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It was mid December on yet another foggy afternoon at the East Pond of Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge here in New York City. The sun had found a gap in the clouds at sunset creating a very soft orange glow as these two swans approached. I watched intently through my long lens hoping that they would form the classic heart shape and was surprised and ecstatic to witness the swans kiss.

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121215DSC_1073 by Morris Altman, on Flickr

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121215DSC_1074 by Morris Altman, on Flickr

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121215DSC_1075 by Morris Altman, on Flickr

D300 + Sigma 150-600 Sport @ 600mm, ISO 1600, 1/160, f6.3, fill flash (SB910 + Better Beamer)

This is probably my best sequence for 2015 and I feel the male's reaction is icing on the cake.

Have a Happy New Year,

Comments and suggestions welcome,

Morris



Dec 31, 2015 at 10:53 AM
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Awwwwww awwwww awe - these three photos are so sweetly captured Morris!
You even got water droplets perfect pixs to share this New Years Eve🎉Day as the ball drops tonight.

I love them ❤️ The perfect emoji for your thread is 💋..

Happy New Year,
BB



Dec 31, 2015 at 11:40 AM
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So lovely. Nice soft colors, and a tender moment.

Happy New Year

Birdie



Dec 31, 2015 at 03:47 PM
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Beautiful shots Morris. Very tastefully captured too
David



Dec 31, 2015 at 04:41 PM
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Another great set!



Dec 31, 2015 at 08:42 PM
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It's very nice when things work out like this Morris. Some might call it lucky, but it's really just putting in the time to get the great shots ~ Ron


Dec 31, 2015 at 08:48 PM
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These are great.
Wacky roger



Dec 31, 2015 at 09:21 PM
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Beautiful images, Morris. I really love to see the swan doing that pose.

-Tam



Dec 31, 2015 at 11:09 PM
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Wonderful!
Keith W.



Jan 01, 2016 at 01:23 AM
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Very nice Morris, although we have a large population of trumpeters I prefer image of the mutes best.


Jan 01, 2016 at 07:15 AM
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Well captured, Morris.


Jan 01, 2016 at 08:15 AM
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Lovely photos and I know just how thrilled you must have been to capture such a wonderful moment. Just fabulous!
Eric



Jan 01, 2016 at 08:38 PM
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Congratulations, Morris - what a great sequence capturing this sweet moment. Well done! And Happy New Year!

Jim



Jan 01, 2016 at 10:33 PM
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BeeBalm wrote:
Awwwwww awwwww awe - these three photos are so sweetly captured Morris!
You even got water droplets perfect pixs to share this New Years Eve🎉Day as the ball drops tonight.

I love them ❤️ The perfect emoji for your thread is 💋..

Happy New Year,
BB


Thank you BB,
Sometimes everything comes together

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birdied wrote:
So lovely. Nice soft colors, and a tender moment.

Happy New Year

Birdie


Thank you Roberta,
Happy New Year

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David Leask wrote:
Beautiful shots Morris. Very tastefully captured too
David


Thank you David,
I went with what nature provided

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sandymctyre wrote:
Another great set!


Thank you Sandy

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surfnron wrote:
It's very nice when things work out like this Morris. Some might call it lucky, but it's really just putting in the time to get the great shots ~ Ron


Thank you Ron,
One can improve there luck by knowing where to go and when. In this case I went to one of the most active places in our area and having checked radar and satellite photos knew that there was a good chance of the clouds breaking around sunset to I went for that special light and got the sweet orange glow filtered by the fog.

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thehotel wrote:
These are great.
Wacky roger


Thank you Roger

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canon.eos30d wrote:
Beautiful images, Morris. I really love to see the swan doing that pose.

-Tam


Thank you Tam,
Just the hart would have made me happy, this was special

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kwilliam8 wrote:
Wonderful!
Keith W.


Thank you Keith

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Mike Veltri wrote:
Very nice Morris, although we have a large population of trumpeters I prefer image of the mutes best.


Thank you Mike,
I'm fond of black swans. We had one that escaped at JFK and was flying around the refuge for a few years.

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psharvic wrote:
Well captured, Morris.


Thank you Psharvic

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eyelaser wrote:
Lovely photos and I know just how thrilled you must have been to capture such a wonderful moment. Just fabulous!
Eric


Thank you Eric,
I knew I had special images when I took them and when I got home and saw them on the big screen I was incredibly excited. I could not wait to process them and I did the absolute minimum to them to maintain the mood.

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jfwoodman wrote:
Congratulations, Morris - what a great sequence capturing this sweet moment. Well done! And Happy New Year!

Jim


Thank you Jim,

Happy New Year,

Morris



Jan 02, 2016 at 11:35 AM
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jfwoodman wrote:
Congratulations, Morris - what a great sequence capturing this sweet moment. Well done! And Happy New Year!

Jim


Thank you Jim,

Sometimes everything works out.

Happy New Year,

Morris



Jan 04, 2016 at 12:41 PM
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Congrats on a beautiful scene and images.

Matt



Jan 04, 2016 at 07:09 PM
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Very nice and pleasant to see!
Thanks for sharing your photos.
Fabian



Jan 04, 2016 at 11:47 PM
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mshetzer wrote:
Congrats on a beautiful scene and images.

Matt


Thank you Matt

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Patagonico wrote:
Very nice and pleasant to see!
Thanks for sharing your photos.
Fabian


Thank you Fabian,

It's my pleasure to share

Morris



Jan 05, 2016 at 10:07 PM





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