Trumpeter Swan

Great action in this shot. You handled the exposure on the whites very well. IMO the head and beak seem soft. don't know if you could have increased your dof to remedy that. I like the front lighting and the pose is wonderful.

Hi, Neil - you caught a nice pose here.
Good exposure on the tough whites against a dark BG.
I would have liked to see the whole bird and a bright eye - with a levels adjustment to the eye, you could likely bring out more detail.
Cheers!
Sandy

Hi Neil. I agree with the others that a full body view might be advisable, is this a crop? - providing more/some shooting data would help the critique process. Great timing catching this wing stretch/or whatever it is that makes them do this.

Welcome Neil! Providing your equipment and settings (F-stop, shutter speed, iso etc) will help us give you more complete critiques. Nice detail in the whites and a neat pose but I too would have liked to see more room at the bottom here to include the whole bird. I'm looking forward to seeing more of your work.