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[johntwo]

[Denis]

The dark background is really effective at showing him off, super composition & framing too

[Hatter]

Very effective processing, John.

 

[Monomania]

Makes for an eye-catching abstract.

[FUJI]

Beautifully done Sir....

A tad oversharpened perhaps?

FUJI

[Nikonmike]

Nice but perhaps not an easy decision, it could have done with perhaps a little more space for the Swan to swim into, also it did need the wake showing, think i would have gone the same way as you.

[Korky]

I just love that presentation, the white keyline and the black border work brilliantly with the dark background of the image.

Korky

[Clicker]

Nicely presented. John     Love that he is looking at you with a very superior, “   I know .... Don’t I look just fabulous ?” 

 Only on my iPad and agree with Fooj  it looks just a tad over sharpened  but because  of that essential wake, agree it  doesn’t require any  more  space in front ..  lovely image . 

[johntwo]

Thanks all for the comments.  Have to agree about the sharpening.  I came to the same conclusion and marked the image for reprocessing but I can't find the original (Note: must tidy up the archives).

Mike, it was a difficult decision on the comp.  Classically, I would have left more space in front but I decided that this arrangement worked because fortunately, the bird is looking back into the frame and that seemed to work.