Mute Swan

[Eric Driver]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3150/3015663391_b51cd153f1_b.jpg

Camera: Canon EOS rebel XSi/450D
Lens: Canon EF 75-300mm 1:4-5:6 III
Flash: on
Tripod: none
Crop: none

[Alfred Forns]

Hi Eric Its easy to link the image so it shows. Just paste the URL you have there in the box for linking. If you need help please let me know !!

I like the portrait very much, might take a little from the back. Excellent sharpness and detail with a good head angle !!!

[Gus Cobos]

Hi Eric,
I looked at the link with your swan, you need to paste it on the forum...let me know if I can help...:cool:

[Eric Driver]

thanks for the comments..now how exactly do i paste it to the forum?

[Harold Davis]

eric, when you start the new thread and scroll down towards the bottom you can MANAGE ATTACHMENTS. when you click on it, there is an area to paste the URL.

took a look at your image. looks good! would like to see a catchlight in the eye. some fill flash would have done that as well as filling in the shadows around the eyes.

[Eric Driver]

Thanks Harold, your a big help.

[denise ippolito]

Eric, nice shot -Agree about catch light . Did you capture this in NJ at one of the No. Shore ponds? We had a full grown Mute Swan fly into someones windshield on the bridge by my house yesterday-it was awful to see such a majestic bird go that way

[Eric Driver]

Thanks Denise, this was captured in Peapack NJ in a small pond...not sure of the name however.

[David Thomasson]

Nice one, Eric. A couple of post-processing touches you might play with: Clone out the gray strip in the background (bottom), open the shadows around the eye a bit to bring out the texture, lighten the iris of the eye just a little so the pupil is visible, and brighten the catchlight. All are pretty simple adjustments and are faithful to the subject.

http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/1019/swangd5.jpg