Al's Images
Swan
Posted by Alun (cheshire, United Kingdom) on 15 September 2008 in Animal & Insect.
Taken on a local canal
jamesy from christchurch, New Zealand
Beautiful close up Alun how lucky you are to have these majestic creatures close by
15 Sep 2008 6:02am
saeed from ahwaz, Iran
Its really beautiful Alun! pretty one and I like the framing of this sideview!! ;)
15 Sep 2008 6:09am
Anthony Lambert from Bielefeld, Germany
Cool !! How did you get that nice black background ?
15 Sep 2008 6:31am
@Anthony Lambert: All i have done is Tweaked the levels. The background was quite dark anyway. Cheers
Linerberry from Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand
What a wonderful majestic bird....great image Alun, very sharp!!!
15 Sep 2008 6:53am
@Linerberry: thank you Linerberry
dj.tigersprout from San Bruno, CA, United States
beautifully done lovely detail and color contrast!! i don't think i have ever scene a swan this close!! marvelous!
15 Sep 2008 7:18am
@dj.tigersprout: cheers dj
djedfre from schaumburg, United States
very nice portrait - he looks so peaceful! (most swans i've encountered tend to be a bit on the 'aggressive' side...)
15 Sep 2008 7:32am
@djedfre: I think he was just after food, cheers
Betty from New Jersey, United States
Wow, Alun... the light is just fantastic. Excellent details. Bravo!
15 Sep 2008 10:00am
grouser from Ludlow, United Kingdom
Nicely framed Alun. I have the same question as Anthony.
15 Sep 2008 10:11am
Rui from Leiria, Portugal
Great colors and contrast. The light in his neck and head is wonderful. Very good work Alun
15 Sep 2008 11:39am
Garfinator from Huddersfield, United Kingdom
Great photo - very sharp and great colours
15 Sep 2008 11:58am
Jeff from Pembroke Dock, United Kingdom
A Royal photograph of a Royal bird,nicely done.
15 Sep 2008 2:05pm
@Jeff: cheers dad
Peter Miller from Lichfield, United Kingdom
great close up, shows well on the dark background
15 Sep 2008 2:10pm
Pied Crow from Nairobi, Kenya
Very nice, good job capturing texture of the fine feathers on the head and neck of this very serious bird.
15 Sep 2008 5:36pm
Jose from Valencia, Spain
Hello, Your picture today is very ellegnat, I like particulary the sun light coming on swam's face.
15 Sep 2008 6:45pm
Marion from Nanaimo, BC, Canada
Alun this is a superb closeup of the swan. Do you think he has a sinus headache?? Kidding of course but one does wonder what all that heavy protruding thing is above his yellow beak. I guess I need a lesson in biology.
15 Sep 2008 7:25pm
Graham Russon from Cape Town, South Africa
Great close up, the dark background really makes the swan stand out. Good one.
15 Sep 2008 7:51pm
Ina from Krugersdorp, South Africa
Excellent contrast against the background, nice one :)
15 Sep 2008 8:29pm
@nanne: thank you nanne
Ken McCoy from Orlando-Daytona Beach, FL, United States
A very humorous profile portrait :)
15 Sep 2008 10:34pm
Peter from Antwerp, Belgium
Great sharpness. The dark background really does it in this shot.
16 Sep 2008 7:19pm
Canon EOS 40D
1/1600 second
F/5.0
ISO 200
135 mm