Lesser Scaup landing

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

40D. 400f5.6L at f/6.3. iso 400. 1/1600s

Sorry for the lack of participation. moved to a new job so a little busy.

All C&C welcome.

[Stu Bowie]

Excellent incoming pose Kaus, and the duck really stands out against the lighter colourful BG. The lower body and tail seem sharper than the head.

[Pieter de Waal]

Nice landing pose Kaustubh. Well done with difficult colours to manage. Would also consider a touch more sharpness on the head.

[Matt Shetzer]

Beautiful Image. I really like the slight blur in the wings. This really gives the shot a sense of speed. I think the crop really works as well. I can't think of anything to improve. Great Job !

[Michael Zajac]

Some of the darks are blocked on the one side but I like your in coming pose. Sharp eye.

[Ofer Levy]

Awesome pose and framing.

[Ryan Schain]

Outstanding image, the background is perfect and the post is superb!

[arash_hazeghi]

Excellent Kaustubh, love the pose and wing position.

[Matthew Studebaker]

wow - great pose with the open wings, nice clean background with the perfect amount of water detail at the bottom. Lovely shot.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Thx a lot everyone.

I agree that the focus is not sharpest on the head. Very hard to maintain the center point on the head....these guys are too fast and 40D latches on the BG very quickly. To increase my keeper rate, I try to maintain the AF point at a point where it is easier to do so...usually the breast area in such shots...and let DOF take care of the rest.

[Art Kornienko]

Lovely action, lighting and contrasting colours of bg to the bird. The eye contact on this one is very good and the lack of slight head sharpness does not detract for the overall shot.