Swan & Cygnets

[Laurie Parker]

This was taken couple of weeks back at local pond in a park, they all still doing well and are growing really big now

 

[Darren Turner]

Beautiful shot Laurie......i seen this on flickr i think, still fabulous shot of the family, especially with the reflections as well.

 

[Hamish Gill]

Yeah, that's a beauty Laurie!
As Darren says the reflections really make it, but the exposure is also absolutely spot on with the darkness to water and background!

 

[Glen Roberts]

Nice one Laurie.

 

[Laurie Parker]

cheers Guys was a nightmare with the sun, and watching out for Mr Swan was was making rather loud hissing noises lol

 

[Pete Askew]

A truly excellent shot there Laurie. Wonderful lighting and composition.

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Wow, that's a beautiful capture Laurie - love the dark water and subtle reflections of the far bank, they really set off the subjects.

Looks super sharp - which lens were you using?

Used to have swans at Poly, living near the student union building - best to stay away when the dad's get hissy!

 

[Laurie Parker]

cheers all was using the Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS II with a Glimmerglass filter attached to it

 

[Pete Askew]

Interesting Laurie. The filter works well here. What made you choose to use it?

 

[Laurie Parker]

I have had the filter for about two years and the day I visited the park when I took this image I thought I had put on my ND filter only when I went to change it after to do some landscape shots I realised I had used the glimmerglass, when I uploaded them to pc after getting home I quite liked what it had done, so I have used it a couple of times since and it seems to work ok on certain subjects, it also works pretty well on waterfalls too

 

[Pete Askew]

You can't beat a bit of serendipity!! I like the effect it has created a lot.

 

[Laurie Parker]

Yeah Its a filter I will definitely be using a lot more of

 

[Hamish Gill]

Glimmer glass?? new one on me this... what does it do?

 

[Pete Askew]

A subtle soft focus effect.

http://www.photofilter.com/Tiffen_Glimmerglass_filter.htm

 

[Laurie Parker]

The glimmerglass #3 and #4 I have they tend to soften and diffuse dark areas but seem to work on whites by giving them a glow if that makes any sense lol

 

[Hamish Gill]

Cheers ... I couldn't seem to find decent info!

Does anyone know what filter (if it is a filter) that creates those sort if pillars of flare that you see in "cool" tv shows and advertising a lot at the mo... It's usually blue... ...

 

[Tim Pindar]

Lovely.