Theme - White on Black

[William Dickson]

Canon 1DX
f/4 500mm with 1.4
f/6.3
1/800
ISO 1250

I managed to capture this Mute Swan family, late evening on Tuesday, from my hide on the loch side.

Will

[Daniel Cadieux]

Ah, look at all those good head angles:S3:. Good comp. Good exposure and details. If mine I'd likely get rid of the darker areas along the top, but all else looks good to me.

[Loi Nguyen]

Great capture of the entire family with good head angles and in good focus. I like the reflection in the water as well. Well done. Loi

[Bob Smith]

I really love the way the black water and background make the birds pop in this image William and the silver ripples and reflections on the water counterpoint nicely with the pure white of the adult birds. I suspect it would make a stunning B&W.<script type="text/javascript" src="safari-extension://com.ebay.safari.myebaymanager-QYHMMGCMJR/836be2b4/background/helpers/prefilterHelper.js"></script>

[Jonathan Ashton]

Nice shot Will I would suggest the swan on the left is a little dark and contrasting in the head and neck, I have taken the liberty of modifying, I made a selection of the head and neck then made an Adjustment layer, Levels and adjusted the RHS slider to 243 and the central to 1.46

[William Dickson]

Thanks for that Jon, yes a little change makes a difference :S3:

Will