The Male Shoveler

[Kiran Poonacha]

Some guys to deal with these are, had to use a lot of natural vegetation from around the lake to setup a hide and make this.


1/2500, F 7.1, ISO 800 -1/3

MK4+500mm+1.4TC

Regards,

Kiran.

[girisholeti]

I could never get any closer than half a kilometer to these guys in Bangalore and you come up with such images regularly.. Amazing skill Bhai.

[Colin Gilyeat]

Great shot, nice and sharp with great colors. I really like the water dripping from the bill. The shovelheads around me are just as skittish and tough to get a real good cloeup.

Colin

[Lorant Voros]

Beautiful work as always, Kiran. Not much I can critic on this one; I love the overall beauty that this image has. TFS.

[Sachin Saraf]

This is absolutely marvelous Kiran bhai...Excellent low angle, exposure, light, BG, details in whites...your images make me think seriously about visiting Banglore..

[Raymond Lee]

Great capture! I don't think I ever gotten that close to a Shoveler. The colours and details are fantastic. Just wish the head angle is tilted slightly downward.

[Bill Dix]

Superb, Kiran. Light, colors and low POV are just wonderful. Nothing to change here, IMO. Your fieldcraft worked wonders here.

[Doug Brown]

Love the great detail, calm lake water, and the trickle of water coming from the bill. The whites look a little gray on my monitor; I might push them a little brighter.

[gail bisson]

The nicest shoveler shot I have ever seen. The light. the POV, the calm water-all perfect
Gail

[Marina Scarr]

This image is a real stunner, Kiran. Love your low angle and how you captured this beauty. Did you do any clean up on the bill at all? It looks so neat and clean. The iridescence you captured in the head is very nice and love the water falling off of the beak.

[Robert Holguin]

Wow!!!
Amazing shot!
Excellent low angle, terrific pose, excellent details, and very nice background.
A stunning image indeed.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Super sweet image, Kiran. Excellent low angle, colors and IQ. The water running down the bill is an excellent touch. I'd make the whites whiter.
Would love to see an image of your organic hide
As always, excellent work bro...

[Frank Schauf]

Excellent image quality, great details and sharpness.

[arash_hazeghi]

excellent low angle and details. water dripping from the bill is a plus. agree re whites look a tad grey

[Kiran Poonacha]

This image is a real stunner, Kiran. Love your low angle and how you captured this beauty. Did you do any clean up on the bill at all? It looks so neat and clean. The iridescence you captured in the head is very nice and love the water falling off of the beak.

Thank you marina, the bill is as is. He is a clean fellow :-)

[Kiran Poonacha]

Thank you friends for your kind words and suggestions, the white looked quite ok on my monitor. Will do some checking.. Regards, kiran.

[Karl Egressy]

Beauty shot, Kiran. Love the low shooting angle, colours and the dripping water from the beak.