Trumpeter swans in flight, Gallup Park (IV)
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42°16' 26" N, 83°41' 32" W42.273784 -83.692238
Gallup Park, Ann Arbor, MI, January 2007. Olympus E-500, OM Zuiko 200mm f/4 (film) lens, Fotodiox OM:4/3 adapter. Manually focused.
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BTW, this is my first (and so far only) photo to make it to Explore ... reached a high of #133 for photos posted on 1/24/07. I guess I can retire as a photographer now.
Comments
This is really neat with the OOF backdrop. Is
that trees or more birds? The 200mm f4 is a
fun lens to play with!
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Those dark amorphous shapes are actually in
the foreground -- they're tree branches. I
followed the group of birds until they
disappeared behind the trees; this was the
last shot that came out.
Posted 18 months ago.
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great capture
Posted 18 months ago.
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nice job of capturing such fine detail of the
wing feathers through the tree. Not an easy
task.
Posted 18 months ago.
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Believe me, I took lots of shots of this
group of birds, and only about a third of
them (or fewer) came out. Manual focusing
was a bear. But that's the beauty of digital
photography -- no such thing as wasting film!
Posted 18 months ago.
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Gorgeous shot, ceej!
Posted 18 months ago.
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Thanks, bro!
Posted 18 months ago.
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Hey CJ, welcome to the group. I'm glad you
joined. Which theme are you posting this for?
This would make a great B/W.Shown in Sharing Exposures - A Photographers
Journey
Posted 18 months ago.
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I looked at this and the others of these
swans in your stream. I like the dark ghosts
here, but I'm not quite sure how you achieved
it.Seen next to a fellow photo of Sharing
Exposures - A Photographers Journey. (? )
Posted 18 months ago.
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Thanks, Nancy. The ghosts were entirely
unintentional, and in fact I regretted them
when I first saw the image after shooting it;
they are thin tree branches in the very near
foreground, so near that you can't tell what
they are with the focus on the swans more
than 100 yards away. In retrospect, however,
I think those amorphous shapes add a bit of
mystery (perhaps even threat) to the shot,
which I kind of like.
Posted 18 months ago.
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Cool shot. You can see where Star Trek got
thier ideas for the Clingon bird of prey!!!
Posted 18 months ago.
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Awesome captured ! loved these graceful
swans...
Posted 18 months ago.
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amazing shot
Posted 18 months ago.
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This is so beautiful!
Posted 18 months ago.
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Thanks to everyone who's commented on and/or
faved this photo!
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Well taken :)
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