Early Morning Take Off....
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I was down by Lake Joondalup this morning, out on an early walk and came across a couple of Black Swans which took off as I got my camera out! however managed to catch this one in flight!
Camera Model Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL
Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/4000
Av( Aperture Value ) 5.6
Metering Mode Center-Weighted Average Metering
Exposure Compensation -1/3
ISO Speed 200
Lens EF75-300mm f/4-5.6
Focal Length 300.0 mm
Flash Off
White Balance Mode Auto
AF Mode AI Focus AF
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Rosina Lamberti
stunning
GerryMac replied
thanks Rosina!
Elizarose
Beautiful work. A fantastic capture!
GerryMac replied
thank you Elizarose!
Paul Scarsella
wow amazing image and beautiful reflection!!!
GerryMac replied
thanks Paul!
Trevor Needham
I love this Gerry – great composition, excellent timing and the lighting is superb!
GerryMac replied
thanks trevor!
pat oubridge
Amazing capture Gerry….....wonderful silhouettes…......xxx
GerryMac replied
cheers Pat!
Charlie08
What a great silhouette! Beautiful capture Gerry!
GerryMac replied
thanks Charlotte!
Kenart
Almost Dragon like Gerry. Good.
GerryMac replied
cheers Ken!
shakey
Great capture Gerry.
GerryMac replied
cheers Paul!
Erhan OZBIYIK
WOW WOW WOW !!!
Dont know what to say !
GReat shot, Master!!!
GerryMac replied
many thanks Erhan!
Barry Norton
Wonderful capture
GerryMac replied
cheers Barry!
Heloisa Castro
gorgeous capture
GerryMac replied
thank you Heloisa!
LYN EVANS
Wow, great timing, great shot.
GerryMac replied
thanks Lyn!
BaZZuKa
beautiful shot..
GerryMac replied
cheers Baz! it still amazes me how they manage to get into the air!
BaZZuKa
ohh …it takes a lot of pratice…. lolol
Béla Török
Spendid capture, my friend!
GerryMac replied
Many thanks Béla!
Meike
WOW what a great capture… and also reflections ;))!
GerryMac replied
thank you Meike!
Antanas
perfectly
DesImages
Beautiful light and great timing!
sonjas
Excellent capture
DaveBassett
Top shot!
I really admire timing and placement like this. Not had much luck with this type of shot.
GerryMac replied
thanks so much Dave! this was more luck thank anything else… I just happened to have my camera at hand and the swan took off as it saw me approach! I managed to get about 3 shots before it was too far away… this was the most interesting of the lot! :)
Sherry Osborn
WOW… And you got his reflection to.. Excellent!
GerryMac replied
many thanks Sherry! :)
Anne-Marie Bok...
Wow Gerry, what a great catch! Love the reflection almost making a circle!
GerryMac replied
thans Anne-Marie! :)
Scott d'Almeida
outstanding work;
GerryMac replied
many thanks Scott! :)
John44
The early morning Golden click!
Good job
GerryMac replied
thanks John! best time of the morning! :)
ilpo laurila
Fantastic reflection shot.
GerryMac replied
thank you ilpo!
Dragan Petrovic
Strong photo!
GerryMac replied
many thanks Dragan! :)
lanebrain phot...
Cool shot!
GerryMac replied
thank you CJ! :)
Gavin Maginness
A totally awesome capture. Well done
GerryMac replied
thank you Gavin! :)
Brian Carey
Great shot Gerry!
GerryMac replied
many thanks Brian! :)
Svetlana Sewell
Absolutely stunning capture!!!
GerryMac replied
thanks Svetlana! :)
Sam Fletcher
Spectacular photo, brilliant!
GerryMac replied
cheers mate! :)
Jan Timmons
Such a graceful arc of the wings – beautiful capture and well composed. Quick thinking made a superb photo.
GerryMac replied
many thanks Jan! :)
SNik
slow but powerful motion… so well captured, Gerry!
GerryMac replied
thank you Nikolay! :)
CLICK58
This is an amazing capture…..love it!
GerryMac replied
thanks Barb and for the fav! :)
Finbarr Reilly
wonderful shot!
GerryMac replied
thank you Fino! :)
LisaR
Great capture!
GerryMac replied
thanks Lisa! :)
Ingz
picture perfect!
GerryMac replied
thank you Ingrid! :)
Gracey
Now that’s a marvelous catch. Just about the water…and it’s still dripping too. Good job.
GerryMac replied
many thanks Gracey! :)
VintageXposure
very nice timing and reflection!
GerryMac replied
many thanks! :)
Paulette x
WOW – excellent :)
GerryMac replied
thank you Paulette! :)
KreativeKapture
Perfect. Amazing view.
GerryMac replied
thank you Fran! :)
Jennifer Potter
I’ve always wanted to capture a moment like this!!! You’ve done so beautifully Gerry! : )
GerryMac replied
much thanks Jennifer! :)
Gerry Danen
Love this shot, Gerry. Gives a very warm feeling.
GerryMac replied
cheers Gerry! the morning like was just amazing! :)
Laura60
fantastic work Gerry !!
GerryMac replied
thanks Laura! :)
Martina Fagan
WOW outstanding shooting :)
GerryMac replied
thanks Tina! :)
Rich Gale
lovely captrue purfect timing, very well done.
GerryMac replied
cheers Rich! :)
Madonna007photo
Wow , this is just perfect !!!
GerryMac replied
thank you Madonna! :)
simonesphotos
Gorgesous capture Gerry!
GerryMac replied
thank you so much Simone! :)
Cheri Bouvier
Wow, lovely image :)
GerryMac replied
thank you Cheri! :)
MEV Photographs
Great timing!!
GerryMac replied
thanks Mev! :)
Mike Stone
very very cool. awesome tones and silhouette. who knew birds had soul?
GerryMac replied
cheers Mike! It was graceful to watch….. :)
mekea
Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You’ve got some great pics!!!!
GerryMac replied
thanks for your kind comments Mekea!
dinghysailor1
superb!! love the lighting on this beauty!
GerryMac replied
thank you so much Maggie! and for the fav! :)
RhondaR
Beautiful shot. Great timing.
GerryMac replied
many thanks Ronda! :)
hsien-ku
beautiful how it’s wings almost brush the top of the water. the reflections are lovely and the soft golden light is just perfect.
GerryMac replied
thank you so much for your kibd comments Judith and for the fav! :)
LeighN
Fantastic capture!
GerryMac replied
many thanks Leigh! :)
Shaun Whiteman
Great shot Gerry, the reflection is amazing!
GerryMac replied
thanks so much Shaun! :)
tasadam
Just goes to show you should always have your camera with you – great capture. Excellent light.
GerryMac replied
sorry for the late reply Adam… thank you for your kind comments! :)
Patricia Gibson
Breathtaking!!! I love this, an instant favorite!
Thank you for your comments : )
GerryMac replied
Hi Patricia! thank you so much for your very kind comments and the fav! they are appreciated…. :)
Jason Connolly
Excellent capture Gerry.
GerryMac replied
many thanks Jason! :)
roseduggan
beautiful reflection ~ fantastic shot :)).
GerryMac replied
thank you Rose! :)
Jeff Notti
Great capture
GerryMac replied
thanks a lot Jeff! :)
Adam Bykowski
That’s cool. I went to your front page and this one stuck out right away. I like the downward angle of the wings and so low to the water. A shot like this is difficult. Great job.
GerryMac replied
thanks so much for your excellent comments Adam, they are appreciated…. :)
Kent Tisher
This is amazing!
GerryMac replied
many thanks Kent! :)
Danniielle O'C...
The perfect moment! Beautiful.
GerryMac replied
Thank you Danniielle! :)
Jan Timmons
You more than managed to capture this swan. What light and clarity. The eye of an artist and skilled photographer. Could I ask if you carried a very long lens or sneaked up through bushesuntil quite close? Remarkable. A joy to see this, Gerry.
GerryMac replied
Thank you so much Jan! I have added a link to a larger version of the image and some technical detail about the capture, truth is that I just happened to be walking towards the end of a very small jetty spotted three swans swimming and by the time I switched my camera on looked through the viewfinder they took flight!!! lol! :)
faceart
This is simply amazing!!! Amazing that you could capture this!!!! Thank you for sharing!
GerryMac replied
thank you so much for your kind comment Klaus! :)
Dragan Petrovic
Oustanding. Fave.
GerryMac replied
many thanks! :)
Ronald Jore
Beautiful capture, the light and reflections are just wonderful.
GerryMac replied
thank you so much Ronald! :)
gail anderson
GerryMac replied
wow! thank you so much for the feature Gail! :)
Buckwhite
Congrats on being featured! Great shot.
GerryMac replied
thank you Buckwhite! :)
micklyn
Wow, sublime ( :
GerryMac replied
thank you micklyn! :)
ldeiter78
Awesome reflection and capture!!
GerryMac replied
thanks a lot Lori! :)
Cheri Bouvier
Wow, just amazing!!! I knew it would take me a while to get to the bottom of these comments, and well deserved Feature!!! Congrats :)
GerryMac replied
lol! thanks so much Cheri! :)
Gyuri Nagy
Gorgeous capture!
GerryMac replied
many thanks Gyuri! :)
bubbleblue
wonderful work
GerryMac replied
thank you Joy! :)
Jason Asher
Great shot Gerry, bet you were pleased with this one mate.
GerryMac replied
thanks Jason! you bet! it was one in a million shots! lust glad I had my camera with me! thanks for the comment mate!
Steven Fraser
Very nice, nice contrast
GerryMac replied
thank you Steven! :)
Mark Ramstead
Quite a catch! O.O
GerryMac replied
many thanks Mark! :)
ViktoryiaN
WOOOOW!!!!
Dominika Aniola
Amazing capture!
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