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Parental Direction
Totally Informal Transglobal Thursday Challenge - "Direction"
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14_May_09
Parental Direction
Totally Informal Transglobal Thursday Challenge - "Direction"

Dunecht

I reckon this was the first time the cygnets have left the nest,
under parental direction all the way!!!

Nikon D80 ,Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED AF-S VR Zoom
1/1600s f/5.6 at 300.0mm iso320 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time14-May-2009 12:54:59
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON D80
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length300 mm
Exposure Time1/1600 sec
Aperturef/5.6
ISO Equivalent320
Exposure Bias-0.67
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programmanual (1)
Focus Distance

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Dave Hein17-May-2009 20:03
Very sweet.
tinkerb15-May-2009 22:04
Like the feel of the shot, excellent capture of what appears to be swooning parents - swooning swans!
virginiacoastline15-May-2009 20:47
aaaaaaaaaawwww . . too cute for words
carol j. phipps15-May-2009 17:07
Wonderful! large brood for the two!
Karen Stuebing15-May-2009 13:13
Wonderful capture. The little ones are so cute and they look like they're waiting for instructions from the parents.
Dan Chusid15-May-2009 07:24
A day at the waterpark with the family!
cits_4_pets15-May-2009 05:09
Ahh, so cute!!! Love the colors and interaction of the birds. Sweet!!!!!
carolynne_w15-May-2009 01:40
Just lovely
Inga Morozoff15-May-2009 01:33
Awwwwwwwwwwwwwww. This pukes cuteness.
Cindi Smith15-May-2009 01:30
Mom looks like she is resting on Pop's shoulder saying, don't we have the most beautiful children??? I love this shot!
Timothy Guenther15-May-2009 00:45
good shot
Nancy Lobaugh14-May-2009 23:21
cool.. they do look pretty young!
Guest 14-May-2009 22:11
lovely
monica memoli14-May-2009 22:07
Great find. v
Maaike Huizer14-May-2009 21:21
So very sweet!!
Phillip Normanton14-May-2009 21:14
Aww, the cute fluffyness :o))
J. Scott Coile14-May-2009 20:55
Teach them while they're young!
Kevin Chester14-May-2009 20:26
Nice tilt on the challenge, and nice image. Like the Gorse bush too.
Máire Uí Mhaicín14-May-2009 19:59
Aww...that's the best swan shot I've seen in a long time. -v-
Zak14-May-2009 19:53
Nice catch!
mathilda williams14-May-2009 18:55
Oh wow, never seen so many in one brood! Excelent shot.
Mairéad14-May-2009 18:44
Gorgeous and so cute.
Doug Cruden14-May-2009 18:42
Great shot Stewart, the little ones seem to be going any which way...good interpretation for the Challenge.
Laryl14-May-2009 18:14
wonderful image
Guest 14-May-2009 18:02
Nice shot
Jeff Lobaugh14-May-2009 17:56
That's quite a brood. Well spotted and captured!
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