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Swanlake *
by Hewy
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27-DEC-2003

tenth place, tie

Swanlake *
by Hewy

Shot this Swan on a glass plate underneath a window. The sky you see was captured in the shot (no photoshopping here) and is the actual sky reflecting on the glass plate. Used huge amount of aluminum foil, some blue summer coats and a flash unit to get the reflections in the swan the way they are.

Sony Cybershot
1/80s f/7.1 at 17.0mm iso100 with Flash hide exif
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Date/Time27-Dec-2003 14:44:10
MakeSony
ModelCybershot
Flash UsedYes
Focal Length17 mm
Exposure Time1/80 sec
Aperturef/7.1
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programmanual (1)
Focus Distance

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Sony Forums Challenges30-Dec-2003 01:11
Good idea, Hewy...nice choice of reflective background for the swimming swan. Well done. MFC
Katherine Stanback's Photos29-Dec-2003 12:38
Very pretty! I love the reflection of the sky.
Sony Forums Challenges28-Dec-2003 13:25
a great eye you have here, hewy. this is a lovely composition, the reflected sky is superbly smooth and the swan's reflection and catchlights make this a really good image to look at. -- andy
roberta28-Dec-2003 03:35
Great concept and very well done! Roberta
Sony Forums Challenges27-Dec-2003 19:24
I really like this one, the clarity of the crystal and background is great, good idea. I also like the blue refractions in the crystal. I would have move the swan a bit more to the upper right corner, to suggest a movement towards the center. Willem