Shoveller drake

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

40D. 400 f5.6L at f/7.1. iso 400. 1/2500s. evaluative - 1/3.

I had to bait this one to get him within my reach. All C&C welcome.

[Ofer Levy]

Beautiful work!! Maybe slightly more room at the bottom.

[Dan Brown]

Beautiful work getting low Kaustubh! Love the BG, sharpness and eye contact!

[Jeff Dyck]

Beautiful shot! The lighting and background look just excellent. I'd agree with Ofer - maybe a little more canvas at the bottom for the "virtual feet".

[Sid Garige]

Brilliant details and light KD. Excellent.

[Todd Frost]

Another low angle stunner Kaustubh. Nice light and colors. Good sharpness as well.
TFS
Todd

[Vivaldo Damilano]

Fantastic IQ, great low angle and killer the two tone BG. Your usual high standard Kaustubh TFS:cheers::cheers:

[James Salywoda]

Outstanding gorgeous low angle.

[Stu Bowie]

Another stunner Kaus, and I really like the green sheen on the head. Fantstic BG too. Fine image.

[RichardCurtin]

Beautiful image! Really like the sharpness and blurred background.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Very beautiful KD, nicely done... loved the light here...

[John Guastella]

Gorgeous shot, Kaustubh! BG is just beautiful and excellent detail and color on the bird. You handled the white patches well - I always have difficulty with the Shoveler drakes because of those white patches.

A minor nit: the distal half of the bill seems OOF. Could be because it is covered with water, which often gives the impression of softness. But I have a feeling that if you had stopped down a bit, it would have been as sharp as the rest of the bird. Also, I would clone out the white spot on the bill.

John

[Arthur Morris]

Sweet, sweet. A bit more room all around would work better for me KD.

[DanWalters]

Agree about the room. Besides that, really like the detail in the shoveler. Like the colors in the background as well.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Thx everyone. Yes, I agree it needs more room at the bottom. I had it but the image wasn't level...so lost it in rotation.