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Love is............................sailing

Taken by my better half on her 'point and shoot' camera.

I thought that I would submit this as a counterpoint to some of the other "Love is....." images that might be submitted

Comment by Hyram posted on Weekly Competition No. 32: "Love is . . . . ." at 11/02/2008 - 20:42

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................I'm not sure which orientation I prefer... opinions please !

I definitely prefer the portrait version, because it concentrates the eye on the groyne and crops out the pier on the left of the landscape version, which is a distraction IMHO

Comment by Hyram posted on Yet another Blue Sky... at 10/02/2008 - 21:21

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Hyram wrote:

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beakynet wrote:
Is it my imagination or is the head slightly out of focus?

it looks to me as if the depth of field starts behind the swan.

An interesting thought, so I checked back. The camera was set to just the single centre autofocus point and the centre of the original photograph (this one has been cropped) is the water behind the swan.

Does this shed any light on the matter ?

It does! It was the beak that looked a little soft to me, still a very nice composition and a good pose from the swan - always put the spot focus on the eye and re-compose.

Thanks for the tip. The swan was 'zipping about' a lot, spending most of its time either in the shade or with its head under water or behind its wing.

So I was glad to get this shot !

Shooting wildlife is not easy - they will not pose to order !

Comment by Hyram posted on Local Wildlife at 11/02/2008 - 20:49

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beakynet wrote:
Is it my imagination or is the head slightly out of focus?

it looks to me as if the depth of field starts behind the swan.

Comment by Hyram posted on Local Wildlife at 11/02/2008 - 20:15

The photograph was taken as a JPEG.

I have not yet progressed to shooting in RAW

The swan is a young adult and in the final stages of becoming all white. The head and upper neck still have the last remains of the brown down of the young swan.

Strange really that the adults are much more attractive than the young. In a lot of species, the young are a lot more appealing than the adults.

Comment by Hyram posted on Local Wildlife at 10/02/2008 - 21:57

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Wish our WATER was that flexible!

Winter has been very kind so far in Southern England this year.

This weekend has been just like Spring.

I hope it continues.

Comment by Hyram posted on Local Wildlife at 10/02/2008 - 17:34

K10D + DA* 50-135 @135mm 1/350 sec F4.5 ISO 100

............wish my neck was that flexible

Comment by Hyram posted on Local Wildlife at 10/02/2008 - 17:15

A delightful shot.

They then grow up and turn into one of these.......................

Comment by Hyram posted on More not my usual thing - lambs at 10/02/2008 - 21:32

Peter,

Are you looking for a 300mm prime lens :

Comment by Hyram posted on K mount 300mm (K, M, A or F but not FA or Digital) wanted at 17/02/2008 - 21:37

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Yes, I know - I simply try to get it as close to 'right' in camera the first time: exposure, white balance and composition. I feel there is a certain satisfaction in a picture coming out of camera exactly as envisioned. I don't mind if my only post processing is converting RAW to .jpg

I agree. Having spent most of my life (photographically speaking) using slide film, where you have just the one chance to take the photograph as you want it, I try to do the same with digital.

Comment by Hyram posted on 96% coverage in viewfinder...why not a 100% at 10/02/2008 - 08:50

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