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Mute Swans

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Posted by Andy Bate on January 27, 2009 at 10:10 AM
Mute Swans
Hi

Not sure about this, ive tried rotating it but the reflection doesnt look right when i go, the island they are stood on runs slightly at an angle to where i was shooting from

Nikon D2xs
Sigma 500mm
Tripod
ISO 800
1/125th at f4.5
RAW

PP in bibble and cs3

Thanks for looking
Posted by Nick on January 27, 2009 at 10:17 AM
Hi Andy,

nit picking - it's only very slightly out - you only need about 1 degree counterclockwise rotation.... go off the reflections and eyeball it (at the minute the orange from the beaks is too far to the left in the reflection - light travels in straight lines :wink:).

Nice peacefull looking shot. Spotlighted, or early light?

:wavey:
Posted by Andy Bate on January 27, 2009 at 10:25 AM
evening light, late last night
Posted by Peter Cairns on January 27, 2009 at 10:26 AM
Cracking shot Andy - top drawer.

Pete
Posted by John Chapman on January 27, 2009 at 11:09 AM
Beautiful picture Andy. :toast:
Posted by Craig Churchill on January 27, 2009 at 11:14 AM
A beautiful shot well spotted!!!

(dust bunny half way down the reflection on the right but easily sorted!!)

Craig
www.craigchurchill.co.uk
Posted by Danny Green on January 27, 2009 at 12:39 PM
Ah Man thats one beauty of an image very very very nice.

Nice one young man

Danny
Posted by Cliff Young on January 27, 2009 at 12:44 PM
Hi Andy

A lovely capture - like it a lot!

:toast: Cliff
Posted by Chris Johnstone on January 27, 2009 at 1:00 PM
Hey Andy,

Lovely light and the orange tint is great - well shot. tiny niggle in that the image is unbalanced for me with the vegetation on the lower left. Might not be to easy to get rid of considering the reflections.

Apart from that, very soothing.

Chris
Posted by John Robinson on January 27, 2009 at 1:18 PM
Yes - all been said.
JR
Posted by Jeroen Stel on January 27, 2009 at 1:28 PM
Superb light and love the pose of these two!
Well done!

Greetings,

Jeroen Stel
Posted by Colin Pickett on January 27, 2009 at 2:27 PM
Superb. :toast:
Posted by Billy Fairburn on January 27, 2009 at 3:15 PM
Great shot :toast:
Posted by Ian Mason on January 27, 2009 at 5:48 PM
The light here makes the swans really glow - I love it!
Posted by Gary Beers on January 28, 2009 at 5:15 AM
Nicely done with the nits already mentioned
Posted by David Kjaer on January 28, 2009 at 5:50 AM
Beautiful!

David :toast: :toast:
Posted by PhilH on January 28, 2009 at 6:01 AM
Simply... very nice indeed...

:toast: :wavey: :toast:
Posted by Ray on January 28, 2009 at 7:05 PM
An excellent shot, many wouldn’t have seen it. Nice one no crit’s.
Posted by Alan Bryant on January 31, 2009 at 5:50 AM
Echo all the comments :toast: :toast: