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Swan Upping, Whitchurch-on-Thames

Quite by coincidence, I saw some of the Swan Upping ceremony on the Thames between Whitchurch and Pangbourne today.

"Swan Upping is the annual census of the swan population on stretches of the Thames in the counties of Middlesex, Surrey, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Oxfordshire. This historic ceremony dates from the twelfth century, when the Crown claimed ownership of all mute swans. At that time swans were regarded as a delicious dish at banquets and feasts.

[...] In the Swan Upping ceremony, The Queen's Swan Marker, the Royal Swan Uppers and the Swan Uppers of the Vintners' and Dyers' livery companies use six traditional Thames rowing skiffs in their five-day journey up-river. The Queen's Swan Uppers wear traditional scarlet uniforms and each boat flies appropriate flags and pennants." (See www.royal.gov.uk/royaleventsandceremonies/swanupping/swan..., 2015)

#30/52 for View 52 2015 - A year in pictures.

Taken on: July 23, 2015

Tags:

river

thames

ceremony

swans

boats

water

pangbourne

whitchurch-on-thames « less

Sets appears in: • Thames Valley • Transport more » • Waterways • Best of 2015 « less

Groups appears in: • View 52 2015

Camera: Nikon D7200, f/8.0, 1/125 sec, 30mm (=45mm), ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D7200
Lens:	18.0-105.0 mm f/3.5-5.6
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.008 sec (1/125)
Focal Length:	30mm (35mm equivalent: 45mm)
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6.1 (Windows)
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