Swans and ducks

snapapplesnapapple Registered Users Posts: 2,093 Major grins
edited June 5, 2005 in Wildlife
This is a duck I spotted in the lake in Copenhagen.
The water was very brown, so I converted to B&W.
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Then there was a mamma swan just comming home from a swim.
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She spent a long time cleaning her feathers and drying off.
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One last shake of the wings
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Back on the nest
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited June 4, 2005
    Good move on the B&W conversion. thumb.gif Love the colors on the color shots. Its amazing how those birds manage to have something obstructing them when you take a pic. I think they must have some warning system that alerts them to a camera. Once it goes off they all run to a spot that makes sure you don't get a clear shot of them. :D
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  • DeeDee Registered Users Posts: 2,981 Major grins
    edited June 4, 2005
    eggs in the nest
    Wow, that's neat seeing the eggs like that. I'm surprised they were unprotected for so long!
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  • snapapplesnapapple Registered Users Posts: 2,093 Major grins
    edited June 4, 2005
    Dee wrote:
    Wow, that's neat seeing the eggs like that. I'm surprised they were unprotected for so long!
    Yeah, the eggs were what I saw first. Then the swan came swimming home. She must have been out getting some food. When she stepped up on the nest the first thing she did was turn one of the eggs over. I raised my camera quick for the shot, but it came out all blurry. In my haste I must have clicked before I stopped moving. :cry

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  • snapapplesnapapple Registered Users Posts: 2,093 Major grins
    edited June 4, 2005
    Harryb wrote:
    Good move on the B&W conversion. thumb.gif Love the colors on the color shots. Its amazing how those birds manage to have something obstructing them when you take a pic. I think they must have some warning system that alerts them to a camera. Once it goes off they all run to a spot that makes sure you don't get a clear shot of them. :D
    Thanks Harry,

    Thanks for the kind words. I had a hard time focusing on that swan through the reeds. Naturally she had her nest with eggs in a protected spot. But, it's a shame how the flotsom and jetsom collect against the nest. I hope the trash doesn't end up hurting some birds.
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  • Eric&SusanEric&Susan Registered Users Posts: 1,280 Major grins
    edited June 4, 2005
    Nice seriesthumb.gif I like the b&w duck, it's interesting in that you can see his feet so you can't really tell he's standing in water yet you can still see his reflection.

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  • ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited June 5, 2005
    I think he is walking on water? beautiful swan. When I am excited I always blur the photo. I can have on an IS lens, or a wide angle lens, all things that should not blur. The person/bird can be perfectly still. No question, I got the shot. I always blur it.

    Nice shooting, Snappy.

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