Ready to Rumble - Trumpeter swan showing who is boss

[Randy Stout]

I have shown a series of Trumpeters, and this guy was tired of gliding along peacefully, he was ready to duke it out as top bird

D4 600VR f/6.3 1/2500 ISO 640 Gitzo/Wimberley

Post: Selective sharpening, minor crop from bottom Removed second swan from foreground Because of the amount of detail, had to reduce the quality a lot to get it in under the limit

Advice and comments always appreciated

Cheers

Randy

[arash_hazeghi]

great dynamic pose and good light, I would sharpen the swan a tad more. well done

[dankearl]

Nice action shot and very nice exposure on the whites.

[Robert Holguin]

Terrific shot.
I really like all the water splashing everywhere, excellent pose, exposed very well, and great comp.
Well done.

[Vivaldo Damilano]

Excellent pose Randy, I like the action with lots of watersplash and waterdroplets. Open beak adds nicely. I would also sharpen a bit more well done.

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Randy - love the detail in the feathers here. Very nice exposure and timing on this one. I would give it a round of selective sharpening, although it might have been fine before having to compress it.

[Satish Ranadive]

Magnificent image.Love the excellent pose,nice details in whites,flash of water and composition.

Regards,
Satish.

[David Salem]

Great dynamic pose and love the water splashing. Exposed well and nice details in the whites. Open bill is cool too. Nice work..

[Karl Egressy]

Nice dynamic pose captured, Randy with a lot of splash around.