Indian Shikra/Goshawk

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

This was clicked yday at a local park hand held with the 7d and 100-400 L. PP in DPP and PS CS 5. NR to the BG with Noiseware Pro. The BG is a bit busy but I was happy to get this raptor at near eye level. Hope you like it.

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


Exposure
(1/200)



Aperture
f/5.6


Focal Length
260 mm


ISO Speed
1600


Exposure Bias
0 EV

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[Satish Ranadive]

Sanjeev,
Excellent image in habitat. Beautiful pose, colors, details and composition.

Regards,
Satish.

[vishaljadhav]

Nice one Sanjeev
the bird was resting with its leg up, good details, love that eye. With the place the bird was perched not much different that could be done to obtain a better BG.

[Randy Stout]

Sanjeev:

I really like the pose with one foot up. Sharp and well exposed. Yes, somewhat busy bg, but as mentioned, not a lot you can do there.

A minor thing to consider; crop down from the top until there is no green showing above the tree branch there. It makes the branch look more like a framing element, and the lower contrast reduces its impact, for me at least.:S3:

Cheers

Randy

[Karl Egressy]

Nice pose, details and eye contact, Sanjeev.