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Kaustubh Deshpande
03-03-2011, 05:35 PM
40D. 400 f5.6L at f/6.3. iso 320. 1/1250s. bean bag support.

Critiques welcome.
Ian Cassell
03-03-2011, 05:42 PM
Hey Kaustubh, this is a beautiful image of a very pretty bird with a beautiful FG and BG to highlight it.
Danny J Brown
03-03-2011, 05:43 PM
Hey KD,

A stylish, wide angle shot of a beautiful drake. Background is colorful and interesting as well....kind of like a flag. Nice.

DB
Sidharth Kodikal
03-03-2011, 05:52 PM
Fantastic light, water, bg, and details, Kaustubh. Love your signature super low angle.
Visually it seems like it needs a tiny bit of CCW rotation, but I'm not sure.
Great work!
D. Robert Franz
03-03-2011, 05:56 PM
Great light and a very nice low angle on the duck here.. Gadwall have a subtle beauty..
Jim Crosswell
03-03-2011, 10:02 PM
Great image Kaustubh! I like the low angle, BG and details.
arash_hazeghi
03-04-2011, 02:31 AM
excellent extreme low angle
Vivaldo Damilano
03-04-2011, 04:00 AM
Fantastic shot of this beautiful drake Kaustubh, love the very low angle and a really great BKGD plus head angle.... awesome :cheers:
denise ippolito
03-04-2011, 08:08 AM
Kaustubh, You really have been showing some beautiful work. Nice low angles and wonderful water colors seem to always accompany your ducks. Nicely done.:S3:
Robert Amoruso
03-04-2011, 08:36 AM
Nice low angle and soft colors really make this. I would have preferred to not have the blue line right at eye level.
James Salywoda
03-04-2011, 10:28 AM
Awesome!!! Perfectly captured.
Grace Scalzo
03-04-2011, 10:31 AM
Another fine image. You have inspired me this winter with this series. What a good job you did of bringing out the delicate and lovely details of this species.
Greg Basco
03-04-2011, 12:12 PM
Kaustubh, really beautiful indeed. Just love the color scheme and the glassy water. The shallow DOF really works. If anything, I would love to see more of those beautiful surroundings. Don't get me wrong; this is great as presented but the non-duck stuff is so sweet that more of it would be good for me too. Don't know what the crop is like relative to the full-frame but it could be interesting.

Cheers,
Greg Basco
Kris Mortensen
03-04-2011, 06:09 PM
Stunning shot, LOVE the low angle, super sharp. Love it!
Bryan Hix
03-07-2011, 02:28 PM
Did you have a snorkel on when you took this? :t3 Love the low angle, lighting, sharpness, and crop.
Kaustubh Deshpande
03-07-2011, 02:31 PM
Thx everyone.

Bryan, I have a good spot for water-level shots under a small pedestrian bridge that is dry right now :-) Most of my recent posts have been from the same spot.