POTW 10/03/13

[Heather]

ok a slightly earlier than usual POTW today as im heading out to dinner with my son later

 

ive decided on this image not just because i like it, but because i think its a pretty tough image to do and do well. Firstly its a nature shot and as such cant be posed or retaken again and again till you get it right. Secondly its a swan and the feather detail is shown nicely and the white isnt burnt out.. as someone who has tried again and again to do this with swans i know how hard it can be. Lastly the swan has been caught mid action and the sense of movement and the waves in the water have been caught really well in my opinion.

So POTW this week for me is JohnP's Splash Landing

well done John !

ive used the 2nd version of the picture in the thread here as John seems to prefer it, but i actually liked either version

 

the original thread can be found here http://www.tipf.co.uk/index.php/topic/1634-splash-landing/#entry12149

 

 

[JohnP]

Blimey Heather this was quite a shock to my system when saw it had been chosen as POTW... firstly because I had reservations about posting it as I wasn't sure it was up to the mark and secondly the fact that I had decided to clone out the strange mark on the wing. I've only ever had POTW twice before so I'm chuffed to say the least. Thank you.

[annie]

brilliant picture....brilliant choice heather...

 

well done john xxx

 

[Barbara]

Beautiful

[KateW]

Great choice Heather. Well done John!

[NannyFerret]

Congratulations, John. I liked this picture as soon as I saw it.

I've been trying to get one like that for years so your perseverance has paid off.

Edited March 10, 2013 by NannyFerret

[Denis]

A shock to the system? no JohnP, a tonic for the heart and mind!

Well deserved and a very well caught image..congrats

[Phil]

Congratulations John! :clap:

[JohnP]

Well deserved and a very well caught image..congrats

 

It's strange how things work out sometimes, I thought the Bittern shot I posted on Feb 28th was one of my best bird shots I've ever taken when I consider just how much effort I put into taking it. Having said that shots of swans are not as easy to get right as one would imagine, as I've found out on many occasions over the years.

[Phil]

I thought the Bittern shot I posted...

 

It was indeed an excellent shot, I don't think many people realise just how difficult they are to get close to.

[Terry]

Well done John

[Kobione]

Well done John! A beautiful shot, and I have an appreciation of how difficult to catch too.

[ChrisLumix]

I've tried for this kind of thing many many times and always failed, so I know how difficult it is to get.   Nice one.

[JohnP]

Thank you all for the nice feedback, it's much appreciated.

[Guest]

well done John, the Swan is the wedding dress of the bird world, its easy to get a picture of all that white, its very difficult to get all that white and still be able to see the detail of the feathers. if you look closely at most swan pics people take there is no feather detail so to get that detail in a moving bird is definitely an achievemnet

[Guest Lee]

Great shot. The angle, focus and lighting is just right.

[VWGolf]

Well deserved winner!  Excellent shot.

[Heather]

Blimey Heather this was quite a shock to my system when saw it had been chosen as POTW... firstly because I had reservations about posting it as I wasn't sure it was up to the mark 

 

guess youve been outvoted on that one John