another swans in flight shot

been taking a lot of these just recently, its difficult to compose and expose, but as always practice makes perfect (eventually I hope)

D2Xs, 300-800, 1/640 at F9.5, 400 asa -2/3 EV

some small tweaks on contrast and saturation, otherwise straight out of the camera

your comments appreciated

I like it, maybe not as dramatic as some others, but its still pleasing to me, the way all the wings are in a similar position is nice.

Hi Steve - looks good and the exposure control looks pretty much spot-on

My only nit would be from a compositional PoV the group needs to be to the right of frame, giving empty space on the left for them to fly into.

You really need to get into the 'Rule of Thirds' for correct composition.

Where the vertical and horizontal lines meet are considered compositional sweet spots if you like and as long as the subjects mass is centered around the relevant intersect your image will be compositionaly pleasing to the eye

This buzzard image isn't quite there but it's near enough for you to get the point mate

A nice formation Steve. A bit lower and further to the right would do it for me. Well done.