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A bit of a tidy up. + repost

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Posted by Robert Lawrence on August 30, 2012 at 2:47 PM
A bit of a tidy up. + repost
Mute swan preening.
1/1000 @ f8 iso 200
300mm
Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on August 30, 2012 at 2:54 PM
Hi a cool looking image.

Phil.

:toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :wavey:
Posted by Phil Ellard on August 30, 2012 at 3:04 PM
oh yes, very nice indeed :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by keith mitchell on August 30, 2012 at 3:54 PM
Superb close up detail,exposure looks spot on.

Keith.
Posted by John Robinson on August 30, 2012 at 9:53 PM
Not too bad Robert :wink:
It'll do for me .
JR
Posted by Barry Southon on August 31, 2012 at 2:20 AM
Robert

They don't look much better, even see sun reflection which has been rare this year.

:wink:
Posted by Stephen Kaluski on August 31, 2012 at 3:46 AM
Great control of the whites here Rob, excellent detail, lovely colours. For ease/quickness, you could just add some more selective contrast to bring out a tad more detail in the beak, (the orange part).

TFS
Steve
Posted by Bob Johnson on August 31, 2012 at 8:02 AM
A very smart shot and it would be good to see it again if you follow Steve's advice :wink:

Bob :smile:
Posted by David Sewell on August 31, 2012 at 9:58 AM
That is a fine image, and hopefully Steve's advice will make it better still.

David
Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on August 31, 2012 at 10:46 AM
Very nice close up with great detail. :wavey:
Posted by Andy Shepherd on August 31, 2012 at 1:08 PM

As already mentioned, the exposure is spot on. But for me it's the composition that makes the shot, very nicely done, Robert.

Andy... :wavey:
Posted by Nick Mckeown on August 31, 2012 at 2:05 PM
Me like very much Robert! :jump: :jump: :jump: Lovely comp and the exposure is perfect. A difficult bird to photograph but you pulled this one off superbly.

Nick. :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :wavey:
Posted by Robert Lawrence on September 2, 2012 at 7:00 AM
Thanks for the comments. This image was actually taken a few years ago with my old 20d and sigma100-300 combination. I have applied some selective contrast and exposure adjustments on the beak area.