Crested Bunting

[Harshad Barve]

Dear all
Made this image in overcast condition
D300, 600mm, ISO 400, 1/100, F5.6 , tripod
all C & C most welcome & much appreciated
Harshad

[Nicki Gwynn Jones]

Hi Harshad,
Lovely looking bird - I love the low angle of capture and the exposure looks great. I might be tempted to tone down the white splotches in the URC.
Best,
Nicki

[Eric Wilmot]

Hello Harshad,

This is a lovely bird and a new specie for me. Thanks for sharing. Second vote for toning down the white patches. I don't know your skill with PS but would try to clone the grass/leaf that cover the tip of the tail. Some room in front of the bird would be nice too but overall... good work !!!

[Rohan Kamath]

excellent sharpness, HA and exposure... i'm no expert to comment on PP but i pretty much like it as it is...
:D

[LouBuonomo]

I think a little bit of fill would really have helped this one. But sometimes you just don't have it with you.

[denise ippolito]

Harshad, Very sharp w/ nice details. I like the pose. Good advice already given. Nicely done.

[Stu Bowie]

Super low angle Harshad, and good detail captured. Overall well exposed, and I would maybe selectively sharpen the head and beak.

[Ben Egbert]

I really like the bird, great detail and eye. Too bad the tail is slightly obscured. The background is nice, but the foreground is busier than I would prefer.

[Arthur Morris]

Lovely bird, HA, and pose. The blue/black feathers need a bit more sharpening.

[Harshad Barve]

Thanks a lot for commnets , here is repost with sharpning of blue black feathers and toned down white spot

[Simon Bennett]

Repost looks good Harshad - I like the pose and head-turn. Very cool bird.

[Arthur Morris]

Looks better. Does this bird have an injured toe on its left foot???

[David Fletcher]

Like your repost Harshad. Love the low view. Done well. (Well spotted Artie, looks like the toe is missing).

[Harshad Barve]

Well spotted Guruji , seems like that , Frankly I dont know :)

[Juan Aragonés]

Repost is a serious improvement Harshad. The low angle is just fantastic and the head turn/eye contact excellent :-)