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    Been pretty busy at home and work so havent done any photography for 2 months. going through some older files. This one is from last spring that I dont think I've posted before. Ducks have started arriving....

    40D. 400 f5.6L. bean bag support. iso 400. f/7.1. 1/1250s.

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    Very sweet with a great low angle and the perfect HA for the swimming right at you shot. You might wish to work really large and clean up some of the specular highlights on the breast. I think that they should be outlawed
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    Gorgeous water and BG and excellent detail! Agree with Artie re: perfect HA.

    Might consider taking a bit off the top and right.

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    Kaustubh:

    Lovely shot, soft pleasing color palette, sharp and well exposed.

    I can see Mike's crop recommendation on the top.


    Hope you get out again soon (got to restock those files!)


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    i must say KD your love for ducks is just so intense and the reason why they allow you so close for your love and dedication towards them. hope someday i may get such in 400mm range ;) hard to believe so for my territory.

    Great POV, you always go down water ? ;)

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    Gorgeous light with amazing blues. Super low angle too. Love it.

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    The master of low perspectives is back. Excellent pastel colours here KD, and you have captured the perfect HA. I like the choppy water.

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    Another of your signature low angle ducks - this one's a beauty, with perfect HA and gorgeous BG. I'm not sure I totally agree with Artie about the specular highlights - sometimes they can be distracting, but here they just show (to me, at least) that the bird is wet. I might have removed the spot near the end of the bill, however. Glad to see you posting, even if it's an old one. Hope you can get back out into the field (or pond).

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    I love the colors in the BG and the great head turn. Nice low angle.
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    Lovely image! The water looks so dreamy and his HA is perfect!

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    Love the low angle and the pose. beautiful work. Agree on the few highlights on the breast. Nice one!

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    Such a lovely, clean image, Kaustubh. Super low angle, nice wavelets around, lovely multi-toned soft bg, perfect HA ...
    Just love it!

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    Such a sweet image, Kaustubh. Love the low shooting angle. Might also crop off some space at the top.

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    excellent low angle and HA kaustubh
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    The soft tones on the bg and foreground and a sharp image of the bird is all one can ask for
    "Excellent image"

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    Another low angle winner... perfect HA and light!

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    missing your photos kaousthubh..superb low angle and nice details..

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    Wonderful shot. Great low angle and the colors are just superb. Well done.

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    I love the low angle!

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