Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)

[Joseph Przybyla]

I captured this image at Lake Morton in Lakeland, Florida. There are four species of swans at this lake that the city maintains and are captive. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D500
Nikon 500mm F/5.6 VR AF-S ED PF, camera and lens supported by a Oben carbon fiber monopod with a Wimberly MonoGimbal head
1/1250 F/5.6 Matrix Metering EV +1 ISO 5600 Auto 1 WB, image captured at 500mm (750mm 35mm Equivalent)
Post processed in Lightroom Classic, Photoshop CC 2021 and Neat Image for noise reduction
Cropped for composition and presentation

[Daniel Cadieux]

This individual looks rather settled and comfy! The whites look great. A bit of CCW rotation needed here.

[Kurt Bowman]

Really dig the unique pose, the whites look great and I agree about the CCW rotation.

[Brian Sump]

Joe, agreed a really cool pose makes this frame IMO.

The lack of nice light worked against you and the water appears a touch drab, but you made it work well.

Processed nicely from my view!

[Joseph Przybyla]

Thanks everyone for viewing and commenting, much appreciated.