“So with a little touch from you / and a little hug from me / we showed the world love is strong / when two become one. So with a little smile from you / and a little kiss from me / we can go anywhere at anytime / and be what we wanna be All fear is gone / When two become one.” / - – - / Shot during one beautiful evening with a friend down Lake Monger, Western Australia. MORE WORKS FROM MY PORTFOLIO /
This image also features in my newly released calendar / Flying Free Read about my wildlife photography here
This beautiful signet was happy to show off for the camera, as long as I got its good side!
I love the way these signets are surrounded by their loving parents. I watched these signets for quite some time, there were four of them and watching their parents lovingly care for them, always keeping a watchful eye was wonderful. These particular swans are black swans from Canberra, Australia. They were an unexpected extra delight to see at Floriade 07.
Elegant swan. Beautiful animal. Pencil drawing. Colours and textures added in Photoshop. Textures are from http://budgie.deviantart.com/ and http://ro-stock.deviantart.com/.
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If you remember the fairy tale… I still don’t see how these could be termed “ugly” even by duckling standards…... :o) Mute Swan Cygnets, Abbotsbury Swannery, Dorset, England.
Ain’t love wonderful????!!! ;o)
Equipment used: / Nikon D70s / Sigma 18-200mm f3.5-6.3 DC Location: / Geestmerambacht, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands Map: / Road Map , Terrain , Satellite Copyright: / © Brendan Schoon , All rights reserved. Background Information: / Swans are birds of the family Anatidae, which also includes geese and ducks. Swans are grouped with the closely related geese in the subfamily Anserinae where they form the tribe Cygnini. Sometimes, they are considered a distinct subfamily, Cygninae. Swans usually mate for life, though ‘divorce’ does sometimes occur, particularly following nesting failure. The number of eggs in each clutch ranges from three to eight. Swan / Grazing Cows / Banff National Park, Moraine Lake / Bryce Canyon National Park, The Lonely Tree / Purden Lake / Sunset in Tofino / Grand National Park, Hazy View / Life / Acrobatic Move /
Focus a bit soft, but I like it anyway. As Is… / Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Mute Swan having a rather good splash. WWT Slimbridge, England.
Australian Black Swans. I don’t remember whether they kissed or fought – you try and guess from their expressions! ;o)
Mute Swan
Mute Swan Cygnet, apparently so tired out after a morning’s swimming that he could kip anywhere! ;o) /
Inspired by Twilight yet again: My rendition of “The lion fell in love with the lamb.” Slip this on for the premiere of “Twilight” and show your devotion to the series!
This swan had made its nest about 50 meters from my home in the Netherlands / I have followed the laying of the eggs until the young swans are ready to swim. featured March 2009 in You’re Accepted Finished in the Top Ten 25 febrary 2009 Challenge Beginnings Mood & Ambience – Strictly Photos,
Cygnets is a black & white portrait featuring two of the resident swans that call Commonwealth Park in Canberra home. Behind the scenes / Cygnets like most young animals tend not to venture too far from their parents and siblings. This can make photographing them a bit challenging as there’s always a beak or wing that doesn’t belong. It can be used creatively though as with this image to depth to the image and fill an area o the frame that would otherwise be blurred water. / Canon 1Ds mkIII | EF 100-400mm Artwork / Take it home, to the office or share it as a gift, this is a unique and stylish image ideal for framing. © 2008 A Spence. All Rights Reserved
... try saying that after a few drinks….. ;o) Two Mute Swan Cygnets (cygnus olor) snapped today at Abbotsbury Swannery in Dorset. Canon EOS 50D with Canon EF 70-200 L f/4
Two more of those fluffy Mute Swan Cygnets (cygnus olor) from Abbotsbury Swannery, Dorset. Canon EOS 50D with Canon EF 400mm L f/5.6 /
This little guy or gal seemed to have become separated from siblings and parents, but I’m sure some swan soon claimed it. I would have happily taken it home… if my bunnies would have allowed it! ;o) Mute Swan cygnet (cygnus olor) at Abbotsbury Swannery, Dorset. Canon EOS 5D Mk II with Canon EF 400mm L f/5.6
I’d like to say this was a male swan (since today is Father’s Day in the UK) but I believe she’s a lady as it’s the gals that usually sit on the nest and incubate the eggs – and I saw later she still has some eggs to hatch. After I’d finished snapping she decided it was time the babies went to bed and promptly herded them underneah her and sat on them! Ouch! Mute Swans can weigh up to 50lb and these are fairly new hatchlings looking at the size of them, perhaps a week old. Abbotsbury Swannery, Dorset. Canon EOS 5D Mk II with Canon EF 70-200mm L IS f/4
Abnoba, goddess of the Black Forest and Danube Abnoba was a goddess of the Black Forest and Danube River, worshipped by Celtic Gauls, and later by Romans, as Diana Abnoba (goddess of the hunt). Abnoba is believed to mean fog or mist on the river. There are two alters in Roman baths in Badenweiler and Mühlenbach, Germany, respectively, inscribed with the name of “Diana Abnoba” (see below). Rome annexed Gaul in about 51 BC; and it’s conceivable that they attempted to merge gods and goddesses of the two civilizations. / ! I chose to represent Abnoba, because I have an affinity for the forest—to me a kind of sacred place, where trees whisper amongst themselves, their vocal chords, the wind. I love how nature’s cycle of life, and decay-giving life, again, is reduced to the obvious; even there on the forest floor; where I can see it, below my feet and hands, elbows, and curious eye. But to the Celtic Gauls, the forest was life, itself. It was the source of food—they hunted there; the source of firewood for warmth and cooking; for fresh water; and no doubt weapons. The forest was a shield, protecting them. How interesting to have a woman—a divine woman, no less, guarding these very precious resources—the Black Forest, the Danube River, and surrounding rivers and streams. What is it about a woman that would make her the best candidate for protecting the two resources that meant life or death to entire communities? I leave you to contemplate that. Hopefully “Abnoba, goddess of the Black Forest and Danube”, will inspire someone who sees it to become the protector of their own region’s rivers, woods, and creatures—great and small. They need us, as we need them. — Digital Work by F.A. Moore, June 23-24, 2009, in watercolor style; influenced by the art style of Pre-Raphaelites and Arts and Crafts movement. Special thanks to stock providers, the beautiful model from mizzd-stock, FantasyStock, idnurse41, CAStock, LucieG, Dragonic-Stock and wikipedia for 2 special images in the public domain. ABOUT THIS WORK: / I added a variety of creatures to illustrate the ease with which Abnoba must have related to them. Look closely and you will find that animals, birds, reptiles, and insects are all represented. Only fish are not represented. (Darn! forgot!) Information was a bit scarce on the animals that reside in the Black Forest region of Germany, except that there are the usual forest animals, including fox and big cats. The Sperlingskauz, a forest owl; and the Kolkrabe, a species of Raven, were specifically noted as being special to the region. I was lucky enough to find images of these two in the public domain on wikipedia images. Look for the Black Forest’s Sperlingskauz (owl) and the Kolkrabe (Raven) in the piece. DETAIL – at 100% scale of 3335×5000 pixels / Big cat detail ^ / Racoon detail ^ / Kolkrabe raven detail ^ / Fawn detail ^ / Face. Click to see flower, shoulder, canary, and fox head detail ^
“Mixed Media” Photo manipulation incorporating / stock photo alterations, digital painting, brushes, gradients and textures. Digital fine art in oil painting style by Maria Szollosi aka Mariska 08 / 2009 / / All Origional art work can be purchased through the artist. —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-——- Copyright notice: / All rights reserved. All images contained on these pages are © copyright protected by Mariska and any use of these images in any form without written permission will be considered an infringement of these copyrights.
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