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by Marsel on Wed May 02, 2012 3:06 am

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Congratulations! This is the Image of the Week selection for the Birds Gallery, week ending 4th May, 2012!

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This was shot on last year's Japan workshop. We were lucky to get different sorts of weather, so we ended up with a large variety of shots of these magnificent birds. On this particular morning it was snowing heavily, which was great for photography.

I just realized the larger snow flakes resemble dust bunnies, and I would like to know if you'd take them out for that reason.

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by sschupbach on Wed May 02, 2012 5:32 am

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I think the snowflakes should stay, they set the overall mood that works well here.I really like that you included both a swimming and one coming in to land in this scene.

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by Miguel Lasa on Wed May 02, 2012 11:37 am

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lovely mood and compositon Marsel, great setting, the snow flakes add more mood and interest to the shot

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by Jim Urbach on Wed May 02, 2012 3:04 pm

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Nice scenic, Marsel. In 2006, I remember lying on the ground almost at the water line to shoot these with a 28-135 lens but the snow had stopped by then. I would clone out the apparent dust bunnies

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by Marina Scarr on Wed May 02, 2012 4:02 pm

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Love the perspective here. The whites and greys work so well together with that pop of yellow. I second Jim's suggestion to clone out the snow bunnies.

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by Matthew Studebaker on Wed May 02, 2012 6:56 pm

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Marsel - your shots are always an artistic step above the rest, and always worthy of making into a print. Fantastic image here.

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by Bill Morales on Wed May 02, 2012 7:28 pm

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A beautifully compose image, Marsel. My guess is that in a larger print, the snow would look much more apparent as snow, in which case I think it adds to the mood. Nice work.

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by Judd Patterson on Wed May 02, 2012 7:50 pm

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Marsel, this is very pleasing...I love the way the water cuts across the lower portion of the frame at an angle, and all the birds are in great poses. Very nice work!

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by mikeojohnson on Thu May 03, 2012 7:13 am

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I would clone the ones that have been distorted by the lens and don't look like snowflakes.
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by Kari Post on Thu May 03, 2012 10:39 am

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Great atmosphere and sense of habitat Marsel. You nailed this. What was your focal length and aperture?

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by Marsel on Thu May 03, 2012 10:55 am

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Thanks for your comments - much appreciated. I will clone out the largest flakes, in particular the ones just in front of the flying swan that look too much like dust bunnies to me.

Kari - this was shot with a 70-200/2.8 VR II @ 70mm, 1/1250 @ f/8, ISO 800.

The swans are totally relaxed with out presence, which makes this place such a great photography spot.

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by dhanson on Sat May 05, 2012 4:10 pm

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Beautifully serene image.
Love this. Like the balance created by the water vs. the fresh snow.

No to the question regarding taking out the snowflakes. I guess I see them as snowflakes.

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