Tundra Swan sans yellow bill spot

[Randy Stout]

Good day all. This fine fellow was imaged yesterday, low light and not much color left. There was a small patch of color reflected from a building, so I worked that for a while.

D4 500 AFS f/4.0 1/500s ISO 1600 hand held I was as low as I could go in that location.

Post: Small crop for comp, selective sharpening, cleaned up a few dark patches in BG No NR

Advice and comments always appreciated.

Cheers

Randy

PS: MY daughter Elizabeth informed me that during the winter, Tundra swans have the highest feather count of any bird, 25,000. I don' t know when she found the time to count them all :tinysmile_shy_t:


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[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Good low angle in this one Randy. I also like the water and the darkened BG makes the swan to stand out. Nice info on the bird's plumage!

[Vivaldo Damilano]

Randy lovely low angle, soft light also works so nicely. The best part for me is the dark BG, make the bird pop. Good info on plumage, nice work.

[dankearl]

The water and light is terrific.
The blues really look nice in the water although some of the blue hue shows on the swan.
A very serene and pleasing image.

[Gary Esman]

Beautiful contrast with that background!

Gary.

[Satish Ranadive]

Marvelous image Sir.Love the pose,details,lights and beautiful water.Great composition too.

Regards,
Satish.

[Jim Buescher]

Gorgeous shot! Love the silky smooth water, the brown reflection works well. It was good shooting with you again!

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the angled pose, eye contact, metallic water look and exposure. Excellent image Randy.