Very nice shot Hugh, I'm not sure that swan shouldn't be done for bank erosion with the wake its putting up. I like the light pool in the background and the fact it suits mono very well. Best Regards BC.

Very nice mate, like it, that swan got an motor, lol. nice bit of depth, and loads to look at, well spotted.
Donny

Great shot, lovely light capture !! tina.

Tranquillity - very relaxing to view this well captured image Hugh - well done - cheers Gil.

Beautiful compo , Well done Evans

Great shot Hugh - wonderful lighting, great expose, great conversion = wonderful tonal range in the finished b&w - stunning.     Geoff

Beautiful picture. I like the way the eye is led immediately to the swan.

What a great shot...Superb mono coversion!

wonderful shot...has a very timeless quality

Great shot, works well in mono.
Willy

Beautiful compositional ballence , wonderful in mono. :)

Thanks for the comments everyone. The swan was really chugging down the canal, and I only managed to get a couple of shots off before he was at the bridge. I do need to revisit the editing of this shot, though, still trying to learn how to dodge and burn effectively (see the right side of the full sized image to see the poor job done).

I had a look at the right side ( in large 700x463) and it looks fine to my eyes, I'm no expert with D&B myself  :) I'd be very happy with it as it is now :)  .
Thankyou so much for the kind comments on my work :)

Whoops, meant the left side of the image (must be getting old if I'm muddling up my right and left already). The dodging there is specular/noisy, that's what I meant.

Delightful and all the better for it being in Black and White 5*

Andy...

wow great image. I love the composition and how you can really sense how fast the swan is moving!