Shoveller drake( eclipse plumage) head-on

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

40d. 400 f5.6L at f/6.3. iso 400. 1/500s. Cloudy and windy conditions. evaulative metering + 1 1/3

Light wasnt very good so I had to do some PP on this one. curves to lighten the BG, selective lightening of the eye, extra round of sharpening on the bill as its too long to accomodate within DOF.

All C&C welcome.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Loved that scary stare Bhai.... the waves add well..

[denise ippolito]

Nice head on pose. As Kiran says the wave adds nicely. You did a great job w/ the bill and bringing out some color.

[Aravind Krishnaswamy]

I like the background, not too distracting and not too plain either. As others have mentioned, great job on the bill.

[Paul Lagasi]

Image really accents the bill, bang on stare...love it, well done

[Don Lacy]

Love the stare Kaustubh makes the image for me.

[Daniel Cadieux]

I love the perfectly straight-on stare! Great low angle again, and good job on the PP. Maybe just a tad blue...

[Arthur Morris]

Hey KD. Love the stare and the soft light, and the wave. Try this: use the ruler tool to drag a line through the center of the two pupils. Then Image/Rotate/Arbitrary. Looks like about .25 degree CCW might be needed... Really :).

And yes to Dan, reducing the Blue & Cyan SAT might work well.

[Danny J Brown]

KD,

This is a fabulous shot with a totally unique look, really sharp and whimsical. I love it. Some of the good comments above will make it even better. Soaked bill is very cool on this one and I love the eyes.

DB

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Thx folks. I will have to work on the cast. This kind of light always give me some issues.

[Stu Bowie]

Kaus, I like the head on stare, and a perfect perspective too. The eyes stand out nicely, and agree to desat the blues a tad. The bill has a cool 3D effect.