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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Action Shot II (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III
Location: Beaulieu River, Hampshire, England
Date: Jul 30, 2006
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/1600
Galleries: Nature
Date Uploaded: Aug 1, 2006

 Out with my son who wanted to take some photos of cygnets nearby. A couple were feeding 'mum and dad' and some gulls were flapping around trying, successfully, to pinch the bread.

Cropped, autosmartfix, usm, resized for dpc.

Wow, didn't expect to do so well. I wasn't going to enter this particular photo but hubby persuaded me, quite glad he did now :-)

Thanks for all your comments and here's to the next one.

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D7500
 08/05/2006 01:27:59 AM
Great color.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D2Xs
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED
 08/03/2006 08:01:38 PM
Great timing!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Samsung Galaxy S9/S9+
Canon TC-DC58B 1.5x Tele Converter
08/03/2006 06:06:47 PM
Well done...nice photo.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-30D
Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC for Canon
 08/03/2006 02:12:03 PM
nice timing
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 08/03/2006 01:14:24 PM
beautiful
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-40D
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 08/03/2006 06:29:55 AM
Excellent I love it, if not for the incomplete wing at the top I would give it a 9.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II
Olympus 60mm f/2.8 Macro M.Zuiko Digital ED
 08/02/2006 03:10:12 PM
Talk about timing! That right foot is just touching down. Burst mode, or lucky? Wait, I know...superb shutter release control! ;^)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 08/02/2006 09:07:20 AM
There merest ripple as the bird comes into land (or sea). Nice colours. 7.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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