Swans, signets and a beautiful lake

YoungNomad

Took a walk last weekend around our local lake - and managed to find a pair of swans with their signets.


Our lovely lake!



A mother with her babies


Gorgeous signet



Signets feeding





Mother feeding



In all her glory!

Dick on Aruba

This are really great captures. The one before the last is my favorite.
If possible, try a lower angle next time.

YoungNomad

Dick on Aruba wrote: »

This are really great captures. The one before the last is my favorite.
If possible, try a lower angle next time.

Thanks for the feedback - any lower and I would have been in the water

csmallari

These are really wonderful shots

puzzledpaul

Dick on Aruba wrote: »

If possible, try a lower angle next time.

+1

YoungNomad wrote: »

any lower and I would have been in the water

Not really, cam was way above water level ... if it's your local lake I'd stongly recommend looking for places where you can get as low as possible without getting in the water - although that's a possibility too, with suitable gear and surroundings.

A good start is a shallow angle 'beach' /(concrete launch ramp for boats?) + beanbag ... and a cam with tilt LCD or anglefinder.

Ymmv re what you make of the results, but it's worth trying imo

Link shows one of the rigs I use, which puts 25 > 40mm of daylight under the lens hood.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v492/pppix/bankside.jpg

pp