Ring necked drake in dramatic water

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Happy new year to all.

40D. 400f5.6L at f/6.3. iso 400. 1/500s. hand held. Liked the water...hence chose a higher shooting angle.

All comments welcome.

[EzhilSuresh]

Very nice details of the bird and the background.

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Nice and close with great detail light and colors. The low angle is nice too.

[Sachin Saraf]

Happy New Year Kaustubh! This is another signature image of yours..beautiful color on water and lovely details. Excellent exposure...love the blacks on this one

[RichardCurtin]

Very nice. Beautiful background and SHARP. Head angle couldn't be any better. What was reflected in the water to give it that color?

[v.p.nurdeen]

Hi Kaustubh,
You seem to specialize in low angle water bird images :S3: perfect exposure beautiful color and texture.
VPN

[James Salywoda]

Gorgeous colors and detail captured Kaustubh and nice low angle of capture.

[Amol Khedgikar]

This indeed is a steep angle by your standards.... :)

Great Shot.

[Mital Patel]

what an awesome image buddy. you are surly giving me high dose

[Jeroen Stel]

Nice angle and love how you have managed to control the detail in both blacks and whites.

greetings,

Jeroen Stel

[Stu Bowie]

Hi KD, what strikes right away in this is the overall exposure on the duck, especially the head. Sharp, and the water colour is different, which makes the duck pop so well.

[Bill Dix]

Beautiful position, HA. Lovely light, exposure and detail. For most people this would be a very low angle shot; I can see why you elevated this one to show the water.

[Robert Holguin]

Wow!!! The mixture of the light along with the water makes this a stunning image. Great pose and excellent detail.Well done.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Very nice. Beautiful background and SHARP. Head angle couldn't be any better. What was reflected in the water to give it that color?

Wall along the creek.

Thanks a bunch.

[Randy Stout]

Kaustubh:

Happy New Year to you as well. Good call on a slightly higher angle to show a bit more detail and texture in the water.

As mentioned, excellent overall exposure.

Cheers

Randy