Mute Swam

[Joseph Przybyla]

Last Monday I went to Lake Morton in Lakeland, Florida hoping to photograph the swans on calm water. When reaching the lake a breeze had come up putting a chop on the water, so much for calm water. While there I found this swan preening so I gave it a couple clicks. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D7000
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED shot at 290mm (435mm FFE)
1/640 F/11 +1 EV ISO 1800
Post processed in Lightroom 5

[Dvir Barkay]

very nice high key look and pose.

[Jonathan Ashton]

What beautiful whites - excellent detail and I like the pose a very pleasing shot.

[Marina Scarr]

Nice pose in perfect muted light. Love the pastel blue BG. I wasn't totally sold on this comp so I tried a few others. I came up with a vertical which focuses on the bird and its behavior but doesn't showcase the lovely blue BG as well.

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent close up with wonderful exposure in whites. Beautiful pose,nice pose and composition.

Regards,
Satish.

[D. Robert Franz]

Elegant look to this high key image!

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Very lovely pose, nice soft light and textures on feathers!

[Joseph Przybyla]

Thank you all for viewing and commenting, your time and effort doing so are very much appreciated.