PESO: Swan on the Seine

Our river cruise boat was docked just North of Paris, on the Seine River. I opened the curtains to see where we were, and was pleasantly surprised to see this swan swimming just a few feet outside our picture window.

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Ann referred to her bird book and confirmed my my findings. So,(?) J Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 12, 2015, at 11:17 AM, John wrote: > > They look like Greylag geese to me. > >> On 11/11/2015 7:51 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: >> look at all those blig mother flockers! >>

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Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2015 5:59:59 AM Subject: Re: Peso-Swan Festavile Wonderful images, Jack, esp. the close up. I'm dying to shoot a scene like that. The flocks of birds I find always seem to be so far away. Alan C -Original Message- From: Jack Davis Sent: Wednesday, Novembe

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Wonderful images, Jack, esp. the close up. I'm dying to shoot a scene like that. The flocks of birds I find always seem to be so far away. Alan C -Original Message- From: Jack Davis Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2015 10:16 PM To: PDML Subject: Peso-Swan Festavile The annual

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They look like Greylag geese to me. On 11/11/2015 7:51 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: look at all those blig mother flockers! Jack , I like these -interesting that the swans do seem tobe tending the geese which I believe are white fronted geese. ann On 11/11/2015 3:16 PM, Jack Davis wrote: The

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look at all those blig mother flockers! Jack , I like these -interesting that the swans do seem tobe tending the geese which I believe are white fronted geese. ann On 11/11/2015 3:16 PM, Jack Davis wrote: The annual locally run Swan Festival is under way in this area, so I went looking for

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p.s. audubon guide https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/greater-white-fronted-goose On 11/11/2015 7:51 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: look at all those blig mother flockers! Jack , I like these -interesting that the swans do seem tobe tending the geese which I believe are white fronted

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Thanks, Ann! I too identified Those geese as "White Front" but was uncertain so, I just went with their color. Yeah, I have issues! J Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 11, 2015, at 4:51 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > look at all those blig mother flockers! > > Jack , I like

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The annual locally run Swan Festival is under way in this area, so I went looking for the celebrated subjects. Am, attaching a couple shots of a flock containing what I believe to be trumpeter swans and some brown geese(?) Also, a further crop of a portion of the center area. May ask Santa for

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Thanks, Bulent! Your supreme scene remarks are much appreciated! J - Original Message - From: "Bulent Celasun" <bulent.cela...@gmail.com> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2015 12:26:46 PM Subject: Re: P

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I liked both the original and the crop. The light is beautiful and the scene is calm, relaxing... Bulent - http://patoloji.gen.tr http://celasun.wordpress.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/

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Here is this years group of new born trumpeter swans http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17793362 Dave D2h 70-200 f2.8 -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

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I reckon a close crop of just the mother and the chick under the wing would be worth a try. Cheers, Dave On Jun 19, 2014, at 10:41 am, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Here is this years group of new born trumpeter swans http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17793362 Dave

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On 4/6/2011 13:54, frank theriault wrote: The snow is gone, the birds are coming back to the lake and so is my camera. Not the best or most exciting swan pic ever, but it's nice to be back down at the water again: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/swan.html Hope you enjoy. Comments

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Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO - Swan On 4/6/2011 13:54, frank theriault wrote: The snow is gone, the birds are coming back to the lake and so is my camera. Not the best

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Very pretty, Frank! Love the color! Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2011 5:54 AM Subject: PESO - Swan The snow is gone, the birds are coming back

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The snow is gone, the birds are coming back to the lake and so is my camera. Not the best or most exciting swan pic ever, but it's nice to be back down at the water again: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/swan.html Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a

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Nice one, Frank! High contrast, tough exposure, well handled. Jack --- On Wed, 4/6/11, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com Subject: PESO - Swan To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Date: Wednesday, April 6, 2011, 3:54 AM

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Fine image, Frank. I love the way the swan stands out from the dark background. Dan -- Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 6:54 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: The snow is gone, the birds are coming back to the lake and so is

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Well done. A darn good swan photo, I'd say. Paul On Apr 6, 2011, at 6:54 AM, frank theriault wrote: The snow is gone, the birds are coming back to the lake and so is my camera. Not the best or most exciting swan pic ever, but it's nice to be back down at the water again:

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Nice. Water still looks cold. Dave On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 6:54 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: The snow is gone, the birds are coming back to the lake and so is my camera.  Not the best or most exciting swan pic ever, but it's nice to be back down at the water again:

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On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 9:59 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Nice. Water still looks cold. Yeah, I guess it is still cold (I sure as hell didn't go near it). It was taken last Saturday early evening, and if you remember it was ~very~ windy - gusts up to 70 km/h, IIRC. You can see

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On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 7:45 AM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Nice one, Frank! High contrast, tough exposure, well handled. Thanks, Jack. It was early evening, so I had to contend with shadows and strong highlights. There are a few blown highlights on its back, but I think the

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Frank, You've got to make sure the link is still with the message. That's a good, rather iconic swan photo, if I remember it correctly. Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 1:17 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 9:59 AM, David J Brooks

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I agree, Frank. Just enough subtle shadow detail...on my monitor. :)) Jack --- On Wed, 4/6/11, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO - Swan To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Wednesday, April 6, 2011

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On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 2:21 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Frank, You've got to make sure the link is still with the message. That's a good, rather iconic swan photo, if I remember it correctly. Regards,  Bob S. Sorry red face

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Thank You! On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 1:28 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 2:21 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Frank, You've got to make sure the link is still with the message. That's a good, rather iconic swan photo, if I remember it

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On Apr 6, 2011, at 5:54, frank theriault wrote: The snow is gone, the birds are coming back to the lake and so is my camera. Not the best or most exciting swan pic ever, but it's nice to be back down at the water again: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/swan.html Looks nice,

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frank theriault wrote: On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 2:21 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Frank, You've got to make sure the link is still with the message. Bob - I've found that sometimes, depending on whose post I'm replying to, the previous stuff doesnt show up Gotta have

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Ann, Some folks delete the link when responding. Usually, I just remember looking at the picture based on the title of the email. But I think the original author should always include the link on subsequent messages. Sometimes I look and don't respond and then look again. Sometimes it takes me

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A nice spring token there, Frank. I agree it's not very original, but the rendering is very nice. Lots of detail in the highlights too. --- Original message --- From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com To: PDML@pdml.net Sent: 6.4.'11, 12:54 The snow is gone, the birds are

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Bob I know some people do it _on purpose_ I'm saying that when I have wanted to comment on a photo piggybacking on someone elses post, I've hit reply and all previous stuff disappears... sometimes this has happened to mine ... and I've had to cut and paste to put it back in... :( ann Bob

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Ann, That's got to be a function of your email program. Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 4:05 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Bob I know some people do it _on purpose_  I'm saying that when I have wanted to comment on a photo piggybacking on someone elses post,  I've hit

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It definitely isn't mine Bob -- it can't be as you can see from below (Frank's swan link and lots of back and forth chat is there) - nothing missing there... In fact, I'm sure people would prefer if i pruned a bit better ;-) the next time it happens though, I'll tell you whose mail I was

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Nice capture knarF. The ripples really ad. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com Subject: PESO - Swan The snow is gone, the birds are coming back to the lake and so is my camera

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On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 7:51 AM, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote: 2010/5/5 frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com: Does it work? Since you asked, no, but at least it made me decide to go out and see for myself if I can do it better at all =) I'll report with a PESO, failure or not.

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2010/5/5 frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com: Does it work? Since you asked, no, but at least it made me decide to go out and see for myself if I can do it better at all =) I'll report with a PESO, failure or not. Cheers Ecke -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

PESO - Swan

Okay, this bird stuff is all new to me, so be gentle. I know it's not entirely sharp, but it's (by my standards at least) sharp in some places I'd like it to be (around the head and some of the water ripples and stuff): http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/05/swan.html Does it work? Pretty

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On Tue, May 04, 2010 at 09:38:25PM -0400, frank theriault scripsit: Okay, this bird stuff is all new to me, so be gentle. I know it's not entirely sharp, but it's (by my standards at least) sharp in some places I'd like it to be (around the head and some of the water ripples and stuff):

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On 5/4/2010 9:38 PM, frank theriault wrote: Okay, this bird stuff is all new to me, so be gentle. I know it's not entirely sharp, but it's (by my standards at least) sharp in some places I'd like it to be (around the head and some of the water ripples and stuff):

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Damn. It's Knarf and I'm wearing white again. ;-) -Original Message- From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com Date: Tue, 4 May 2010 21:38:25 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail ListPDML@pdml.net Subject: PESO - Swan Okay, this bird stuff is all new to me, so be gentle. I know it's

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Nice. Sharpness looks okay on a web sized image, but the rendering is a bit muddy. The whites don't sparkle. Paul On May 4, 2010, at 9:38 PM, frank theriault wrote: Okay, this bird stuff is all new to me, so be gentle. I know it's not entirely sharp, but it's (by my standards at least) sharp

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The picture is more of a black grey, than BW. I'm not sure if it looks underexposed, or if the levels need to be adjusted. There is also an odd dark halo along the back of the head and neck. On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 9:38 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Okay, this bird stuff

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--- On Tue, 5/4/10, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com Subject: PESO - Swan To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Date: Tuesday, May 4, 2010, 6:38 PM Okay, this bird stuff is all new to me, so be gentle.  I know it's

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The effect you noticed is probably a side effect from stitching shots from a long focal length lens. This image is stitched from 5 shots. What you see is a field of view from a 100 mm lens and the depth of field from a 320 mm lens. I was sitting on the ground to reduce camera shake which shows

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I noticed that FA 80-320 sometimes has this strange property of rendering the third dimension of the image (one perpendicular to the film/sensor plain) in a way that makes you think you're looking at a miniature. This seems to be very pronounced here. Well done! Boris Toine wrote: Cygnus

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Cygnus cygnus actually. From Wikipedia: The Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) is a large Northern Hemisphere swan. It is the Old World counterpart of the North American Trumpeter Swan. http://leende.net/peso/swanpano.htm Stitched (and cropped) from 5 shots, istD, FA 80-320 @ 320, 1/640 f9.0 400 ASA,