Karl's excellent Shoveller shot prompted me to search for one in recent files. I think this one fits the theme quite well. I know there aren't many details in the black feathers. I was protecting the whites and the leg. will go back to raw file and see if I can bring out some more. All comments welcome.
Lovley low angle and light. The BG is killer too. Love the black bill and the green head colour. HA is spot on. Only issue is some of the white areas seem a bit hot?
Perfect HA, eye contact and details. The sharpness is pretty good and the composition is very nice, Kaustubh.
I was shooting some more of them today. I was sitting low my wife was standing. You can guess who got the flight shot.
Great looking shooting angle and your classic bg. For what it is worth, Shovellers would seem to be tough birds to get some detail in their full color range without some flash.
A really nice pose.
Great angle and lovely background on this Shoveller drake. Perfect composition and head angle too! As others have mentioned the breast whites do seem a little hot. I know from experience that with this bird it is extremely, extremely difficult to capture the full dynamic range. I think you got it here though if you go back to the raw and recover the whites a little.
Shoveller drake in eclipse plumage
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