Trumpeter Swan

[Don Nelson]

Canon 7D, 800mm 5.6L, 800 ISO, 1/100 f11, no crop, background lightened in CS5, some noise reduction with Noiseware Pro. Wish I'd brought the 500 -- almost too close and no placde to back up...these birds are huge.
Wrangell-St Elias NP on small unnamed pond.

[Alan Murphy]

Good job on the exposure with that dark BG. I like the water color a lot.

[Arthur Morris]

Sweet EXP, whites, detail, and BKGR. It's funny, I don't mind the larger piece of wood but the one in front of that one bugs me....

[Grace Scalzo]

A very peaceful image and pleasing to the eye with the green water.

[Dave Blinder]

Hi Don - Nice serene capture. I might brighten the bird's face a tad, and would be tempted to try a version with cloning out most of the grass/sticks in the water.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Loved the reflection and the calmness. good exposure too. You might want to try sharpening the head a bit.