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Uploaded: 03/21/16 7:33 PM GMT
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Essex, Connecticut, USA. My wife and I went on a Connecticut River Eagle watch boat ride last week. Apparently, the eagles got advanced word, as they fled the river valley, but for two that were tending their nest with its eggs - visible at a significant distance. By the Connecticut River Museum dock, where the boat is docked, a pair of swans and several pairs of ducks sat about in the water. Feeling badly about our lack of eagles being spotted, they all posed for me. With this image, I layered a desaturated photo of the woods next to my house, taken from my study window. Since it snowed last night to celebrate the coming of Spring, it was fitting to add this, as texture, to the image. May your week be wonderful.

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::mirto56
03/21/16 7:45 PM GMT
I heard from my family that you had some snow, Thad. Amazing. Sorry for the shortage of Eagles, but this swan posed beautifully for you. A fine capture and nice work on the background.
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::0930_23
03/21/16 8:01 PM GMT
The addition of the background helped bring out the beauty in this Swan Thad. At least it wasn't the Swan Song by the Eagles.
Great work on the white.

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People are like cameras--sometimes they lose focus.
::tigger3
03/21/16 9:24 PM GMT
The exposure setting you used was perfect, and I like the background, it sets off this gorgeous swan very well. tigs=^..^=
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.Tomeast
03/21/16 10:27 PM GMT
The detail in those white feathers is perfection.
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::corngrowth
03/22/16 8:46 AM GMT
See that it's posing willingly for its portrait, Thad.
Good one, my friend.
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.Starglow
03/22/16 3:55 PM GMT
Super, nice and clear.
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.icedancer
03/22/16 6:39 PM GMT
Breath taking beauty and clarity - he's gorgeous and is giving you a great pose - downloaded and right into my favs
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VIEWED IN FULL
::trixxie17
03/22/16 7:18 PM GMT
A wonderful background on this Thad - very well done.
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