Cygnus olor (Mute Swan)

Cygnus olor (Mute Swan)

Written by Webmaster Friday, 31 January 2003 00:00

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"The bond and kinship which indissolubly exists between all living beings requires especially on our part a deep involvement in their welfare. The indifference, callousness, and contempt that so many people exhibit toward animals is evil, first, because it results in great suffering in animals and, second, because it results in an incalculably great impoverishment of the human spirit." Ashley Montagu

 

 

 

 

Mute Swan  (Cygnus olor)
 
While visiting "Het Zwin" last spring I was overwhelmed by the White Storks, but of course there were other very nice birds too. These Swans were swimming gracefully in the duck pond and it should be a shame not to show them. The contrast of the black and white in the picture makes that the exposure becomes tricky. Luckily the combination of the slight underexposure behaviour of the D70 and spot metering avoided the highlights from being blown
 
Photos by Frank Panis

Shooting Data:
 
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens:  AF VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D ED
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Shutter speed - aperture: 122mm, f/8 and 1/1250s
Flash:none
Image: RAW, converted in Nikon Capture 4.3.1
 

 

 

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