Whooper Swans & Goldeneye

Whooper Swans on Loch Achaidh na h-Inich (Canon EOS 500D 500 mm, 1/1000 sec at f/6.3, ISO 800)

I had a few minutes earlier today and popped over to Loch Achaidh na h-Inich to see if I could get a half decent shot of a Goldeneye and discovered a small group of Whooper Swans as well as the usual wintering Goldeneye.  The light was pretty poor so I had to use a reasonably high ISO and open up the aperture on the big lens as far as it would go.  The result was these two shots which are a bit noisy, and that is after reducing the noise significantly in Lightroom, but I think despite not be pin sharp they are not too bad with the bright yellow bills of the swans and the golden eye of the Goldeneye showing really nicely.  I should have noticed that the exposure was a bit tight and reduced the shutter speed a bit, maybe to 1/500 sec although I was keen to try and stop any movement of the birds on the water.

Male Goldeneye on Loch Achaidh na h-Inich (Canon EOS 500D 500 mm, 1/1000 sec at f/6.3, ISO 800)