Always remember - Follow the Yellow Brick Road, it will lead you to the Emerald City and OZ A very nice place to be. Trust me on this one, I live there. :-)................ MY GALLERY - THE LION****Another Site I'm AT - MY DA HOMEPAGE
Ahgr...A swan, When I seen this at first I thought this might have been the a shot of the rare Norfolk long necked duck, then I read it`s a swan. Ah well.....Hey you did an excellent job. The silhouetted (another word I can`t spell) swan is spot on as is the water. An excellent low light shot. Spot on!
"The artist is a receptacle for emotions that come from all over the place; from the sky, from the earth, from a scrap of paper, from a passing shape, from a spider’s web." Pablo Picasso
"Imperfection is beauty; madness is genius & it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring. And when it comes down to it, I let them think what they want. If they care enough to bother with what I do, then I'm really better than them."--Marilyn Monroe
Jan, why are you still in an office? With these shots, I would think the some big magazine would have made an offer for you by now! :-) Another wonderfull shot.
For in and out, above, about, below,
'Tis nothing but a Magic Shadow-show,
Play'd in a Box whose Candle is the Sun,
Round which we Phantom Figures come and go.
From Edward Fitzgerald's Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
You will be led to the knowledge of the internal things which are invisible to you, by the external things which you see before you. . . . Even so then, we can represent to ourselves in thought the Author of all that is, by contemplating and admiring the (visible) things which He has made, and ever brings into being.
- Hermes
Incredible shot, you captured the moment beautifully. The soft orange is a great colour for this picture and the swan looks so elegant on the water. Great job.
Hey Jan,
Looking at what others wrote, you already know that the image is stunning, wonderful, fascinating, adorable, an exploding bomb that leaves us all thrilled,
Just letting you know that I agree with those expressions, (~88~)
Nicely done,
-- “If you make a great picture because of an error you made, you just show the picture and talk about how innovative you are” -- Rules of Photography. (~8 8~)
"The more we come in contact with animals, and observe their behaviour, the more we love them, for we see how great is their care for their young." - philosopher Immanuel Kant
I started making pictures round about march 2006 and then stopped in feb 2007 because I sold my camera to Harm Gunnink who is also a member. I'am now saving money for the sony alhpa a100.
Hope you like the pics
P.S. is it maybe possible if you have time to also give suggestion on how to improove my pictures but compliments are also good!
Equipment: Canon AE-1 35mm SLR, Canon FD lenses (50mm and 135mm), Tiffen uv and close-up filters, Promaster flash, and two tripods.
Favorite photographers: Bryan Peterson, John Shaw, Patrick Hoelck, George Lange, Andre Gallant, Joe McNally, Scott Kelby, Dave Hill, and Moose Peterson.
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Jan, this is a STUNNER! Is this an enchanted swan on magical water? Sorry, I'm getting carried away! Love the silohuetted swan paddling away. The sun glowing on the water is lovely. And to top it all off > the water ripples with the incredible orange colour. A winner here, and thanks for a beauty of a wallpaper :)