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The Wave of the Swan
The Wave of the Swan
tinky2


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Stopped Motion IV (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D ED VR
Location: Atascadero Lake, CA
Date: Nov 16, 2007
Galleries: Animals
Date Uploaded: Nov 17, 2007

One of a mute swan pair that winter nearby. They are beautiful and elegant and I could watch them for hours.

Converted from raw. Cloned out a coot beneath the wing and some muck in the water. Levels, hue/sat on yellow. Cropped, resized and saved for web.

Statistics
Place: 50 out of 138
Avg (all users): 5.9264
Avg (commenters): 7.1667
Avg (participants): 5.9623
Avg (non-participants): 5.9091
Views since voting: 1193
Views during voting: 289
Votes: 163
Comments: 6
Favorites: 0


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/24/2007 01:14:52 AM
My favorite. Nice capture, I really like the foreground as well.
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11/23/2007 11:46:27 PM
Beautiful pose
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11/21/2007 11:02:51 PM
Great detail on the feather and brilliant whites. Nice capture.
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11/20/2007 05:41:25 AM
Classic, lovely light on the wings.
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11/19/2007 10:00:26 PM
Wow, love the detail and softness of the wing
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11/19/2007 01:41:23 PM
Lovely capture; just wish to see more of the background. 9
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