i dont know if anyone else is having problems connecting to the site but its taken forever to get back here this evening.

Norman, Fay, Andy(aka donkey boy??),Tco, thanks very much for the feedback. shot at 1/60s, so not sure, either unsteady hand or motion blur. perhaps opening aperture more i could have got a faster speed and got it a bit sharper. i'm afraid i got so wrapped up in processing this shot, i missed the obvious - talk about not seeing the wood for the trees - oh well, next time.

Tco, swans are both nosey, and posers - these were a long way off and made their way over to me to have a look so its well worth looking out for them.

i appreciate all your input and thanks to it i shall be more aware of what i'm doing next time - glad you like it.