Hey Ganesh!
Another heart warming image! The oof background is just lovely and the bird o my....the plumage and its whiteness is captured in all its "sacred-ness". Tiny droplets falling off bird's neck add to the mood.
A great shot.
Thanks for sharing

Honestly I can't understand what is happening here, this is so much like Sachin Tendulkar, again a totally new concept. The details are awesome. I will enjoy this for a long time.

Lovely Image. I like the OOF highlights. Love the backlit crest. Love every bit of it. Thanks for sharing.

Sir, this is too much for a rookie like me. Absolutely mesmerizing capture. How did you visualize this image? Was it the surrounding conditions that made you to see like this or you had a vision already?

Excellent one from you with new dimension. Very refreshing feel when I see it.
Light on bird is just rightly balanced with background bubbles. Beak through the bright circle is an added one.

The circular OOF blotches in BG complement the subject so well. Great seeing through the lens.
Another thing I'm simply amazed in this image is the exposure. You've pulled of such a perfect exposure with abundant details in the highlights and the blacks.
The back-lit feathers on top of the head and the highlights (probably reflections of water) under the beak is simply amazing.

Fabulous. Comparing your draco square composition against this, now I understand partially ( though no fully) the "tumult" of your artistic vision cravings!! This is simply fabulous seeing Ganesh. As Kaushik said it is the exposure that is simply stunning. But at your level I know exposure is something like child's play. To tell you frankly what is enticing in the frame is the highlights of the reflections underneath the beak !! I feel like touching those smooth surface with my hands. Would love to see a print soon.

Bows to you.

Phew. Well done indeed ! What I liked about this image was the duotone with the translucent red and the details beneath the beak. The 'distraction" works very well for me ! Great way to use what we usually would discard !

Madhav, it looked nice when I saw through the view finder - so decided to go for it - not pre-visualized..

Loved it all the way Ganesh! The light bubbles are just amazing and the reflection of the water on the beak is giving the image a new dimension.

A striking image, Ganesh! To me personally, the breathtaking detail of the tousled coiffure and the bill are even more interesting than the out-of-focus circles. Somehow my eyes crave out for a warmer white balance setting, but the moon-white as presented is very pleasant and soothing.

Coincidentally, I made an image of similar concept three weeks ago, which can be seen here http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?fb ... 0664167157 .

Ganesh, I have nothing more say than what has already been said here. Just enjoyed seeing this one. I am sure I will keep coming back to look at it. Thanks a ton for sharing this.

Great one! Even that brighter bubble adds a lot by being so well placed. Liked the reflected light under the beak the most.