Black Drongo

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

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Camera
Canon EOS 7D (http://www.flickr.com/cameras/canon/eos_7d/)


Exposure
0.001 sec (1/1000)


Aperture
f/4.0


Focal Length
500 mm


ISO Speed
400


Exposure Bias
+1/3 EV

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[Daniel Cadieux]

Love the shape to this bird and you have a beautiful flowing pose for it here. Love the eye and good detail to the plumage. Maybe a wee bit tight in the frame top and bottom, but still alright. I'm OK with the OOF branch running behind the tail but suspect it may be distracting for some, I would tone it down some though. The one in upper right corner corner should go IMO. Good job with the blacks!

[Marina Scarr]

Lovely bird and pose, and you did very well on your exposure b/c I am seeing a lot of details in your blacks. For some reason I am seeing more details in the blacks around the belly and shoulder than I am on the head. Did you focus on the bird's head or eye and then recompose to make sure and keep the eye sharp? At F4, you would have a tough time getting both sharp at this angle. It seems you didn't have quite enough depth of field (DOF.).

[Rachel Hollander]

Hi Sanjeev - nice detail, exp and pose. The intersecting branches aren't ideal but it does look natural. I agree with Daniel that it feels a little tight in the frame.

TFS,
Rachel

[jack williamson]

Very nice blacks and sharp. Love that red eye!

[Satish Ranadive]

Sanjeev:
Beautiful image.Great details in blacks,nicely exposed.Love the pose and composition.

Regards,
Satish.