Reflection Hunters Contest ~ Round 144, up close and personal

While visiting our old stomping ground about a week or so ago, I just happened to come across a bird that doesn't show itself around our home too often ever. What a treat it was to experience a swan close-up and personal. Upon loading the countless photos I had taken of this heavenly creature, onto my desktop, I realized that not only did I have some great photos for a #featheredfriends post, but I also had some vivid pics of #reflections of the #bird.

I posted my delightful experience with the swan here. Enjoy if you would like. The reflection photos found in this post were taken on that same charming day.

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After being at least 200 yards away the swan decided to stop by to see why a human was standing in the cold gawking at him. It was either that or he saw me with my camera in hand and was looking forward to doing a photo shoot. It may have been cold out, but the sun was in the perfect position in the early morning sky for #reflections to appear.

In this pic, I played with some of the filters and thought this one was pretty cool. The filter I used was Dramatic Cool.

The swan stayed around long enough for me to snap off as many pictures as I desired.

Has anyone ever tried to take a picture while wearing gloves, impossible right? With my gloves doing nothing more than yelling at me to put them back on, and my hands approaching being frostbitten it was time to get back to the car and enjoy what had just occurred, out of nowhere.

Thanks, @nelinoeva, @melinda010100, and @barbara-orenya for always being at the top of your game, and a special thanks to @melinda010100 for your advice.