Swans

Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
edited May 30, 2008 in Wildlife
Your shoes untied! :D

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Churning up some grub.

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Preparing for the dive.

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No bling-bling on this one.

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Contentment.

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Comments

  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited May 28, 2008
    well done ricclap.gif #2 does it for me:ivar
    **If I keep shooting, I'm bound to hit something**
    Dave
  • raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
    edited May 28, 2008
    Nice! I like favor the last one!
    Glenn

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  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited May 28, 2008
    That last one is awesome. You need to put your superior photoshop skills to the test and remove those dern collars! :D
    Stephen
    www.capture-the-pixel.com

  • PrescottPhotogPrescottPhotog Registered Users Posts: 1,174 Major grins
    edited May 28, 2008
    Ric Grupe wrote:
    Your shoes untied! :D

    Hi Ric, I like the bling in #1, ankle bracelet no less. And I really like #3, when I think of swans that is the pose that comes to mind.

    There was a flock of Canadian Geese here last fall and they were sporting necklaces too. I wondered how they keep them on when they are young (when you would imagine they put them on them).
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  • GiphsubGiphsub Registered Users Posts: 2,662 Major grins
    edited May 28, 2008
    Maestro wrote:
    That last one is awesome. You need to put your superior photoshop skills to the test and remove those dern collars! :D

    Yeah , and perhaps clone out the dirt on those dirty buggers! rolleyes1.gif

    Good shooting Ric! clap.gif
    Mike Helbig

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    http://www.thewildpig.blogspot.com
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited May 28, 2008
    Maestro wrote:
    That last one is awesome. You need to put your superior photoshop skills to the test and remove those dern collars! :D

    Thanks, Stephen. :D

    I did remove the collar on one of them...which one? headscratch.gif
  • NorthernFocusNorthernFocus Registered Users Posts: 1,347 Major grins
    edited May 29, 2008
    Nice set of images. I watched one doing the churn thing last weekend but it wasn't quite as vigorous as the one in your image. The last photo is my favorite also. thumb.gif I'm guessing that's also the one with the surgically removed collar???
    Dan

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  • Jim TJim T Registered Users Posts: 211 Major grins
    edited May 29, 2008
    articblooms wrote:
    Nice set of images. The last photo is my favorite also. thumb.gif I'm guessing that's also the one with the surgically removed collar???

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    Jim Toth

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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited May 29, 2008
    Good set Ric. thumb.gif I wish I had some swans to shoot. One of the nearby housing developments had a pair until a bobcat paid them a call. :grim
    Harry
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited May 29, 2008
    dbaker1221 wrote:
    well done ricclap.gif #2 does it for me:ivar

    Thanks, Dave. :D

    I had a sequence of nine shots on that one...so it was hard to pick one.
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited May 29, 2008
    raptorcaptor wrote:
    Nice! I like favor the last one!

    Thanks, Glenn. :D

    That was the latest swan shot of the day...so best light.
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited May 30, 2008
    PrescottPhotog wrote:
    sporting necklaces

    I see these stupid things fall all the way to the eyes when they dive and flop back again when they are upright. I don't understand how they stay on and also wonder how safe for the swan it is.

    Thanks, Chris. :D
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited May 30, 2008
    Giphsub wrote:
    Yeah , and perhaps clone out the dirt on those dirty buggers! rolleyes1.gif

    Good shooting Ric! clap.gif

    rolleyes1.gifThanks, Mike. :D
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited May 30, 2008
    articblooms wrote:
    Nice set of images. I watched one doing the churn thing last weekend but it wasn't quite as vigorous as the one in your image. The last photo is my favorite also. thumb.gif I'm guessing that's also the one with the surgically removed collar???

    You are correct about the collar...just don't tell Stephen! wings.gif

    After I posted the image, I realized I goofed and should have rippled the reflection where the clone is.

    Thanks. :D
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited May 30, 2008
    Jim T wrote:
    15524779-Ti.gif

    :D
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited May 30, 2008
    Harryb wrote:
    Good set Ric. thumb.gif I wish I had some swans to shoot. One of the nearby housing developments had a pair until a bobcat paid them a call. :grim

    Well...I wish I had a Bobcat to shoot! mwink.gif

    Thanks, Harry. :D
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