure about the neg space on the right - I think having more negative space to the left would have made this compositionally more balanced. Can you edit and add the right hand side to the left and see how that comes out....

Oh heck...I will!!!



I also cleaned up the poor bird's feathers. Come on Jon! - don't you have any compassion for a beautiful creature!?
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 12/13/2007 09:42:51 PM
Very nice dof you captured. The blue almost makes this look like it was taken in the evening, but then the swan is so white. Nice close up image as well.

For sour, I guess the only thing I can think of is to clean the poor bird's feathers a bit so it's evenly white on its head. But considering the circumstances, I'm sure the swan would rather just have a nice warm quilt instead.
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