Shooo Fly...

[Joseph Przybyla]

The symbol of the City of Lakeland, Florida is the swan. At Lake Morton there are four species of swans imported from around the world. This Australian Black Swan is one of them. The swans are captive. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D7000
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED image captured at 175mm
1/500 F/8 Matrix Metering EV +1/3 ISO 1000 Auto WB, camera supported by a monopod
Post processed in Lightroom Classic CC and Photoshop CC 2018
Cropped for composition and presentation

[John Mack]

The tight composition works well here. Details in the darks look great.

[Dorian Anderson]

I like this a lot, it is a really interesting shot. I would like to see a closer/tighter crop, one that brings us in a bit closer on the eye and leaves the exact pose/position of the subject to the imagination.
I think the feather texture is really strong.

[William Dickson]

I love the stare from the one eye onto the fly,....looks great. Well done Joe

[Joseph Przybyla]

Thanks everyone for viewing and commenting, very much appreciated.