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Respite

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Posted by SteveHL on February 2, 2009 at 4:14 AM
Respite
This male swan had spent the best part of the morning protecting his mate and chasing off rivals and it all got too much for him..It was cold too
Sigma SD14, Sigma 300-800@650mm, F8,1/1250s,ASA200.
C&C welcome.
Cheers
SteveHL
Posted by Ray on February 2, 2009 at 4:18 AM
Nice clean and simple, and technically faultless.

Nice, very nice, a common species handled superbly.
Posted by Billy Fairburn on February 2, 2009 at 10:04 AM
Very nice shot Steve :toast:
Posted by Robert Lawrence on February 2, 2009 at 11:34 AM
Beautifully exposed and indeed a restful scene.
Robert
Posted by PhilH on February 3, 2009 at 5:09 AM
Very nice.... just wonder about a touch more room below and a little less above just to bring the head onto that upper third?

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Posted by David Taylor on February 3, 2009 at 5:58 PM
Yes, an excellent image.

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