Red Avadavat On the Ground

[Krishnan]

http://www.krishphoto.com/gallery/d/3149-2/20080927_0013.jpg


Crawled army style to get closer to this red beauty while it was foraging nesting material on the ground. The guy gave me a look but continued foraging . Shot with the lens foot resting on uneven ground. Subject distance about 6-7 meters. This is about 75% of the frame.

Nikon D2X
600mmVR + TC 14
ISO 250
1/250th @ F8

Manual Preset WB

Comments appreciated !

[Fabs Forns]

I like it very much, the soft background with a hint of vegetation on the left works well for me.
I'd lighten his right eye that is a bit in the shadow and crop about an inch off the right, a bit after the round spot.
Some will object to the missing feet, but the OOF foreground is a nice alternative in my book.

[Krishnan]

I like it very much, the soft background with a hint of vegetation on the left works well for me.
I'd lighten his right eye that is a bit in the shadow and crop about an inch off the right, a bit after the round spot.
Some will object to the missing feet, but the OOF foreground is a nice alternative in my book.

Thanks for your comments Fabs.

The round spot on the right is an OOF rock.

Here is the redone version.

I used the Quick mask technique to replicate/ move the lighter right eye over the darker left. After I went through the APTATS-1 CD the Quick Mask technique is a breeze to use in a lot of situations.As suggested, also cropped off a little on the right.

http://www.krishphoto.com/gallery/d/3155-2/20080927_0013_2.jpg



Best Regards

[Fabs Forns]

Repost looks great!

[Satie Sharma]

Very cool, Krish. I like the repost too. The perspective is enhanced by the low angle here. Great looking birds these.

[Sudhir Shivaram]

Hey Krish, good to see you here. The repost looks much better. The low level perspective has a high impact in this image. The red really stands out.