Mute Swan Preening

[denise ippolito]

Canon 40D
500mm +1.4 ex
ISO 200
1/800 sec. at f/9
Tripod low to ground

Taken this this evening at my local pond. I liked the way this one was looking thru the feathers.

[Tony Whitehead]

Good job, Denise - love the light peeping under the arc of the wing. Eye contact makes it. Blue tones on the water and BG set the warm tones of the swan off nicely.

[Brian Barcelos]

Peek-a-boo;) Lovely image all around, Light and exposure are great. BG is very pleasing. I'd slightly lighten the shadow on the head. Congrats

[Connie Mier]

Fantastic pose! Wow, those feathers surrounding the bird's head and eye are classic, just lovely. I really like the bg too.

[Harshad Barve]

Beautiful image , very well done here
TFS

[John Blumenkamp]

Hi Denise... I really like this... a lot! Great light and angle/composition, but it's the posture and eye that give this so much impact. Awesome work. ;-)

[James Salywoda]

I love the subtle hint of habitat in the bg Denise and the nice peeking eye contact from the feathers of the wing a beautiful shot .... Great Work!

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Denise, just love the curvature of the wing over the head, which in turn is tucked neatly away. Perfect angle of light cast on the head, and overall, good detail and sharpness. Congrats, this works well.

[David Fletcher]

This is quite special Denise. Lovely comp and IQ and that look just grows on you. Congratulations.

[denise ippolito]

Thankyou all very much for your kind comments.

[Ramon M. Casares]

Lovely light, low angle, exppsure, ambient/BG, detail, colors and species, natural moment and mood are simply lovely! Congratulaitons!

[denise ippolito]

Ramon, Thankyou for taking the time to comment. Much appreciated.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Just loved the moemt captured Danise, reminds me a shy indian bride...