The Female Duck

[Kiran Poonacha]

made some images of the female shoveler too, the calm water and low angle got the FG and BG.

Spec: 1/1600, F 7.1, ISO 400, -1/3

Canon 40D + 500mm + 1.4TC

[Ofer Levy]

Excellent shot!! Excellent techs and awesome light.

[Jim Crosswell]

Great lighting and glass-like water. Well done Kiran!

[Grace Scalzo]

Lovely lady, in great light. Your presentation is beautiful with the calm water and low angle. (There's a tiny white fleck above the tail that caught my eye, I'd get rid of it...)

[A_Maddah]

Hi Kiran
Very nice.I like the low angle and the splashing water,sharpness ,look too.TFS

Asad

[Stu Bowie]

Perfect low angle Kiranbhai, and love the eye contact. I like the soft light, and the drooling water from the beak adds interest. That water is really calm.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Excellent shot in great great light. Love the low angle, the calm water and the bg. Most of all I love how perfectly the bird is lit. The detail must be incredible in raw?
I defer to your expert judgment here, but the duck looks kinda centered to my newbie eyes.

[Danny Laredo]

Fantastic image Kiran, love the angle light and detail.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Cool light, angle, sharpness, pose and the drinking behavior makes it even stronger. If anything, I might crop a tad off either the top or bottom.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Kiran. Comp is excellent. So is the light, low angle, sharpness, DOF and the drinking pose. Its not always possible to get this head angle in this pose....good careful attention paid here. Well done.

[Chris van Rooyen]

Superb sharpness, posture and "moment". Your work is inspiring Bhai:)

[denise ippolito]

Kiran, The low angle and the still water add so much to this. Love the pose and the drinking action. Beautifully done.

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

All the above comments says it all. Just beautiful and inspiring image. Love it !!

[Fabs Forns]

Great portrait in sweet light. The frozen water takes it over the top, congratulations!

[Vinay Lakshman]

Lovely shot sir....exposure is bang on , The sharpness is perfect and a perfect angle too . TFS !!

[arash_hazeghi]

Excellent low angle, tact sharp and great pose, congrats Kiran

[Kiran Poonacha]

Thank you dearest bird lovers for you kind words of appreciation, suggestions and encouragement... really appreciate it.

regards,

Kiran.