Swans, signets and a beautiful lake

YoungNomadYoungNomad Registered Users Posts: 57 Big grins
edited April 20, 2012 in Wildlife
Took a walk last weekend around our local lake - and managed to find a pair of swans with their signets.

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Our lovely lake!


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A mother with her babies :)

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Gorgeous signet


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Signets feeding

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Mother feeding


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In all her glory!


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  • Dick on ArubaDick on Aruba Registered Users Posts: 3,484 Major grins
    edited April 18, 2012
    This are really great captures. The one before the last is my favorite.
    If possible, try a lower angle next time.
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  • YoungNomadYoungNomad Registered Users Posts: 57 Big grins
    edited April 18, 2012
    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 rolleyes1.gif
  • csmallaricsmallari Registered Users Posts: 17 Big grins
    edited April 19, 2012
    These are really wonderful shots :)
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  • puzzledpaulpuzzledpaul Registered Users Posts: 1,621 Major grins
    edited April 20, 2012
    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 rolleyes1.gif

    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

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