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Mute Swans-Landing and Swimming
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Mute Swans-Landing and Swimming

by Sandy Steinman

Gallery: AvianPosted October 10, 201160 views2 comments
Taken at Shollenberger Park in Petaluma, CA . Mute Swans (Cygnus olor) are native to much of Europe and Asia, and (as a rare winter visitor) the far north of Africa. It is an introduced species in North America, Australasia and southern Africa. It is called a Mute Swan as it is less vocal than other species of swan. They were very plentiful at Schollenberger and a good photographic subject. I felt fortunate to catch the one swan just as it was landing.

Canon 60D
75 mm to 300 lens at 300
1/2000 sec at f/10
iso 400
RAW worked in Lightroom
cropped about 15 to 20%

All Comments and Criticisms Welcome

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2 comments
Comment posted by Ron Dudley on October 10, 2011 at 8:33 AM
Sandy, good timing to catch the landing bird and I like the head turn of that bird toward us. To my eye this image could use some CCW roatation.
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Comment posted by Sandy Steinman on October 10, 2011 at 6:57 PM
Ron,
I think you are right. Here is a version with the corrected rotation. Thanks for your observation.
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