Swan Lake

11 May 2007

Every now and again you take a shot you're really happy with from the moment it pops up on the tiny camera screen. A shot that's better than what you saw in your mind's eye, a shot that's instantly satisfying. That's how I felt about this shot.

So why the name 'Swan Lake'? Well, I was sitting on the dock at nearly midnight in the middle of a very dark park with not a soul around when all of a sudden from the inky black darkness of the water just to my right came a low moaning-squawk. Scared the fucking shit out of me! Then from the shadows appeared two slow paddling and slightly curious black swans. They called to me a couple more times, and as I always do with animals, I talked to them. "Sorry guys, I didn't bring any bread." They silently paddled around a bit, squawked once more, and then drifted back into the darkness.

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