Northern Shoveler (Female)

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Having been tied up with work and other projects lately, it was great to finally get out for some birding this weekend.

1D4, 500mm, 1.4x
1/2000, f7.1, iso 800

Feedback appreciated

[arash_hazeghi]

super Sid, you nailed a great wing position, excellent light and details

[Stu Bowie]

Simply sweeeet Sid. Cool flying posture, captured in good light, and what a lovely complimentary BG. You pretty much nailed this one. Well done.:w3

[KK Hui]

Nice wing position and gorgeous bg color, Sid!

[PRABIR BHATTACHARYYA]

Excellent position, beautiful light, great capture.
Thanks for sharing.

[Randy Stout]

Sid:

Excellent light, BG, angle in frame and slight bank, all good.

A few of the details, although very well illuminated, seem a bit soft to me. Was this much of a crop? Shutter speed should have been fine.

Cheers

Randy

[dankearl]

Great position and BG, Sid.
Lovely light.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Nice light, great pose, and super light and BG. I wouldn't mind the subject placed a little higher in the frame.

Great that you were able to find some time for some photography!

[Kiran Poonacha]

Beautifully done Siddarth... Loved the details and great BG here:cheers:

[Doug Brown]

Super shot Sidharth! Perfect light, gorgeous bird, wings in full downstroke, good sharpness, and did I mention that beautiful BG!

[Robert Holguin]

Superb shot!! Love the wing position, wonderful light and background, and real nice detail.
Well done.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Loved the light and you nailed her at the perfect angle. Very impressive shot...not easy to pull off. terrific BG and exposure.

[Jim Crosswell]

A real beauty Sid! I like the wing position, lighting and complimentary BG.

[Brendan Dozier]

Very nicely done, Sidarth! Beautiful light, pose, detail, and great looking BG! Nice work!

[gail bisson]

Love, love , love the light. Wing position is great .Tack sharp (as usual) The earth tones really make the image though. A keeper for sure,
Gail

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Thank you all - appreciate the nice comments


Sid:

A few of the details, although very well illuminated, seem a bit soft to me. Was this much of a crop? Shutter speed should have been fine.


Hi Randy,
It's >80%.
There was a very small area of desirable bg patch I wanted a bird against. The stars aligned and I got this one flying against it. Got 3 frames against that bg (thanks to the 1D4). This one is sharp RAW but admittedly not the sharpest of the lot. I picked it because it had the best posture.
Can't wait for more free time and for more ducks to arrive.
In the mean time, I'll revisit the RAW and see if I can do a better job creating the output JPEG. Thanks for the feedback.

Daniel,

Indeed, looks better moved up a bit. Thanks!

[Dumay de Boulle]

Great wing positin and BG..Very nice!