The first photo has GIMP Colors->Auto->White Balance and Auto->Color Enhance applied. The second picture is the actual exposure. Using a point and click, fully auto.
The Swans of Nieuwe Keizergracht, Amsterdam
The first photo has GIMP Colors->Auto->White Balance and Auto->Color Enhance applied. The second picture is the actual exposure. Using a point and click, fully auto.
Nicci Carrera 
Lovely photos. I love the cygnet riding on his Mother’s back. Magic!
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Thank you, John. Isn’t that the cutest thing ever? I didn’t know that word, cygnet. I like that, thank you.
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Nice pics Nia, love swans.
Laurie.
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I’m so glad you like the photos, Laurie. I had to move fast. Fortunately, my camera is never far from reach for just such an opportunity!
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Hi Nia, have camera will travel is also my motto. I’ve taken some good shots on the go.
Cheers
Laurie.
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And I’ve learned not to leave the house without it! There are good photo ops everywhere.
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Great shots, especially the cygnet on mum’s back, how lovely! 🙂
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Thank you, and thanks for clarifying that was probably mum, I thought it was daddy. We were charmed to bits, I must say.
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I just assumed it was mum, could have been dad… just seems a mum thing to do! 😀
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They look exactly the same. Isn’t it interesting how we saw that differently? Perhaps because I used to hold onto my father’s shoulders while he swam out to the last buoy in the ocean at the Jersey shore.
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I guess I just thought as they’re still babies it’s mum who does the looking after… funny that!
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Yes, funny, and a nice thing to ponder this morning. 😉
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That top one is so cute.
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I know, it melted my heart to see that.
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