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Whooper Swans

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Posted by Dennis Binda on June 8, 2010 at 10:59 AM
Whooper Swans
The Whooper Swans gather at lake Kussharo on the northern island of Japan, Hokkaido, before they move on to their nesting grounds.


Olympus E-3, Olympus Zuiko 14-35/f2.0, 17mm, iso 400, f7.1, 1/1250s
Posted by Andy Gregory on June 8, 2010 at 11:01 AM
A superb shot Dennis. I love the low point of view and the composition, well done. :toast: :toast:
Posted by Mark Davies on June 8, 2010 at 11:10 AM
cant fault it .
Posted by Ian Mason on June 8, 2010 at 11:13 AM
Beautiful image! Very well composed and lovely pastel colours. I love the background mountains.
Posted by Brett Lewis on June 8, 2010 at 11:13 AM
Simply Brilliant.. I love it..! No nits from me and agree about the angle - very good indeed.


Brett :toast:
Posted by David Sewell on June 8, 2010 at 11:30 AM
A brilliant shot, carefully executed. I might be tempted to crop a bit off the top to improve the symmetry even further, but no big deal.

David
Posted by Karen Summers on June 8, 2010 at 11:34 AM
a cracking image love the pov on this
Posted by Andy Astbury on June 8, 2010 at 11:41 AM
First rate PoV and an excellent shot Dennis :toast:

Not too sure about Oly aspect ratios but this does look a bit squarish - if you have cropped any off the sides I'd suggest putting it back as it's the only improvement I can think of.
Posted by Dave Bartlett on June 8, 2010 at 12:18 PM
Superb point of view and I like the way the front bird runs into the background :toast:
Posted by Simon Litten on June 8, 2010 at 12:22 PM
Wow! Top shot :toast:


Simon
Posted by Tom Smit on June 8, 2010 at 12:34 PM
Topshot. Special the low PoV.
:toast: :toast:
Posted by Michael Southcott on June 8, 2010 at 12:35 PM
Very nice image indeed ....

Mick ..
Posted by John Robinson on June 8, 2010 at 12:56 PM
Superb stuff !
And I,m a fan of squarish crops too.
Love it.
JR
Posted by Ron McCombe on June 8, 2010 at 1:24 PM
Nice one Dennis

I love the composition here


well done
Posted by Bronia Klima on June 8, 2010 at 2:03 PM
Hi Dennis
Beautiful shot well captured
Bronia
Posted by Phil Mclean on June 8, 2010 at 2:43 PM
Superb shot.Would have been perfect if the 2 swans on the right had been facing forward.I suppose you must have run out of bread though? :biggrin:

Phil. :toast: :toast:
Posted by Calum Dickson on June 8, 2010 at 4:59 PM
ticks all the boxes for me.

:toast: :toast: :toast:
Calum
Posted by Craig Jones on June 8, 2010 at 7:04 PM
I love Whooper Swans and with this image you have done them proud,beautiful :wink: I love the composition,pov everything,wonderful Dennis,would not change a single thing :wink: :wink: :wink: :wavey:
Posted by Greg Hitchcock on June 9, 2010 at 9:21 AM
Beautiful image, lovely balance in the composition and great POV. There is a pale halo around the head/neck of the birds centre and right, which I am assuming is from some selective dodging. It's just noticeable enough to be a nit, so I'd suggest re-processing to avoid this.

Greg
Posted by David Kjaer on June 9, 2010 at 11:08 AM
Love it Dennis.

David :toast: :toast:
Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on June 10, 2010 at 3:50 AM
Superb shot, Dennis. I like it a lot. :smile: :smile: