Greater Coucal.

[Satish Ranadive]

This coucal was imaged few months back; while carrying eucalyptus leaves to its nest.
I had camera setting for flight shot. This frame is just before takeoff. Cropped and sharpened.
Two branches on RHS are removed and two bright spots at bottom were darkened.

ISO: 400, 1/3200 @ F: 5.6.Evaluating metering. Exposure bias: +0.3.
White balance: Auto. HH. Canon: 550D, 400mm.

Thanks for viewing and appreciation. C & C are highly appreciated.
Kind Regards.




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[Miguel Palaviccini]

Satish-

Nice exposure on this image for the blacks. Good detail in the feathers, and the red in that eye really pop out.

You have a nice pose from the Coucal, with even the feet showing real well. I could find myself distracted by the branches on the right, but it's not anything I would consider cloning out. All in all, it's a great capture!

Miguel

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Ah! A Bharadwaj (?) on Nilgiri (?). Very nice composition, details, exposure and light. Some NR on the BG and you're good to go Satishji. Did you blur the BG?

[Robert Holguin]

Very nice shot.
Great pose, love the leaf in it's beak, great background, and nice comp.
A little more seperation from the twig with leaves would have been nice. It's a minor nit.
Still a terrific shot.
Well done.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Satish, you certainly have exposed this fellow well, and a good behavioural shot of him doing his house work. I agree, some work on the BG wont harm this. Our Coucals have more white on their fronts, but do have that trade mark red eye.

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Very nice image Satish, I agree a bit of NR is needed on the BG, image seems a little 'gritty' Otherwise a lovely capture.

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey Satish,
Great advice above on the NR work on BG. I am fine with the bird. If within your ethics.....I would consider eliminating the 3 leaves on the LH side......but very good details and exposure with interesting behaviour.

[gail bisson]

I agree with the above comments re: NR on BG. If mine,
I would clone out the 3 leaves on the RHS.
Gail

[Karl Egressy]

The bird looks nice and the action tells the story, Satish. The noise was mentioned.

[Frank Schauf]

Beautiful perch and nice composition, Satish.

[PhilCook]

Aside from maybe needing a bit more noise reduction to the backdrop.......this really appeals to me Satish, wonderful light in this and so sharp and even dof.....love mostly the interaction with the eucalyptus leaf