Magalajodi Birds 2

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Close up of a Rudy Shelduck from chilika. It was clicked in the winter 2012.
Canon EOS 1D Mark IV, Canon EF 400mm f2.8 L IS USM, EF 2xII TC, f18, 1/200, ISO 800, full frame image.

[Murugan Anantharaman]

Nice image Sabyasachi. The duck looks cute and happy :). I would personally have preferred a fuller image of the duck. In case of mammals due to their sheer size(most of them) a half body portrait looks nice. But birds being naturally smaller, half body portrait looks a bit wanting. Just my thoughts. Nevertheless a lovely image. Thanks for sharing.

[Mrudul Godbole]

Oh you got it quite close. Nice eye contact. Lovely details. The habitat displayed in the background looks nice. Thanks for sharing.

[Dr. Kalpamoi Kakati]

Nice image.I would have liked to see more of the bird in the frame.Why f/18? Thanks for sharing.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

I was trying to get the bird from beak to the body covered by depth of field. I got the boat reasonably stable and used a lower shutter speed of 1/200. The camera and lens was mounted on my OConnor 1030 HDs fluid head and OConnor Hi-Hat, so I knew I can get away with a lower shutter speed if the boat is not moving.

I was filming and then decided to have this composition. I have wider shots as well as flight shots, so tried this.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Suranjan Mukherjee]

Nice cute duck looking like a furball. Thank U sir. I will waiting for winter to come.

[Jitendra Katre]

great image with lots of details..