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Kaustubh Deshpande
03-16-2010, 03:28 PM
http://gallery.photo.net/photo/10764931-lg.jpg

40D. 400f5.6 af f/6.3. iso 400. 1/400s hand-held. exp. comp. 0. Sunset light. A little crop for composition.

I was shooting Scaups. This guy landed close by( luckily against good clean BG), stretched his neck and flew off. Gave me two keeper frames.

All C&C welcome.
Axel Hildebrandt
03-16-2010, 04:13 PM
I like the alert pose, iridescent plumage and BG. If anything, a little bit head turn toward you would have been nice.
Kaustubh Deshpande
03-16-2010, 04:16 PM
Axel, I have one. That is the other keeper. But the neck is not so stretched. I like that one too but since the pose is different, the impact is not there.
Axel Hildebrandt
03-16-2010, 04:17 PM
Axel, I have one. That is the other keeper. But the neck is not so stretched. I like that one too but since the pose is different, the impact is not there.

It looks great no matter what.
Ilija Dukovski
03-16-2010, 05:52 PM
I love the iridescence especially that you had strong light.
The BG is great too. The HA is OK. Very nice capture.
Jim Fenton
03-16-2010, 06:19 PM
Great exposure that really brought out the iridescent hues. really like the stretch :)

Excellent background.

It looks as though it could use a bit more sharpening to my eyes.
DanWalters
03-17-2010, 05:36 AM
Really like the way the eye stands out. Nice dtail n the blcks and I like the clean background.
Stu Bowie
03-17-2010, 07:47 AM
Excellent exposure on the dark plumage Kaustubh, sharp, and I really like the colours in the BG. Well captured.
Vivek Kale
03-17-2010, 08:48 AM
nice light, and very good exposure. the colors in BG are very nice.
Judy Lynn Malloch
03-17-2010, 08:55 AM
Beautiful detail in the blacks and superb eye contact. The BG is awesome in this image. Many thanks for sharing.
Kaustubh Deshpande
03-17-2010, 10:19 AM
Thx everyone. I have figured the best way to learn bird photography is to focus on common birds. You can come home with a new composition every time and that is so satisfying.
Doug Brown
03-17-2010, 11:52 AM
You did very well Kaustubh! And I like your idea about photographing common birds. That's exactly what I did.
Myer Bornstein
03-17-2010, 11:58 AM
Great picture nice BG and colors