Tickell's Blue Flycatcher

[Girish Prahalad]

Got this bird in a small hill station near Bangalore.
They come down to ground to feed on worms & i was lucky to get the spotlight on the bird.
Made with Canon 450D + Sigma 150-500.
Exif : F6.3 / ISO 400 / SS 1/1000. Av mode / Eval
Crop / USM / NR on BG. Couldn't avoid the posterization in the BG due to compression.

Comments & critiques most welcome.

[Diane Miller]

Lovely picture of a cute little bird! What would you think about darkening the OOF area at the bottom of the frame?

[Marina Scarr]

Awesome details in this stunning bird. He has gorgeous colors and nice light. I would probably take a little off of the left and up to the first leaf on the right to put more emphasis on the subject and less on the FG.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Very cute, and looks quite similar to our Eastern Bluebird over here. Nice details and I love the light. Excellent BG. I find that the FG is too prominent though, darkening it or cropping as mentioned may work. Perhaps a bit higher angle would have worked at time of capture. I'd also eliminate the smaller of the two catchlights.

[Girish Prahalad]

Hi Diane, Marina & Dan

Thanks for your feedback. Will rework on the image with your suggestions.