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Another round from my chilling shoot while on the ice of Lake Erie. The light brought out the best in this subject and I was lucky to get several different poses from a few Mute Swans amongst the ducks.
Here are a handful of different poses. some working against the odds of balance and some peaceful and afloat and taking an afternoon snooze
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Wonderful set Karl perfectly exposed and with lovely angle and poses and such a direct look too!
Love the look, the curve and the body shape in # 1.
When I got to # 5 and saw the swan on one foot keeping as warm as possible I wondered how you were doing in that regard while you were presumably lying on the ice. I have never seen them snoozing before, thats a first for me
Cheers,
Martin
You're hitting your stride Karl Super set buddy, the whites are marvelous, so many shades, soft (the whites that is) and lovely. I get a nice peaceful feeling from these albeit a bit cold I won't nit but I will ask about the reflection in the last. While I like the brush running out of paint fade effect to it... is it worth all that real estate? I chop it in half and I'm on the fence which I like better.
Such a beautiful set Karl . Tranquil serenity accented with the beautiful soft tones of white and blue.
I really enjoyed them all. If forced to pick, 7 would be my favorite. Love the composition and the crop with the long gradually fading reflection, beautiful.
