Black swan

[Australopithecus]

THis is my first post. I live in Western Australia, and our state emblem is the black swan, so I thought this was a good way to start:

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/frankman6148/_ICT3657.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/frankman6148/_ICT3447.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/frankman6148/_ICT3442.jpg


Hope you like them,

Frank

[wxwax]

Wonderful color and detail!

[ShepsMom]

Gorgeous!! Swans are amazing bird and great photography material. Nice job and welcome to the mad house!! :clap

[Ann McRae]

:clap:clap:clap
I agree completely. Great detail - extremely difficult on black feathers or fur.

Great work, welcome to dgrin

ann

Wonderful color and detail!

[bfjr]

Welcome :clap

Nice start :thumb

[Skippy]

THis is my first post. I live in Western Australia, and our state emblem is the black swan, so I thought this was a good way to start:

Hope you like them,
Frank

Hi Frank, and welcome to the Dgrin Forum whoohooo another Ozzie :clap .

My favourite at images #1 and #3 very nice work Frank.
Looking forward to seeing more of your images :thumb
Enjoy the forum and don't forget to have a good look around cause there is so much information to be had, and lots different sections to look through.

....... Skippy
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[Australopithecus]

Thanks for the welcome guys - I live only a few hundred metres from a breeding colony of these swans, so they're fairly common around here. Yes, the blacks are a challenge, but I guess white swans are difficult to shoot as well.

Skippy - glad to boost the Aussie numbers by one. I've had a quick look around and I like the work and advice on the site. I'll post some more stuff later.

Cheers, Frank

[Maestro]

Yes, very nice shots. The last one is my favorite with the water droplets coming from the bill of the swan. Excellent exposure as well considering all the black. :thumb

[Harryb]

Welcoem to Dgrin Frank. :lynnma. Those are excellent shots and very well exposed.

[Shasoc]

Welcome to DGrin, Frank. These are very nice pictures, and you did a very good job with the exposure. :thumb

[Herman Auer]

Very nice & welcome!

Cheers - Herman

[CookieS]

Very Nice, i never knew their eyes were red, also can you share your shooting equipment. camera & lens . welcome.

[Australopithecus]

Very Nice, i never knew their eyes were red, also can you share your shooting equipment. camera & lens . welcome.

Cookies S - sorry to have taken this long to get back (missed your post):
Camera - Konica Minolta 5D
Lens 300/4

The first head shot was with 1.4TC + 300/4.

Cheers, Frank

[likwid]

Awesome. Very nice pictures. I live in Sweden and I have never even seen a black swan before. Heck, I didn't know they existed. :rofl

// Sebastian

[dallas]

Welcome to Dgrin Frank, and a great first post. We'll be looking forward to more. :clap :clap :clap