Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Nov 22, 2006, at 6:13 PM, GREG LORENZO wrote: > Looks wonderful to me! > On Nov 22, 2006, at 7:57 PM, G Hopkinson wrote: > I like it a lot Doug. The up-curled flight feathers give a great sense > of the flight dynamics there. I think that you nailed the > timing, too. > Cheers > Hoppy > > > > <http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/anatidae/tusw00.jpg> > Thanks Hoppy and Greg. As I initially wrote, it's heavily cropped; there wasn't much downsizing nessesary for this .jpg I was fascinated by the swans' use of their flight controls and how they used the aerodynamic forces - I think the wingtips express this well. Also notice those big black speed brakes near the tail, which double as water-landing skids. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com