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Apr 28, 2023 16:58:43   #
OldCADuser Loc: Irvine, CA
 
I've taken pictures of Swans for some time. They are always so majestic and proud looking, and usually totally oblivious to what's around them, particularly us humans...

A pair of Black Swans on Lake Linton, next to Rust Park, in Saginaw, Michigan - July 1971 - Minolta SRT-101, 135mm
A pair of Black Swans on Lake Linton, next to Rust...

Another Black Swan on the lake in Saginaw, Michigan - July 1971 - Minolta SRT-101, 135mm
Another Black Swan on the lake in Saginaw, Michiga...

A bevy of Swans on a canal in Strasbourg, France - September 2004 - Minolta DiMAGE 7Hi
A bevy of Swans on a canal in Strasbourg, France -...

That same bevy, just in an image that puts them more in context of where they were - September 2004 - Minolta DiMAGE 7Hi
That same bevy, just in an image that puts them mo...

A lone Swan, next to our barge on a canal in Hochfelden, France - September 2004 - Minolta DiMAGE 7Hi
A lone Swan, next to our barge on a canal in Hochf...

A small bevy of Black-necked Swans at the Los Angeles County Zoo - March 2012 - Sony A100, 18-70mm
A small bevy of Black-necked Swans at the Los Ange...

A lone Swan on the Zürich see, in Zürich, Switzerland - November 2014 - Sony NEX-3N, 16-50mm
A lone Swan on the Zürich see, in Zürich, Switzerl...

Swans on Lake Lucerne, with the Swiss Alps in the background, in Lucerne, Switzerland - November 2014 - Sony NEX-3N, 16-50mm
Swans on Lake Lucerne, with the Swiss Alps in the ...

More Swans on Lake Lucerne, with the silhouette of Mount Pilatus as a background as the sun was setting, in Lucerne, Switzerland - November 2014 - Sony NEX-3N, 16-50mm
More Swans on Lake Lucerne, with the silhouette of...

A lone Swan, as seen in the evening on the pond at the Nicholas Conservatory & Gardens, in Rockford, Illinois - August 2017 - Sony a6000, 16-50mm
A lone Swan, as seen in the evening on the pond at...

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Apr 28, 2023 19:51:14   #
joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA
 
OldCADuser wrote:
I've taken pictures of Swans for some time. They are always so majestic and proud looking, and usually totally oblivious to what's around them, particularly us humans...


Excellent job 🤍🖤🤍🖤🤍

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Apr 28, 2023 23:57:18   #
JohnSwanda Loc: San Francisco
 
OldCADuser wrote:
I've taken pictures of Swans for some time. They are always so majestic and proud looking, and usually totally oblivious to what's around them, particularly us humans...


I have a couple. The first was shot on B&W Infrared film, which I scanned. The second is a composite of two digital shots of the same swan.





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Apr 29, 2023 00:04:54   #
OldCADuser Loc: Irvine, CA
 
JohnSwanda wrote:
I have a couple. The first was shot on B&W Infrared film, which I scanned. The second is a composite of two digital shots of the same swan.


Very nice.

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Apr 29, 2023 09:55:46   #
Bridges Loc: Memphis, Charleston SC, now Nazareth PA
 
OldCADuser wrote:
I've taken pictures of Swans for some time. They are always so majestic and proud looking, and usually totally oblivious to what's around them, particularly us humans...


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Apr 29, 2023 12:22:02   #
DougS Loc: Central Arkansas
 
OldCADuser wrote:
I've taken pictures of Swans for some time. They are always so majestic and proud looking, and usually totally oblivious to what's around them, particularly us humans...


Swans are such a beautiful bird! We are blessed in Arkansas to have several flocks of Trumpeter swans now wintering here. The 1st, and largest is near Heber Springs, (actually at least 3 locations near there!). https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2023/jan/03/a-winter-playground/
What started around 1993 as a trio of birds, now number in the hundreds!
They are super easy to access here(!), and they put on 'shows' for visitors (and photographers). My preferred timing is closer to sundown.


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Apr 29, 2023 14:18:16   #
srg
 
OldCADuser wrote:
I've taken pictures of Swans for some time. They are always so majestic and proud looking, and usually totally oblivious to what's around them, particularly us humans...


I will look for a picture of the A Swan Dam in Egypt.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=of4dOMnkN4g&pp=ygUSYXN3YW4gZGFtIGluIGVneXB0

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Apr 29, 2023 16:49:47   #
OldCADuser Loc: Irvine, CA
 
srg wrote:
I will look for a picture of the A Swan Dam in Egypt.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=of4dOMnkN4g&pp=ygUSYXN3YW4gZGFtIGluIGVneXB0


😀😀😀

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Apr 30, 2023 15:30:31   #
profbowman Loc: Harrisonburg, VA, USA
 
OldCADuser wrote:
I've taken pictures of Swans for some time. They are always so majestic and proud looking, and usually totally oblivious to what's around them, particularly us humans...


Very nice series of photos. --Richard

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Apr 30, 2023 15:32:19   #
profbowman Loc: Harrisonburg, VA, USA
 
JohnSwanda wrote:
I have a couple. The first was shot on B&W Infrared film, which I scanned. The second is a composite of two digital shots of the same swan.


Good shots and post work. --Richard

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Apr 30, 2023 15:36:21   #
profbowman Loc: Harrisonburg, VA, USA
 
Bridges, great shots. I alternate between the two as to which one I like the best. --Richard

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Apr 30, 2023 15:38:51   #
profbowman Loc: Harrisonburg, VA, USA
 
DougS wrote:
Swans are such a beautiful bird! We are blessed in Arkansas to have several flocks of Trumpeter swans now wintering here. The 1st, and largest is near Heber Springs, (actually at least 3 locations near there!). https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2023/jan/03/a-winter-playground/
What started around 1993 as a trio of birds, now number in the hundreds!
They are super easy to access here(!), and they put on 'shows' for visitors (and photographers). My preferred timing is closer to sundown.

I like them all, but your second one is especially beautiful with the wings motion stopped. --Richard

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Apr 30, 2023 16:14:46   #
profbowman Loc: Harrisonburg, VA, USA
 
OldCADuser wrote:
I've taken pictures of Swans for some time. They are always so majestic and proud looking, and usually totally oblivious to what's around them, particularly us humans...

Back in 2016, my wife and I were teaching at a school in Albania and resourcing the leadership of a Mennonite church there. On a trip to North Macedonia, we got to observe several swans enjoying being close to an ancient monastery around Lake Ohnid.


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Apr 30, 2023 23:58:11   #
DougS Loc: Central Arkansas
 
profbowman wrote:
I like them all, but your second one is especially beautiful with the wings motion stopped. --Richard


I like that one also! It was actually kinda hard to pick and choose, I have taken well over 2800 photos of them..., during 10+ times times visiting them, but I only glanced over a few of them for this posting.

Didn't find my favorite one... but here are a few more. I particularly like the lighting of the evening/sunset shots. Hope you like them.


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May 1, 2023 06:36:05   #
seven1113
 
While visiting Stratford upon Avon in the UK I captured this photo.



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