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Trumpeter Swans at the Mississippi

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I froze my fannie off at the River yesterday, as the wind blew from the North -- below Zero temps. The river water was warmer than the air, as its the Nuke Plant upstream that keeps the waters open like this all Winter. So, the steam blew with the wind, making for some interesting shots. I had to take several breaks in the vehicle out of the cold to start feeling my hands, face and legs again before I'd head out there for more. I had the privilege of talking with Ms. Swan Lady herself; as it was feeding time. With the words I used, I may as well have said I loved her; for all that she is doing. I asked her if she gets any help feeding all those birds; she said sometimes her husband helps her. I had mentioned the cost of $120 a DAY ............ in corn, feeding them. She said its up to $138 a day now. The donations she gets from people who go there add up to approximately $2,000 a YEAR. She pays the rest. She said it started out, she was only feeding 15 swans. I said "Oh, so you didn't ever expect THIS?" She said "Nooooo" .. lol I saw a Pest Control Vehicle sitting there in her driveway, next to the huge corn bin .. maybe I aughtta get into Pest Control .. heck with IT and computers ... I had no idea Killing bugs and rodents paid so well. (course if I had that job, I'd shoot them all with my Nikon and then tell them to run before I 'get em'.) lol Enough blah blahing .. have a super day. Shari :)

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delaorden_ojeda

5:47AM | Wed, 20 February 2008

Very dreamy capture, superb done, excelent mood and atmosphere, bravo !

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kimariehere

7:54AM | Wed, 20 February 2008

like a dream!!! GLORIOUS!!!! i am in awe!!! stunning !!! love this compo so much! psst i have been wanting to capture swans so badly but there are none around here anywhere lol ...!! awesome work!

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Buzzzy

10:45AM | Wed, 20 February 2008

Stunning! A new Masterpiece if ever I saw one Shari! Teri

Liam.

3:29AM | Thu, 21 February 2008

Fantastic!

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CavalierLady

8:11AM | Thu, 21 February 2008

Incredibly beautiful and such a wonderful mood with the mist partially obscuring the swans! Wonderfully caught! I admire you for getting out in the bitter cold to get these shots!! I wouldn't be able to hold the camera still, I'd be shivering so hard!!

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busi2ness

9:57AM | Sat, 23 February 2008

lol @ bug control, good capture and mood in the mist.

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mps

9:50PM | Sun, 24 February 2008

I appreciate your freezing for giving us this wonderful picture.

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TomDart

8:41PM | Mon, 25 February 2008

Glad to see this in LWITG. Well deserved recognition of a fine photo.

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tommorules

10:43AM | Tue, 26 February 2008

Beautiful mood capture, soft but sharp where it counts, well deserving of LWITG; congrats. Swans at my (UK) golf club just eat grass (plus the odd member's sandwich) all year round, they breed 6 to 7 signets every year; I think they can look after themselves pretty well if left alone; they would just go somewhere else. Choices....

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Meowgli

10:48AM | Sat, 15 March 2008

love this, great shot

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Photograph Details
F Numberf/5.0
MakeNIKON CORPORATION
ModelNIKON D70
Shutter Speed10/16000
ISO Speed200
Focal Length220

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