Managed quite a few shots of this Welcome Swallow recently, so thought I'd try a close up for a change. Basic adjustments in ACR and PS+ removed a second catch light.
hi Paul ... pretty impressive tight head portrait of this nice species . how much of a crop ?
all looks good to me in terms of color and tones ...darks looking good to me as well . the visible detail in the eye is great .
I would be more careful with masking as there is a faint halo from sharpening or shadow recovery .