Tiny wings

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

40D. 400f5.6L at f/6.3. iso 400 1/1250s. warm evening light....so left the WB as-is...room to experiment there, I guess. cropped from horizontal.

This is a Mute Swan cygnet. Tame birds so reach is not the issue. However, the challenge is isolating one( out of the 4 and 2 adults as they always stick together) and HA...which I find always very difficult with ducklings.

I wish I had captured the full bird. I was focussing on another individual through the viewfinder and keeping the other eye on the action around. I saw this one going for the wing flap and quickly swung the lens to grab it. Did not get a chance to go vertical.

All C&C welcome.

[Randy Stout]

Kaustubh:

Very sweet, sharp, well exposed, good head angle, OK with crop.
The soft downy texture comes across well.

Not the most impressive wing flap I have ever seen, but he doesn't have much to work with yet!

Cheers

Randy

[Don Lacy]

Wonderful image Kaustubh love the muted tonalities and water drops on the Cygnet.

[Mike Milicia]

Very cute!!
Love the soft look and excellent BG and detail.
I like the crop/comp for the body but maybe take a bit off the top.

[Stu Bowie]

Kaus, cuteness factor 10/10 here. I like the light, detail and sharpness, and the little guy needs to do a whole lot more flapping.

[Ofer Levy]

So pretty!

[Jim Crosswell]

Nice image Kaustubh! I like the composition, sharpness and water droplets.

[denise ippolito]

Sweet shot Kaustubh! Love the pose, background and sharpness. I think this little one is giving you all it's got with the wing flap! So cute-wish it were mine. I might evict the spec. highlights on the bill near the face.

[arash_hazeghi]

so cute! love it KAustubh

[Sidharth Kodikal]

A perfect 10 for the cuteness factor. Amazing light, pose, bg and details. Full bird would have been killer.
Very nice image. TFS.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Hey KD, cute picture Bhai...

[Arthur Morris]

Too, too cute and I like the near SQ crop. EXP and SH perfect.

[RakeshDhareshwar]

Just brilliant !!

[Arthur Morris]

Rakesh, If you like an image, please be sure to let us know what you like about it and why. Thanks!