Brahminy Starling

[K.Muthunarayanan]

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8083/8449297009_fcbed72c94_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tutypearl/8449297009/) Bstarling (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tutypearl/8449297009/) by tutypearl (http://www.flickr.com/people/tutypearl/), on Flickr
Saw this Brahminy starling on a palm tree last sunday, Feb 2, at around 4:30 pm. Tuticorin ,TamilNadu ,India.
Canon 7D, canon 100 - 400 L , Manual exp, f6.3,1/800, 0 eV, Handheld from car ,Cropped for composition,Minimal level adjustments, Noise reduction and sharpening done. The background is far off bushes.

[Randy Stout]

A big welcome to BPN! You will find it a great place to learn and grow as a nature photographer, and have some fun along the way!

Nice colors in bird and background, well exposed. Interesting perch. Good look back pose.

The head/eye look a bit soft to me, as if focus point was on the back.

If the image quality will allow, I could see a tighter crop from the left, with a balancing crop from the top to keep it from getting too square.

Look forward to more images.

Cheers

Randy

[John Baiamonte]

Love the colors and the pose and eye contact, I agree with Randy that the image may be a bit stronger if you try the tighter crop to the left. Nice Job!

[Satish Ranadive]

Welcome to BPN !
Beautiful image of starling to start.Very nice pose,colors and background.
Rest is mentioned by Randy Sir.

Regards,
Satish.