Someone asked if I was looking for anything; I said was hoping on the swans, but they told me I was 'too late' that they're out 'much earlier'. Well as luck would have it, when passing someone else further along the track, they said 'the swans are up there...'
Seems having a camera rewards you privvy to good tip-offs sometimes. I still struggle with the glare from the water; maybe I should be looking for a polariser/filter? Have made some minor post-pic adjustments to try and level out the worst of it.
I had thought for a while that I must just take my eye away from the viewfinder to stop and count the number of swans but I was so wrapped up in getting the snaps that I forgot. Maybe twenty ... What I really did enjoy in the quiet of the morning, away from any traffic noise, was hearing the swans gently honking. It was as if they were talking to one another, and I'm sure they were. Wish I knew what they were saying; that's asking a bit much I know.
taken from where I sat; there are more swans to the left of this photo, but I wanted an overall with the Watagan Mountains in the background, and the boats, with the frame of the casuarina branches (she-oak).
And, I did mention the silver-gulls, so a quick pic to finish off this post.
awesome views. don't think i have ever seen a black swan in real life. too cool! ( :
ReplyDeleteGood post Carole..... i like also that silvergull photo....lovely composition.
ReplyDeleteGreetings from a cold Holland,
Joop
Beautiful pictures of these black swans ..
ReplyDeleteVery well photographed.
A very nice Sunday Carole.
Greetings Irma
lovely clicks
ReplyDeleteWhen you wrote swans I thought white. Never knew there were black ones. Great photos.
ReplyDeleteThey really are lovely swans to see... many thanks for sharing them.
ReplyDeletethey're just beautiful! i loved the serenity of these photos, too. lovely!
ReplyDelete"There she is again."
ReplyDelete"Who?"
"The lady with the camera."
"You're kidding? I thought if we moved down here she wouldn't find us."
"Someone must have tipped her off."
"honk"
and that is the swan talk you didn't understand.
Beautiful birds they are.
Fabulous pics! I have never seen a black swan either, except in pictures.
ReplyDeleteBlack with the red bills.....so Oriental!!! TFS these beauties Carole!
ReplyDeleteLovely shots of the water and the birds, I think you might like seagulls as much as I do. Have a nice week.
ReplyDeleteI do like the swans - I find them hard to capture - I think the all black subject messes with the mind of the exposure controls in cameras!
ReplyDeleteCheers - Stewart M - Melbourne
Brilliant, that is all I can say, brilliant.
ReplyDeleteAmazing photos of the black swan. Great work !
ReplyDeleteThey ae both beautiful birds.
ReplyDeleteThose swans are gorgeous!! I am glad you found them again!!
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