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Thank you all for your C&Cs on my previous uploads. As always very much appreciated 
This is a series of 4 high burst consecutive shots taken at Wetlands, Arundel, of a swan landing. Technically I am not happy with the detail on the plumage as it is pretty clipped out. It was a bright sunny day and I was busy photographing something else when I heard a loud flapping of wings and turned to see the swan preparing to land, so I just aimed the camera and panned, pressing the button. Have tried to tweak the plumage detail in PS - perhaps somebody else might be able to improve on it with a mod?
However, I did like the movement and hope you will have a moment to look. The angle of the feet (landing gear!) in V1 and V2 is worth a look.
| Camera: | Canon EOS 40D |
| Lens: | Canon 70-200mm F4/L |
| Recording media: | RAW (digital) |
| Title: | Flaps Down... |
| Username: | 
teocali |
| Uploaded: | 28 Nov 2008 - 7:18 PM |
| Tags: | Arundel, Bird, Flying, Landing, Reportage, Series, Sports / action, Swan, Waterbird, Waterfowl, Wetlands, Wildlife / nature |
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| Votes: | 38 |
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briliant shot, these are very well timed, v1 is brilliant inflight shot, v2 is perfect timing v3 & 4 are stunners...
scott
These are such difficult shots (having tried and failed miserably) if I had a hat on I'd take it of to you. Well captured, V4 is a super capture.
David
The moment captured so well, as you say, the wings are a little blown but it still dosen't detract from the superb sequence of shots you have here.
Geoff.
Swans are very tricky to photograph well, exposing is always a problem and this series is excellent. I'm with Geoff...the wings don't detract to any great extent at all. I think we often tend to forget the rapid sequence capabilities so many of us have on our cameras
Leo
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