Al's Images
Swan song
Posted by Alun (cheshire, United Kingdom) on 14 June 2008 in Animal & Insect.
Taken at a local mere
@saeed: Thank you very much Saeed
@MahGol: Thank you very much Mahgol, Swans are not birds of pray sorry
MahGol from Tehran, Iran
I know that dear Alun , its a song by jim morrison .. whenever i see a bird flying the song starts playing in my head , :)
14 Jun 2008 8:14am
@MahGol: I'm very sorry Mahgol, thank you for explaining :)
Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Slovakia
Very pretty and caught at the right moment!
14 Jun 2008 11:09am
@Michael Skorulski: Thank you Michael
Evelyne Dubos from Le Mans, France
Beautiful double taking flight, caught just at the right moment... ( but for me it's a little over-exposed, i think you can improve with photoshop or other... just a suggestion...)
14 Jun 2008 11:56am
@Evelyne Dubos: Thank you Evelyne Yes i agrea it is over exposed.Im of to have a play
@dj.tigersprout: Thanks very much
@Cheryl: Thank you Cheryl
Lorraine from Gatineau, United States
Fantastic you caught them in action ahhhh I love it! :)
14 Jun 2008 3:20pm
Fliss from Melbourne Beach, United States
What a gorgeous photo... to catch them both in flight too...
14 Jun 2008 5:27pm
Marion from Nanaimo, BC, Canada
They look like they are having a race. Excellent capture Alun.
14 Jun 2008 5:51pm
@cako: Thanks cako
Anthony Lambert from Germany
Have you photoshopped out the wires holding up these plastic birds :) great capture
14 Jun 2008 6:58pm
@Anthony Lambert: Yes, the only problem was were to put the rock:)
standley from brou-sur-chantereine, France
Fantastic action shot. You caught them at the right time! Well done.
14 Jun 2008 7:59pm
@standley: thank you
danthro from Suburbia, United States
cool motion shot alun. i wish i could do that! :)
14 Jun 2008 11:04pm
@danthro: Thank you Danthro, I'm sure you can :)
Persian King from Tehran, Iran
Perfect time=Perfect shot, and this one is the perfect example of that decisive moment.
14 Jun 2008 11:05pm
@Persian King: Thank you again for your very kind comments
bronzebilly u.k. from Barry,Vale of Glamorgan, United Kingdom
Oi Alunbachgen...Billy's back from hols.and it seems I've got a lot of great shots to catch up with..
I'll catch up with your shots tomorrow..see ya..
Billybachgen...
14 Jun 2008 11:16pm
@bronzebilly u.k.: Welcom back Billy, Hope you had a good time, I look forward to your comment, Cheers
Ken McCoy from Orlando-Daytona Beach, FL, United States
Who's wining this race? Depends on if this is a take-off or landing :) Great capture!
14 Jun 2008 11:25pm
@Ken McCoy: Thank you Ken
Andres Abon from Plano, United States
That was good timing! Great shot of great birds...!
15 Jun 2008 2:09am
amy from Rocky Mountain House, Canada
Brilliant timing for a brilliant shot, Alun!! Bravo!!
15 Jun 2008 2:58am
MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom
I'd love to get a shot like this, the timing is brilliant Alun.
15 Jun 2008 8:46am
Earnest from Oklahoma, United States
Mere -- I like the word but don't hear it much... Beautiful photo.
15 Jun 2008 4:08pm
Stéphane from Near to BXL, Belgium
Great shot, very wel done. I agree with Evelyne that it is a bit over-exposed on wings. I hope you have the RAW file to correct this, if possible. Check also the whit balance if you the the raw. It is very possible that the color temperature of the birds is very different than the on the water. If the white balance is made on water, you may have on color that will by in the very high tones on the birds and create over-exposure. If you work on JPEG, than you can not change this. I should also suggest to crop the picture, by cutting some pixels above and on the right in order to bring the second bird in the 1/3 above- 1/3 right point.
15 Jun 2008 5:26pm
@Stéphane: No it's a jpeg. Cant crop anymore. It's croped to much now. The image was getting realy bad. cheers
Graham Russon from Cape Town, South Africa
Fantastic capture, the timing is spot on, well done.
15 Jun 2008 8:44pm
Michael Rawluk from Prince George, Canada
The race is on. Excellent timing; you shot at the perfect moment.
16 Jun 2008 3:26pm
Canon EOS 40D
1/1600 second
F/5.0
ISO 200
220 mm