Comment from gidavidson
Congrats to you and your daughter.
Good shot of this beautiful swan with a couple of smaller ducks. Nice reflection on the water, good frame and focus. Very good details on swans black feathers.

 Comment Written 20-Dec-2012

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reply by the author on 21-Dec-2012

Thanks so much George, I appreciate your positive feedback.

Comment from WendyG
Beautiful shot Mary, love the ruffled freathers and the reflection of this one, lovely little ducks in the f/g. Excellent techs all around:)

 Comment Written 20-Dec-2012

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reply by the author on 21-Dec-2012

Thanks Wendy, I appreciate your feedback as always :) Mary

Comment from Jairos
Awesome capture with amazing reflection, beautiful color good initial impact, excellent clarity well focused, camera techniques are well good Job ,- jairos

 Comment Written 20-Dec-2012

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reply by the author on 20-Dec-2012

Thanks so much Jairos, I appreciate your comments - I posted a close up of the black swan also if you care to view :) Mary

Comment from canon shooter
Very good reflections in the morning light. This one looks like it has an attitude problem the way it is carrying its head. Thanks for the notes and I bet you are very proud of her.

 Comment Written 20-Dec-2012

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reply by the author on 20-Dec-2012

Thanks so much, we are certainly very proud and she makes a great Social Worker working with young people who have not been as fortunate as herself to come from a loving home. Merry Christmas to you and your family :)Mary

Comment from lenslady
A really nice shot. The little duck in the background show how large the swan is. It is a little out of focus and I wish I could have seen the swan's eye. good reflection.

 Comment Written 20-Dec-2012

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reply by the author on 20-Dec-2012

Thanks so much, there is another one I posted with close up of swan you may be interested in viewing. :) Mary

reply by lenslady on 20-Dec-2012

Yes, the close up was awesome. Thanks for pointing it out.

Comment from Geokat
Looks like it was a beautiful day for a graduation. Nice capture of the ducks and swan as it appears to be in the middle of a shake. Beautiful shot of the feathers ruffled up, the color of the beak, and the nice reflection in the water.

 Comment Written 20-Dec-2012

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reply by the author on 20-Dec-2012

Thanks again, your comments are appreicated :) Mary

Comment from AlicynCoulter
I love nature photos. This is a beautiful swan. I love how the red beak strands out. good framming and focus. nice capture!

 Comment Written 20-Dec-2012

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reply by the author on 20-Dec-2012

Thanks so much, I appreciate your positive feedback.

Comment from GaliaG
good capture of man and babies

good focus, nice showing of the reflections and good story telling

thansk for shairng

 Comment Written 20-Dec-2012

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reply by the author on 20-Dec-2012

Thanks once again, I appreciate your positive feedback.

Comment from phil1950
Lovely shot of the beautiful looking Aussie black swan great subject angle timing composition lighting focusexposure colours tones well done :)

 Comment Written 20-Dec-2012

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reply by the author on 20-Dec-2012

Thanks Phil, I appreciate your positive comments :) Mary