Mute Swan

[Steve Kaluski]

Nothing thats going to set the world alight here, but again, I thought I would add it to this months theme. The BKG was already dark so I just emphasised it to give the close up more punch.

The slight grey shading in the with plumage is natural and not down to poor masking.

Thanks to those who posted or viewed the previous thread.

Steve

Subject: Mute Swan(Cygnus olor) head shot
Location: UK
Camera: Canon 1DX MKII
Lens: 500f/4HH
Exposure: 1/1600s at f/9 ISO640
Original format: Portrait, all most FF on width, cropped to pano
Processed via: LR Classic CC & PSCC2018

[Gerald Kelberg]

Hi Steve,

I can never resist these beauties; they are just so elegant and confiding.
Perfect exposure with so much delicate detail in the whites. For my taste, the solid black background is little harsh, but it works the way you want it to!

Thanks for sharing, Gerald

[Don Lacy]

Hi Steve, Wonderful amount of detail captured here, well done.

[Noel Heustis]

Steve - I love black bg shots. The image has nice detail in the whites, eyes, and lores; and I like the crop.

[John Mack]

Very well executed. Like the low key look. The detail on the bird is great.

[Steve Kaluski]

Thanks guys, Don - nice to see you posting again, hope to see some images too .

[arash_hazeghi]

excellent headshot what was the BG?

TFS

[Steve Kaluski]

excellent headshot what was the BG?

Just water Arash, here is the FF Raw file.