Swan

[Desmond Chan]

Here's a huge bird with a different look. It was sitting by the trail I walked on in one afternoon.

S5, Nikon 70-300 f4.5-5.6 VR @ 300mm; f8 1/500 sec ISO 400, no flash, manual exposure mode; hand-held. Cropped (both in-camera and on computer), sharpened, touched up the shadow area.


C&C welcome !!

[carole wiley]

I like the detail in the face and head. wish there was a catch light in the eye and more detail in the body feathers.

[Alfred Forns]

Hi Desmond !!!! Agree with carole one the feather detail but find this image very appealing I like the different shades of white and their shapes, sharp around the eye and good bg !!! Excellent !!! I like it a lot !!!

[Sharna Lee]

I too like this image for the same reasons as Al. The detail in the face is super! Love the look and feel of this one.

Sharna

[Gus Cobos]

Congratulations, I like this one. Great details on the whites and appealing close up pose...:cool:

[Harold Davis]

great job, desmond!! love the compo on this one!! looks fantastic.

[Alberto Oria]

Excellent image great detail and composition, congratulations Desmond

[Nonda Surratt]

Also love the comp,nice one!

[Oscar Zangroniz]

Another vote for the composition. Very nice details.