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Mute swan


Mute swan
Photo Information
Copyright: Mark Kula (markula) Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 30 W: 0 N: 14] (144)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-10-24
Categories: Nature
Camera: Canon EOS 20D, Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM
Exposure: f/10.0, 1/200 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): My favorite birds [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2005-12-03 8:36
Viewed: 1225
Favorites: 5 [view]
Points: 34
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Shot taken approximately half hour before the sunset. Reflection in the water comes from autumn tree leaves. Slightly cropped right side and the top to move the subject off the center. Auto levels in Microsoft Picture It! 9. I hope you like it.

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To Dingo: Mute swanmarkula 1 12-08 21:08
To kondor: Mute swanmarkula 1 12-05 20:47
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To lucbus: Mute swanmarkula 1 12-03 21:59
To mart: Shamemarkula 1 12-03 21:51
To magikgt: Mute swanmarkula 1 12-03 21:47
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I do - like it.
Swan on molten copper.
More off RHS would make it even stronger but I'm very OK with this. In fact, I will add it to my stock of ones I like most.
You will score BIG with this one. HUGE.

Agree with Kit

nice color,good photo

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  • mart Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 34 W: 3 N: 31] (1518)
  • [2005-12-03 13:15]
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Nice photo, I like the color of the water and the ripples around the swan. Good composition too, it is only shame that we don't see all the reflection of the swan.
Martina

Hello Mark,
Very nice shot of this swan with great orange/golden tones for the background. I like how the swan is looking at you. well done.
Luc

Hi Mark,
This is a beauty... quite awesome in fact! The reflections make the water look like unreal... The bird is captured with great skill and in a very nice pose... Composition just right for me, well done!
Regards,
Pablo -

Hello Mark !

This is really a nice one. Congratulations!
The swan is missing some sharpness however being a bit overexposed. Nevertheless. A fantastic composition !
Bravo !
Robert

What nice color in this photo. Very nice detail and the colors in the water are just fantastic. Thanks for sharing.

Wow. I love the colours on the water. Great idea, but there are a few aspects to take note for the future: There is no catch-eye, the swan's back is slightly overexposed and the swan 's head (bottom reflection) is cut off. Other than that, I love the image - composition is good. TFS.

Hi Mark,
awesome photo. The copper colour of water in contrast with white swan gives fabulous effect. I agree with Pablo - the bird's pose is very nice. Great photo. tfs

Marek

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  • Dingo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2744 W: 370 N: 2624] (11948)
  • [2005-12-08 10:43]
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Very beautiful, moody shot, Mark. Excellently saturated, special colour of the water. The swan is captured perfectly sharp in a pleasing pose. Too bad its reflection is cut off. A small, discrete frame might look good on this shot too, I think.
TFS.

Hello Mark, this is superb. What a great photo, you really captured neatly the white swan in this fiery see :)

Nice space all around the swan. Great moment you caputured here.

Very well done. Cheers, Yan

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  • LuciG Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1286 W: 153 N: 729] (8681)
  • [2005-12-09 22:40]
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ola Mark!
que beleza tem esta foto!! e que emocoes ela desperta!!cores lindas! cenario de fazer sonhar!!
Excelente!!!!
Bom trbalho!
Luci.

Hi Mark

This is a lovely shot great colour in the water and a swan looking over her shoulder saying " I'm not an Ugly Duckling"

Just a thought if you could have got the reflection in it would have added another dimention.

thank you

Ron

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  • seanf Gold Star Critiquer [C: 134 W: 9 N: 176] (1436)
  • [2005-12-13 14:56]

hi mark
i missed this one, but i shouldn't have!
it's a beautiful combination of rich and dramatic colours reflecting off the water and the white purity of the swan. as others have already said, i would like to see the full reflection of the swan, but it's still very good indeed.
sean

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  • jacobo Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 666 W: 31 N: 673] (4875)
  • [2006-01-06 14:14]

Good shot. Very nice colours. Shapes an reflections contrasting between them.

Wow, the colors in this photo are spectacular! The swan's back is a little overexposed, but the awesome composition and colors more than make up for it. I really like how the blue-grey of the swan's tail in reflection cools down the warm photo.
Great job!

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