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Black Swans

            Today's fun fact - Black Swans were presumed not to exist because there was only ever records of white ones. Then when Europeans discovered they did in fact exist, in WA Australia, the phrase "black swan"  was coined. The Black Swan by scholar Nassim Taleb, was  ranked by the Sunday Times one of the 12 most influential books since World War II. Taleb's black swan theory states that dramatic unexpected events matter more to history than regular happenings. 

Bit simpler for me, I just like to photograph them on the local lake. Especially at sunset. Like little floating silhouettes. (bit of an older pic, revisiting some unloved pics from my Flickr exile years)

Taken in: Australia / New South Wales / Chittaway Point (show map)

Taken on: May 22, 2014

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Camera: Canon EOS 60D, f/8.0, 1/60 sec, 50mm, ISO 3200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 60D
Lens:	17-50mm
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.017 sec (1/60)
Focal Length:	50mm
ISO:	3200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Partial
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Elements 20.0 (Windows)
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