Thursday the 12th of October 2006 cb by John Cooper

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11-OCT-2006	John Victor Cooper

Thursday the 12th of October 2006 cb

On the floor somewhere.

A really big white animal knocked me down and savaged me. But I still got the shot.
Must get an IS lens, hard to focus when under attack.
Should heal up quite fast, only superficial wounds.
I am getting to old for all this.

Canon PowerShot G6
1/160s f/4.0 at 28.8mm full exif

other sizes: small medium large auto

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wildoat		07-Feb-2009 22:59
I have made thousands of images of Swans and seen tens of thousands, never seen this angle before.Well done. Regards Tony

1moremile		24-Apr-2007 22:16
Looks like maybe she was eating a salad before she gave you the gander. Get it? Gander? Sorry.

Dave Beedon		05-Nov-2006 00:37
Excellent shot, John! I am relieved that the bird's eyes are not glowing.

John Cooper		18-Oct-2006 08:00
Thank you Larry, short, supportive messages like that really do help me keep going.

1moremile		18-Oct-2006 00:26
You are very brave, John. I am proud to know you.

John Cooper		15-Oct-2006 21:42
I sincerely hope you are not a "Swan Upper" Ian.

Ian Dalgliesh		15-Oct-2006 21:21
Wonderful.I had to look at this twice.At first I thought it was a Looney Tunes character,then I saw the swan's eyes.I've had dealings with swans;you are lucky to survive intact.

Guest		12-Oct-2006 13:48
AWESOME!

John Cooper		12-Oct-2006 13:18
Maybe this is one that does not like it Uppem. I was not wearing a blazer or boater, maybe his eyes were still watering and he mistook me for a protagonist.

Julian Plant		12-Oct-2006 12:50
Ah. That'll be it then... do you know what caused it to attack - maybe you were unwittingly involved in a post 'upping' trauma situation? Anyway, hope you make a swift recovery, it does look vicious!

John Cooper		12-Oct-2006 10:00
Julian, I think it said "Danger Keep away From the Vicious Big White Animal"

Julian Plant		12-Oct-2006 07:05
Glad you survived, looks like you had a close call there but you did get a great action shot! Just trying to decypher the writing on the big red sign in the background...

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