A swan glided by.
The sun kissed the water with
Its diamond lips.
My heart was full of light.
In the right light, at the right time, everything is extraordinary. ~Aaron Rose
For more shimmer, please visit: Camera Critters.
I’m off to enjoy some sun-dazzled times of my own with the family this week — in Disneyland, Paris. Oscar will be with friends, and my blog and I will be taking a rest. See you on Friday!
Lady Fi 
i usually read your posts in my rss feed, glad i clicked over here today ~ i love the slideshow at the top 🙂 and this shimmering swan makes me swoon ♥
enjoy your family ~ get lots of r & r
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Have a wonderful time with your family. I will be in England for a while.
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great!
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Delicious and poetic. Excellent backlight with beautiful reflections. Greetings.
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Love the sun on the water, nice composition:)
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Just like a dream… a beautiful capture.
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Breathtaking, a glorious silvery glow. Enjoy Disneyland!
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What a beauty.
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I like shooting into the sun one reflective surfaces like lakes, but it is tricky because the lighting is tough to catch without being overexposed.
Three ways to capture the detail in the reflections off the water come to mind:
1-Circular polarizer filter
You have some angle on the sun and you can use the polarizer to tone down the reflections to bring out detail
2-Neutral densiity filter(s)
That will flatten the image to briong out more details in the highlights
3-HDR
Take multiple exposures at +-1 , 0 and +-2 f/stops and use software like Photomatix to build a flattened image and/or hand merge the multi-exposed images to make one final image with toned down highlights. That is tougher given the water and swan movement, but doable.
Or you an do combinations of the above. It can be a lot of work but the final product can be spectacular.
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Perfect description. Enjoy your trip!!
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Wooow! The shimmer IS incredible! Have fun in Disneyland–Paris!
Living So Abundantly: New meme coming this Thursday, July 7, 2011, Give Back Thursday–come join the fun!
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you know, it isn’t a bad thing to have a wish now and then. well mine for today is that I would have been there, with you, at this particular moment.
this is the next-best thing.
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So beautiful!
Have a wonderful trip! 🙂
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Woohoo! Have a lovely time.
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Poetic shot, the sparkle on the water is brilliant!
TQ for visiting n commenting on my blog post
Enchanting Peacocks.
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Have a great time Fiona!
Love how you described the sun’s glitter……..had a very similar experience this evening.
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Absolutely beautiful. I love your graphic description. Without the photograph, I saw it.
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Ooooh. You take some of the best water/light photos I have ever seen. Thank you. Mega heaps.
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The dazzling evening sunlight sparkling on water really cannot even be completely captured by a camera can it? This is lovely! Have a wonderful time with your children!
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Lovely photo, Fiona. You would happen to have the instructions for finding the right light, would you? Not the ones with camera, the ones for the rest of our lives. Such true statement …
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wow. gorgeous shot. swans always make me think of my wife dancing…
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that is stunning! thanks for dropping by…:)
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I’m waving goodbye to you, Fi! Have a lovely time and an adventure or two.
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beautifully captured!
have fun!!
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We have swans all over Denmark, but I have never seen one silhouetted quite the way you have captured this one! Fantastic!
Enjoy Paris!
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Its all very Poetic – great stuff
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Nydelig bilde og ord. Flotte stjerne på vannet. God søndag til deg:-)
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That’s beautiful! Little sparkling stars on the surface of the water. I can’t swim but I feel like I want to dive in!
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wonderful backlight photo looks the water is silver!
have a nice day
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Simply glorious!!! Lights from the heavens shining down on such a perfect bird…the swan!!
It’s always a pleasure for me that you take time to stop by and leave your wonderful comments!!
Holiday Weekend Shadows is my link. Hope your day is treating you well!!!!
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Your post shimmers with poetry :^)
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Very cool image!
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wonderful words to accompany your magical photograph
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Wow!
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Oh have a wonderful time!!!!
A beautiful capture and quote!!
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The sun kissed
the water withIts diamond lips.
I love that soooooooooooo much!!!!
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Stunning light in this image.
Have a lovely holiday!
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Great Light…. nice
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That swan shot is magical Fi – Dave
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Ah… magical moment!
The time is NOW. 🙂
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Aww…so glittering…
Have a wonderful times with your family 🙂
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Lovely photo.
Have a wonderful holiday with your family in Paris.
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Enjoy your break I will look forward to viewing more of your stunning photography on your return. Thankyou for your recent comment on News From Italy, It is a pleasure to share my garden photos and I am happy you enjoyed them.
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Beautiful image of the shimmering water and swan. I hope you have a wonderful trip!
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enjoy your trip…safe travels. what a beautiful capture.
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This is exquisite. Sigh…
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Enjoy your time away LadyFi.
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Gorgeous!
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Paris. Did I hear Paris? Look forward to seeing your photography from there.
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Oh lovely! Have a wonderful trip. Be safe!
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Truly shimmering diamonds in that last one. Both are gorgeous! Have fun on your trip!! It’ll give me a chance to catch up on what I’ve missed lately!!
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I love your outlook!
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Ooooh, that is so very dazzling! Have a wonderful vacation!
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Gorgeous! Enjoy your time, and be back soon 🙂
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Does Disneyland Paris have a castle?
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Oh my have a grand time..and I hope you get lots of great photos to share! Lovely swan ..the photo is almost abstract..very cool:)
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Hi Lady Fi – Fantastic as usual. Each time I think I’ve think I’ve seen the best you show us something better! Sandy
http://www.sandysays1.wordpress.com
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Enjoy your “rest” — though I don’t think anything involving Disneyland will be restful!
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AH! What a beautiful moment! The light you capture always fascinates me… I don’t know how you do it.
Have a great time at DIsney with the kids!! Can’t wait to see THOSE photos!!!
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Enjoy those simulacra swans at Disneyland!
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Through your eyes, the world is extraordinary–and extraordinarily beautiful.
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dreamy photography! i adore this one!
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