Double Act

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• lavan (2250)
• [2008-05-10 1:23]
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good reflection good double act
welldone

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• riverfriends (6678)
• [2008-05-10 1:27]
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Hi Derek:
Captured with perfection and wonderful composition and details...
A ggod capture on your morning walk:)
David

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• thor68 (4347)
• [2008-05-10 1:32]
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what a lovely capture! :-) the reflections on the dark calm water are fabulous, almost like a mirror.
great pose and a wonderful calm atmosphere. well done & best wishes, thor.

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• Royaldevon (8151)
• [2008-05-10 1:41]
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Hello Derek,

Great capture!
Super details of the swan and how nicely it contrasts against the dark green & black!
The reflection is excellent and the whole is well framed.

I think a little more space above and below the swan would have improved the composition.

Kind regards,
Bev :-)

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• ele_eng (892)
• [2008-05-10 1:44]
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Hi Derek
Excellent shot with great POV and compo! well done. I've done a workshop which I tried to have more concentration on bird, bring up image quality and to lighten the water. Hope you like.
Regards, Alireza!

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• trampas (2858)
• [2008-05-10 1:54]
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hi derek.
you will never bore me with images like this.
a beautiful image with excellent clarity. i wish i had been there to capture it for myself.
have a great we.
Brian

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• athlon (518)
• [2008-05-10 1:58]
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Nice Photo,

Good point of view,

Nice aspect.

One of your best,

Keep it up.

Abid Changazi

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• moli (7065)
• [2008-05-10 2:10]
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Hi Derek.
Great refelction on the quitet water captured and in nice way presented.
Compliments.
Janek Kloss

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• Radarflyer (1109)
• [2008-05-10 2:41]
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Hi Derek,
Great composition, lovely colours and fantastic reflection. It almost looks like the swan is looking down at himself.
Totally beautiful.
TFS
Jane

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• tnahari (3783)
• [2008-05-10 5:17]
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hi Derek
fantastic mirror image. beautiful and clear details.
nice presentation.
tfs
tsilla

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• Goodwitch (1331)
• [2008-05-10 5:36]
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Hi Derek

Lovley shot - Symmetry bird-onified! He looks almost as if he is nodding off slightly! A lovely serene image

Cheers
Linzi

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• sharinawati (558)
• [2008-05-10 6:02]
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Hello Derek,
Amazing capture of the swan. The colors and details of the bird is beautiful, but what made it priceless is the awesome reflection - so sharp. Marvelous!

Best regards,
Sharina

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• CAROL50 (2079)
• [2008-05-10 6:11]
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Do i read correctly ? You used a 300 mn focal for this view. Impressive ,no wonder the tight framing works fine here. A bit soft on the details and a bright spot in the plumage near the neck, can be fixed in PP though, nevertheless a splendid approach and reflection .Your simple black frame enhances your subject further, BTW there 's nothing boring about presenting 'another' swan pic , i find them so graceful gliding slowly in a still pond and can understand why they are so much photographed!
TFS Derek, some more interesting ones in your theme as well,
Carol

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• rychem (2405)
• [2008-05-10 6:50]
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Hi,
an excellent shot, the mirror effect is fabulous
regards
Ryszard

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• toucan1967 (4523)
• [2008-05-10 7:19]
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Hi Derek,
Nice shot, Slight Overexposure on the back behind the neck but other than that small detail it's a superb shot, the reflection is great too, maybe a little tightly cropped infront and above In My Opinion.
Well done
Regards Andy

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• harry007 (0)
• [2008-05-10 9:39]
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very nice1 derek

great reflection and good colours and detail..

well spotted n captured...lovely.

cheers...harry..

ps flipped it over in a ws...

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• karith (5710)
• [2008-05-10 10:24]
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Wow. The clear reflection is amazing, and seems to have caught the swan's attention too:) Well done!

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• MagdalenaN (4954)
• [2008-05-11 1:23]
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Hello Derek
wonderful reflection in water, excellent colours and sharpness, great work
rgds
Magda
tommorow

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• chrisJ (28073)
• [2008-05-11 2:17]
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Hi Derek

Splendid reflections have provided superb symmetry of the swan. Well managed exposure, with good contrast & sharpness. Tfs!

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• waminda2020 (277)
• [2008-05-11 20:27]
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derek - i must be boring, cause i like this photo. a still lake and a swan as well - for me life doesn't get much better!
nice photo and thanks for your critique :)

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• manujmehta (4977)
• [2008-05-11 20:48]
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helo Derek
wonderful shot of this swan
beautiful sharp details
great reflection
beautiful colours
nice DOF.
will be back soon with smiley,

regards

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• black_dream (3537)
• [2008-05-13 2:21]
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You were so lucky!!! I live in a windy region, so everytime I try to take a shot of a lake/pool of water, it always has ripples and the reflection is blurry, if, at all! :))) Excellent take, Derek!
Best regards,
Diana
(**)

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• atsouth (1131)
• [2008-05-13 13:17]
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Hi Derek, great shot!, nice symmetric compositiom, ,great details and mirror perfect reflection

rgds
Allen

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• izmirli (15399)
• [2008-05-13 23:46]
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merhaba derek
excellent colours and reflections.wonderful lovely swan.
regards.
gürkan akçakır.

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• billy-m (2865)
• [2008-05-14 0:49]
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You not boring at all...How could be boring with this pure beauty?:)
sooo beautiful,so peaceful...so serene....
I really enjoyed in this photo.Thank you
warm regards
biljana

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• mesquens1 (6187)
• [2008-05-15 14:43]
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Hello Derek,
No problem at all if you post a fine work like this. Beautiful Swan, nice BG and framing.
Magnifica.
Cheers
Raimundo

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• twin (7145)
• [2008-05-21 11:15]
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what a beautiful reflection...
really better than a mirror...
wel done derek...
it is great.. wonderful...

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• cbcs (508)
• [2008-06-17 14:36]

Wow! I echo the comments others have already made. What a capture!

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• foozi (1281)
• [2008-08-23 6:56]

Hello Derek,
a stunning shot of a swan and its reflection.Great sharpness and clarity. The blurred background makes this subject stands out impressively.

regards,
Foozi