Were they talking about us?

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Description

Matting season, at North Farms Reservoir. Thank you for stopping by. Peter

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any

Technical Details

Canon R%, Canon 100-500mm & 1.4ext, f10, 700mm, ISO 800 and cropped by 60% in DXO PhotoLab 8.

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Hey Peter, another fine set of swan images. I like both of them, but the second one just a tad more. My only suggestion and it’s a minor one would be to crop from the bottom to the line in the ice. That would eliminate the distraction. Well done.

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Very nice Peter. I love the poses you captured. They gave you some great poses and you took full advantage of them.

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Hi Peter, great poses you have captured here. I especially like the first one. Nice treatment of the whites. I think David’s cropping idea is something to consider. Well done!

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Both are excellent but I especially like the second one!! If you have any of these new remove tools, the line in the ice might be erased nicely.

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Peter, I like thesr two even better! The poses, whites, anddetail is just excellent. The blue-ish BG is perfect.
Really fine work!

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Hi Peter, great look at these swans and good handling of the whites. I like them both, though the second one goes along better with your story.

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Hi David, Dennis, Allen Sparks, Diane, Sandy & Allen Brooks.
Thank you for your kind words, I used a control point on the first post to lighten the black line in the ice and had to crop the lower frame to just past the line. Cloning is not a strong point in DXO Photo Lab.
Peter

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I think the second one fits the title better. Colors are nice, whites are detailed, and the poses are great.

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