Mute Swan 2

[Aidan Briggs]

Same bird, different pose. A lower angle wasn't possible.

400D, 100-400 at 100
1/160, f/5.0, ISO 200

[Doug Brown]

Like the pose, but the light angle is less than ideal. I'd try to even things out by dodging the bird and toning down its right wing. Also, it feels a little tight in the frame.

[Tony Whitehead]

I like the pose here, Aidan and don't mind the tight crop. I get the feeling that the swan may have been darker in the original exposure and has been lightened significantly with Shadow/Highlight, levels or curves. Did you use some fill flash? - highlight in the eye suggests you did. All in all a pleasing image.

[Linda Robbins]

I like the pose and the head angle is good. It doesn't look to me as if you used fill flash. I just think that the bird swam into a shaded area. A nice image.

[Dany Tielens]

A lower angle wasn't possible.

but was recomended!..

and the whitebalance may need some adjustments..grtz!

[Fabs Forns]

I lke ethe way the bird shows in the BG. You have some hot pixels in one wing, where the sun was hitting the plumage. Good eye contact!

[Stu Bowie]

Comp wise, maybe a bit tight, but if it was possible, I would add to the RHS, and the BG looks easy enough to do. This is nice and sharp, and apart from the left wing, I think this is well exposed. Great capture Aidan.

[Aidan Briggs]

I lke ethe way the bird shows in the BG. You have some hot pixels in one wing, where the sun was hitting the plumage. Good eye contact!

In the original the whites aren't blown, but they do look a little hot in the JPEG. :o

P.S I did use fill flash