Gadwall hen close-up in evening light

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

40D. 400 f5.6L at f/7.1. iso 400. 1/2000s. evaluative metering. great evening light.

All C&C welcome.

[Brendan Dozier]

Very nice low-angle close-up, Kaustubh. Sweet light, great detail, color, like the water beads. Awesome colors for BG, and like how there is just a hint of water ripple which melts into BG. Well done!

[Paul Guris]

Simple, straightforward, and fantastic.

[Melissa Groo]

Beautiful colors and fantastic details. This is a stunning portrait I can only dream of replicating someday with a duck...nice work!

[Jason Kinsey]

A beautiful specimen in beautiful light, nicely done!! Just curious-was the original image horizontal or vertical?

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

A beautiful specimen in beautiful light, nicely done!! Just curious-was the original image horizontal or vertical?

Horizontal. I knew I was going to go with this crop...so it didn't really matter. When that is the case, I prefer horizontal as it is much easier to shoot that way even with the grip on my 40D.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the sharpness, details, BG and water beads really add to the image. Well done Kaustubh!

[Dumay de Boulle]

Nice and sharp,great colors and light and love the BG...Great image Kaustubh:cheers:

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Thx a lot.

[Mark Young]

Lovely soft yellow light. The water drops are a very nice touch.

[Sudhanshu Nafde]

AWesome... your images are making me mad.... Flawless work...