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Uploaded: 08/19/08 12:46 AM GMT
To Kiss the Sun
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Taken at Willowbank Wildlife Reserve, Christchurch, New Zealand with Panasonic DMC-FZ7. Comments most welcome and appreciated.

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::RKG
08/19/08 1:31 PM GMT
Elegant and serene. Good work Lyn.
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.Ramad
08/19/08 1:59 PM GMT
She/he seems to be contemplating own refletion in the water. Lovely shot, Lyn.
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.scorpie
08/19/08 2:25 PM GMT
So beautiful.
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Why not go out on a limb, that is where the fruit is.... Frank Scully
::cynlee
08/19/08 3:47 PM GMT
That worked out so well, with the sun reflection hitting the water at just the right spot! Such a pretty composition. You do indeed have a great eye for what makes a good image, Eve.
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.Shewolfe
08/19/08 3:50 PM GMT
Superb capture :)
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.Inkeri
08/19/08 4:21 PM GMT
Magical image..Stunning capture and work.Love it.
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::braces
08/19/08 6:49 PM GMT
Beautiful swan, beautiful water and reflections, beautiful photograph.
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::cctruckee
08/19/08 7:50 PM GMT
Wonderful composition.
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~ cc de leo 'Life is not measured by the breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.'
.muki7
08/19/08 8:28 PM GMT
A good capture Lyn, Great clarity and reflections.

Ed
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After 50 years of photography I shoot for memories not perfection
::Hottrockin
08/19/08 9:10 PM GMT
Very nice!! Super thought on the take and perfect timing!! Romantical reflections!!
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Why do the pictures come out square when the lens is round??
::0930_23
08/19/08 11:13 PM GMT
Beautiful Lyn and I like how the swan is kissing the sun. Great reflection. Just a great post.

Tick
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I'll meet you at the edge of the sunlight, just behind the shadows. The Ghost
.johindes
08/19/08 11:52 PM GMT
Lyn this is without a doubt one of the best swan captures on this site. Beautiful! xx
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::laurengary
08/20/08 4:11 AM GMT
One of the most breath taking captures I've seen in a long time. And I mean that literally Lyn, when I saw it I just took a deep breath & then let it out slowly.

Fantastic shot.
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::Jaberwock
08/20/08 7:47 AM GMT
That's a wonderful image with a real wistful and dreamy quality to it. Very nice work.
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.red_one
08/20/08 5:08 PM GMT
So beautiful shot! Perfection!
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::PatAndre
08/20/08 10:01 PM GMT
Keep-pah! The sunlight at the end of his beak-how timely. Super shot.
Pat
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::wheedance
08/21/08 9:18 PM GMT
Oh my goodness! What an awesome swan shot! The reflections and light are amazing.
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::nigelmoore
08/24/08 7:09 PM GMT
You seem to have such an effortless eye for a composition LE. This is just beautifully done, and of a subject that is done to death on Caedes. The water looks almost viscous and the swan is so soft, delicate and drowsy looking. All round it's a masterful shot.
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.OrchidLadyLinda
08/27/08 5:00 AM GMT
~ Wow, what a beautiful capture Lyn, thanks for sharing!
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.AlatarielIdril
09/24/08 10:41 PM GMT
WOW! This is overall great. Lovely job.
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.gonedigital
10/10/08 12:48 AM GMT
Oh lawdy what a great moment in time you captured Lyn
The Leica lens on the Panasonics are unbeatable ! I use the FZ50 myself. :o)

Wonderful photo
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.amit_3693
03/22/11 7:31 PM GMT
what i like the best of this picture is that the water is so calm that we can see cleary the reflection of the duck! nice clearity! Good Capture!
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.Nikoneer
03/26/13 4:45 PM GMT
It's like the bird is sitting on a mirror. The stillness of the image, the subtle shading in the water, the slight inclusion of the green blades on the right and the positioning of the tiny bright spot of reflected sun, there but not overpowering, makes this exceptional. I don't think anyone here, in 2008 or now, could beat it with any other swan shot. Faved.

-Nik
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::stylo
07/09/16 11:15 AM GMT
i just spotted this beauty in the featured images, WOW! it sure grab my eye. this is a great shot! glad to see it in the main. so many different elements to the shot i could comment on.

back then between 2005-2008 i had a point@shoot that i didnt spend a lot of money for, it had soom amazing glass that only now i can truly appreciate its value. sure wish it still worked. i believe companies are skimping in that dept these days :(
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