The Swan
Uploaded: July 05, 2005
Cammans Pond
Jessica L. Richard July 05, 2005 0
very beautiful image! I love the drops coming from it's nose. #273914Lori Carlson July 05, 2005 0
Wow, this is such a wonderful capture with such a wonderful perspective! Looks as your holding the camera just above the water! LOVE it Ken! Beautiful colors too! :0) #1557485Andrea W. Hedgepeth July 05, 2005 0
Fantastic image! #1557718Souha Dooly July 05, 2005 0
Great shot Ken!!!love the colors and the compostion !!!well done : ) #1557820Deb Holmes-Hatfield July 05, 2005 0
Great perspective Ken, the colors are wonderful! Nicely done! #1557842Connie J. Bagot July 05, 2005 0
Love the perspective---and your processing is beautiful. Really nice photo. Oh---I love your fireworks as well! #1558280
Janet Criswell
July 05, 2005
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Roxanne M. Bubar July 05, 2005 0
Beautiful capture and image. #1558483Ken Grooms July 05, 2005 0
Thanks, everyone!!!!!!!!Lori is right about camera position - two inches above the water looking up slightly at the swan. #1558507
Kay E. Mahoney
July 06, 2005
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Kerby Pfrangle July 06, 2005 0
KenThis is magical
LOVE THIS.
I bet this comes back as a finalist.
Very NICE............Kerby #1559104
Ken Grooms July 06, 2005 0
Thanks for the encouraging words! #1559135
Susan T. Evans
July 07, 2005
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Debra Booth July 08, 2005 0
Wow! Fantastic composition and perspective, Ken! Wonderful color, too!! #1568091Ken Grooms July 08, 2005 0
Thanks, Susan and Debra! #1568248Laura E. OConnor July 08, 2005 0
This is neat, Ken! Did you use a buzz or other filter on it, or sharpen it, perhaps? Something about it looks a little surreal to me. Beautiful, though! #1568319Ken Grooms July 08, 2005 0
No buzz - what is that, anyway?Unsharp Mask, Levels, Adjust Shadows, Enhance Color, clone out duck in neck and tree from head! #1569723
Laura E. OConnor July 08, 2005 0
LOL! Glad you cured the swan of the duck and tree!!! Not sure how to do buzz, (or how to describe it!) but I've seen it done and it looked like you did it here on feathes and trees. Guess my eyes were playing tricks that late at night (11pm my time). Thanks! :) #1570829Kate Jackson July 08, 2005 0
I shall be so upset if this is not a winner Ken! I have never seen a swan from that angle before! It is so wonderful! #1570859Ken Grooms July 09, 2005 0
Thanks, Laura. I'll have to look into the "buzz" filter.Kate, I'll be very happy (and surprised!) if it even makes it to the finals! But thanks for your kind words. #1572055
Kate Jackson July 09, 2005 0
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Thank you, Kate, for the website. #1572967Amanda Price July 25, 2005 0
Very nice! #1637154Ken Grooms July 27, 2005 0
Thank you. #1642892Shari Travison August 17, 2005 0
You've captured the beauty of this so well! Great shot! #1725901Tammy Scott August 20, 2005 0
Congratulations again, Ken! #1740480Ken Grooms August 21, 2005 0
Thanks, Tammy and Shari! #1742444Melissa L. Zavadil August 21, 2005 0
Congratulations Ken on your wonderful finalist!! Beautiful capture #1742586Linda Proctor August 21, 2005 0
Congrats Ken!!! Fantastic as always!!! #1742854Ken Grooms August 21, 2005 0
Thanks a lot Melissa and Linda - same to both of you! #1743415
Kay E. Mahoney
August 21, 2005
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Kay E. Mahoney
August 21, 2005
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Serena Pierce
August 21, 2005
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Jim Kinnunen
August 21, 2005
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Kate Jackson August 21, 2005 0
Congratulations Ken! #1744765Ken Grooms August 23, 2005 0
Wow! Thanks so much, everyone!Best of luck to you, too! #1753833
Brenda M. Wolfensberger August 28, 2005 0
This is great Ken! A well deserved finalist. I can't get over the angle you shot this at! It's amazing. #1774976Ken Grooms August 29, 2005 0
Thanks, Brenda! My little Olympus camera has one of those "flip tops" (tilt lcd display), so I could put the camera practically in the water while kneeling and viewing the display from above the camera. #1778403Brenda M. Wolfensberger August 29, 2005 0
Awesome! I was picturing you wading knee-deep in a public pond while security was standing at the edge waiting to haul you away. haha :) I wish my Nikon had that! #1779385Ken Grooms August 31, 2005 0
I wish mine did too! #1787334James H. Enterkin October 19, 2005 0
Great shot Ken. I love the close up. #1969913augustus gillian September 06, 2006 0
good angle and detail. love colors #3274599Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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