Ruddy Shelduck

[Mital Patel]

Ruddy Shelduck
Camera : Canon 40D
Lens : Canon 500mm EF L F/4 + 1.4 Canon TC
Exposure : 1/1000sec @ 700mm
Aperture : f/9
ISO Rating : 400
Captured On : Nov 29 2009, 3:01 pm
Location : Thol Bird Sanctuary, Gujarat, INDIA

C&C Welcome

[Harshad Barve]

This series is getting better and better
TFS

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Mital liked it a lot. Difficult light conditions handled very well. Did you try reducing the contrast in raw conversion? might make it better.

[Mital Patel]

KD thanks for the suggestion. i didnt tried anything except NR on bg and adding my signature. just loved the way it was came out and gave the output for smaller view crop :) will try out that and i think you are right it may add some bits to the image. thanks again buddy

[Betsie Storm]

Striking composition- amazed at the "flat" pose of the two in the water- moment well captured. Agree that it is worth working on contrast, also consider getting some detail back in the blacks with RAW, as well as selective work with curves & levels on the dark areas. Thanks for sharing.

[Arthur Morris]

The contrast looks fine to me on my laptop that was calibrated by a $1600 system just last night.... (So does the calibration strip.)

The composition is amazing. Are the two whiter ones young birds? Are they related to the bird that is landing? Is this the whole frame? (If yes, then the COMP is even more amazing.)

[Mital Patel]

artie thanks and i am glad i am calibrated too. well i just cropped some breathing area white space around to get close crop.

actually nothing relation but this people were playing a bit in water.
1st it was the pair of two and then this third fella came in and just land up against where the previous pari was playing.

then after a few seconds another one 4th one came and land and they just started making splash on water unaware of our presence or adjusted to us as we were there for about 3 hours before the event on the same place....

[denise ippolito]

Mital, Very nice timing. The calm water adds so much to this nice composition. I love that the two smaller ones have different poses and that both have an eye visible. Nice landing pose and well positioned within the group. I like this alot!

[Raymond Barlow]

Superb all natural wildlife image, great habitat, and story well told, congrats.

[Gerrie van Vuuren]

Like the angle and composition. Well done!

[Kiran Poonacha]

loved the setiing bhai, great series indeed loved the compo here.. congrats..

[Jim Crosswell]

A well timed shot Mital! The calm water and various positions of the birds work well together.

[RakeshDhareshwar]

You have taken this to a level as 'low' as possible ;) . The series is just too brilliant !!