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    Thought this was kinda cute. It started to rain and the parent appeared to be using her wing as an umbrella, after the cygnets climbed onto her back

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    Very cute indeed, William. I'm certainly not one to give out much advice on post processing, but I have been using the nik filter Viveza for certain tasks and in this image, I feel as if putting a control point and brightening the youngster would help the view to focus on him and his hiding place a bit more.

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    So special is this image, William! Hesitated to open when I saw the thumbnail with the subject turned away from the lens, only to jump off my chair with delight when I saw the little ones under Mom's wing! Great capture William, absolutely love it and I can see this on the cover of a birding magazine! Well done, good exposure on the white feathers and surely not easy to photograph in the rain, conditions well handled!

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    That's a very nice shot.

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    Cracker !! I would try a closer crop on the chick as a matter of interest
    Chrissy card shot indeed,
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    Beautiful moment well captured William - I love it! Cheers, Ian

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    Too cute, William. Love the way the parent has that look in the of contentment and the babies are are so relaxed.




    Geoffrey

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    Ah now that is too precious. The adult's head angled away is OK here, but I am sure glad its eye is visible. The subjects look level but the lines in the bg are distractingly (IMO) angled. Still a fine image, and a smile maker indeed!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Daniel Cadieux View Post
    Ah now that is too precious. The adult's head angled away is OK here, but I am sure glad its eye is visible. The subjects look level but the lines in the bg are distractingly (IMO) angled. Still a fine image, and a smile maker indeed!
    Hi Daniel

    Well spotted, I did move the angle of the image a few degrees as the swan looked squint

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    A beautiful moment here, The thumbnail does not do it justice.
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    How special to see that. Love it.

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