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07-MAR-2004 Chris Brooker

7th March 2004

Swan going Full Astern

We had a pleasant Sunday afternoon walk along the Grand Union Canal between Hemel Hempstead and Apsley Basin.
There were many swans along the way including this one in a lock. It was not until it tried to take off that I realised the lock was too short and the bird was trapped.
I opened the bottom gate and it swam out giving me a slight smile.

Olympus E-20N
1/250s f/3.6 at 36.0mm iso80 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time07-Mar-2004 15:43:18
MakeOlympus
ModelE-20,E-20N,E-20P
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length36 mm
Exposure Time1/250 sec
Aperturef/3.6
ISO Equivalent80
Exposure Bias
White Balance (-1)
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programprogram (2)
Focus Distance

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Guest 10-Mar-2004 14:38
Good for you! Well captured shot, too!
Guest 09-Mar-2004 04:17
Nice capture Chris ... lovely
Guest 09-Mar-2004 00:24
What a nice thing you did! Looks to me like the swan had about had enough and was ready for take off!!
Pall Gudjonsson08-Mar-2004 11:36
Lovely pic - I like it a lot
virginiacoastline07-Mar-2004 22:24
LOL @ Linda's Superman reference! And I echo Ray's BRAVO to you for the Swan's sanity. You just KNOW he would have tried over & over again . How wonderful to have saved his white feathery butt!
Linda Alstead07-Mar-2004 18:09
Yay - CB to the rescue - get those red underpants over the trousers - well done Chris - and a nice pic too!
Ray :)07-Mar-2004 18:07
As the photo does not show the size of the lock, its actually very comical pupporting to show a rather 'thick' swan. But your caption tells all, including what a gentleman you were on this occassion.