Chanced upon this scene when walking in the country and captured the image as swiftly as I could. Dates from the 1960s but some have claimed it is timeless. An American lady was inspired to write a poem about this – a lovely piece which I intend to add here.
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 /
CHALLENGE WINNER in ‘Romantic hearts challenge’ for the ‘Just fun’ group. Thank you so much to all who voted :-))) / /
/ RIDE A WHITE SWAN by T- REX British rock band / / Ride it on out like a bird in the sky ways / Ride it on out like if you were a bird / Fly it all out like an eagle in a sunbeam / Ride it on out like if you were a bird Wear a tall hat like a druid in the old days / Wear a tall hat and a tatooed gown Ride a white swan like the people of the Beltane / Wear your hair long, babe you can’t go wrong Catch a bright star and a place it on your fore-head / Say a few spells and baby, there you go / Take a black cat and sit it on your shoulder / And in the morning you’ll know all you know, oh Wear a tall hat like a druid in the old days / Wear a tall hat and a tatooed gown / Ride a white swan like the people of the Beltane / Wear your hair long, babe you can’t go wrong Da-da-di-di-da, da-da-di-di-da ….
Swans on the loch at Stirling University, Scotland. / This was one of my first images added to Red Bubble and by far my most popular Canon 300D / Canon 300mm f4 L lens / f4 / 1/640 sec / ISO-100
The original photo is a group of 4 swans the other 2 have been added in PS and I am pleased with the result. / /
WON the ‘Sleeping Beauties’ challenge in the Live Love and Dream group May 2009
Model/MUA/Concept/Styling etc. – Atrophy Gloria Swanson is alive and well and living in Melbourne, it seems. Canon 40D + 50mm 1.4 + overcast daylight = Silver Screen Fun. Copyright 2008 Harmony Nicholas
My first practise with the new 100-400mm zoom lens I had for Christmas / Canon EOS 400D / The lake was removed from this pic and the flood filter inserted in its place to get more reflection from the swan. THE ORIGINAL PHOTO / / WITH FLOOD FILTER / /
Taken with a Canon EOS 400D
I had the pleasure of watching this beautiful swan as she bathed in the cool waters of our local lake. Enjoying the winter sunshine she rolled and splashed about happily performing for me and the camera. I just watched in awe….. she completely took my breath away. I hope you enjoy these captures of the most magnificent bird I’ve ever seen. / Taken with a Canon EOS 400D and 400mm lens.
Taken with a Canon EOS 400D and 250mm lens
Taken at Padersee in Paderborn, / Germany EOS 30D with Sigma 17-70mm
Abbotsbury swannery, Dorset. / Taken with a Canon EOS 400D and 18-55mm and 70-250mm lens…depending on how aggressive they were. lol
Baby Cygnet taken at Abbotsbury Swannery in Dorset. FEATURED in “The Birds” group May 2009 Nikon D300, Nikkor 80-400 VR zoom, ISO400, shutter priority, F/11.0.
Taken with a Canon EOS 400D and 250mm lens /
Taken with a Canon EOS 400D and 250mm lens
Taken with a Canon EOS 400D and 250mm lens / Abbotsbury swannery. Dorset.
This beautiful cygnet was nibbling his Mums tail feathers…I don’t know if he was hungry or just trying to get some attention…lol / Taken with a Canon EOS 400D and 250mm lens
I fell down the grassy bank to get this shot…fortunately I landed on my good hip….lol / Taken with a Canon EOS 500D and 250mm lens
Nikon D300, VR-Nikkor 80-400mm, ISO 500, F/11.0, shutter priority, 1/400 sec, hand held, available light. FEATURED in ‘DSLR Users Only – 1/24 – Camera & Lens In Description Please.’ group July 2009 FEATURED in ‘Simply White Artwork Gallery’ Group July 2009.
FEATURED in ‘I love birds’ / FEATURED in ‘Extreme close ups’ / FEATURED in ‘Sleeping creatures’ / ‘Do not disturb’ was taken with a Canon EOS 400D and 250mm lens /
Water drop on white feathered swan down. / Taken with a Canon EOS 500D and 150mm macro lens. FEATURED IN ‘1.1 Macro Photography’
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