Siberian Stonechat - Male

[Girish Prahalad]

A typical bird on the stick image of this winter visitor to India. Made with Canon 450D + Sigma 150-500. Beanbag on car window
F 6.3, ISO 400, SS 1/160 @ 500mm. Manual / Eval / Almost full frame. USM & NR on BG
Decided to retain the color cast of the early morning light.

Comments & Critiques most welcome.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Girish, sweet light, and a sweet pose. The colours look fine for the early morning, and overall nice and sharp for such a slow ss. Killer BG too.

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Girish,

Nothing typical for me. Great decision on keeping the early morning light.

Looks like you were able to get fairly close to this guy. Job well done!

Miguel

[Marina Scarr]

A real stunner. The setting matches your bird perfectly. Lovely details and colors. This image might look even better as a vertical if you have the canvas.

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

A very nice image Girish, I agree with Marina on a vertical crop. All in all, awesome shot!

[Diane Miller]

Wonderful light, and great detail worthy of a "studio shot."

[Frank Schauf]

Great background, very nice shot.

[Robert Holguin]

Very nice shot!
Love the light, wonderful background, nice details, and great perch.
Well done.

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent image chat with beautiful color scheme.
Love the pose,colors,details,perch, backdrop and composition.

Regards,
Satish.

[MohsenVahedipour]

Great IQ, Excellent perch, pose & light. Agree with vertical crop, as mentioned.