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Don't worry he's not too close, trust me I'm a photographer...
Don't worry he's not too close, trust me I'm a photographer...
sjturner


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Famous Last Words (Basic Editing)
Camera: Olympus E-500 EVOLT
Lens: Olympus 40-150mm f/3.5-4.5 Zuiko Digital
Location: Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England
Date: Nov 25, 2006
Aperture: F/4.3
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/400
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Nov 26, 2006

 Taking shots at the local lake and the alpha male was getting closer & closer until he eventually took the bread out of my pocket & I was lucky to get my tripod and camera out without damage:-0

I liked this shot but it's a shame it's over-exposed.

Statistics
Place: 80 out of 112
Avg (all users): 5.3543
Avg (commenters): 5.1667
Avg (participants): 5.0161
Avg (non-participants): 5.4417
Views since voting: 672
Views during voting: 402
Votes: 302
Comments: 12
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/05/2006 09:43:33 PM
Beauty so compact!
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 12/02/2006 12:32:04 AM
i'm quacking up. i wish your background was more balanced...and oddly, your border aswell.
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 12/01/2006 01:11:04 PM
super beautiful but not 'famous last words' in open catagory I would have given a ten score , hope to see more entrys
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 11/30/2006 11:04:40 PM
This shot really should be framed vertically...
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 11/30/2006 10:57:27 PM
Nice portriat. Great DOF and interesting subject. Not sure it meets the challenge that great, but a nice shot none the less.
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 11/30/2006 08:28:55 PM
This is a beautiful bird. You have nice clear focus and good DOF, but the composition seems a bit off. I think if it weren't quite so centered it would be more pleasing to the eye. Perhaps if you had included a little more and gotten the curve of the neck and used the rule of thirds?
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 11/29/2006 10:29:07 PM
i dont see how a swann can kill, but great shot
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 11/29/2006 08:37:17 PM
Your border is uneven...
TC
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 11/29/2006 08:35:20 PM
Not loving the centering, but beautiful lighting on the swan.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/29/2006 02:43:17 PM
I think you needed a tighter crop on the bird for this one - nice DOF
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 11/29/2006 11:57:20 AM
Good picture, but there is something missing to this pic
About the composition:
No rule of third, making the picture weak (to centre the main subject you would need to crop it much closer to make it interesting)
Background is a little distracting, it could be more out of focus. This would create less competition between main subject and background.
This picture could be cropped much tighter, seeing less background and making the swan more dominant.

The contrast of the picture is very good.
And good lighting on the swan.
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 11/29/2006 12:44:32 AM
Been there! Done that! Got chased! Afraid of geese! :}
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