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Old 12-21-2009, 02:28 AM
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Default Sunset with a swan

These were taken in Hockley TX at my inlaws place. There are two swans that swim around their lake and they will come right up to you when your standing on the bank. They are very people friendly and love to pose for the camera.

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Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi
Exposure: 0.017 sec (1/60)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 60 mm
ISO Speed: 400
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: On, Fired

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Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi
Exposure: 0.017 sec (1/60)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 54 mm
ISO Speed: 400
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire
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Old 12-21-2009, 02:32 AM
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Beautiful shots... love the color. My favorite is the second shot where he (she) is slightly out of the shadow of the tree. Thank you for sharing these!
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Oh Mat, what stunning shots. I like the second one best as you can see the whole swan. These are fabulous.
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These are stunning...love the colors of the sunset...
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Thank you all for the wonderfull comments. I really appreciate any feedback I can get. I've got some other ones without the swans in them. I'm going to post them tomorrow.
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when i saw the first pic i said ohh no its almost ruined with a part of the tree missing and the swan in the dark but yes the 2 is perfect!
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Wow, stunning on all fronts. Have to say the 2nd is my fav though. TFS.
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