Mute Swan

[David Cowling]

Happy New Year. I always find it difficult to capture this bird in an elegant pose, but I quite like the way the neck curve imitates the shape of the wing here.

Canon 7D Mk2. Canon 100-400 L Mk2.

1/200 @ f 5.6 Auto ISO 800 + 1EV

[gail bisson]

I agree with you about the nice lines in this image.
I would like a bit more room on the bottom and RHS.
Splash is nice and this image is impressively sharp for a SS 1/200 (or is that a typo?)
The dark line of water at the bottom of the frame really draws my eye down. I wonder if you could increase the brightness a bit to that area of the water?
Gail

[arash_hazeghi]

Nice exposure and I like the open bill. I am with Gail re the dark water. It would have been more ideal with the wings stretched but the curved neck is nice

TFS

[David Cowling]

Quite correct Gail, it should be 1\2000sec. Thanks for pointing that out.

David.

[Lorant Voros]

Super nice pose, open beak and water splash. I agree with Gail about the dark water. Maybe it would be nice to have some room on the bottom. TFS.

[Ross Taylor]

Hi David, I really love the action you have captured. Ditto to Gail's critique.

TFS-Ross