Southern Grey Shrike

[abdulghani]

http://www.pbase.com/abdulghani/image/116892268/original.jpg


<table width="450" align="center" border="1" cellpadding="1"><tbody><tr><td class="lid" nowrap="nowrap">Model</td><td class="lid">Canon EOS 40D</td></tr> <tr><td class="lid" nowrap="nowrap">Focal Length</td><td class="lid">560 mm</td></tr> <tr><td class="lid" nowrap="nowrap">Exposure Time</td><td class="lid">1/800 sec</td></tr> <tr><td class="lid" nowrap="nowrap">Aperture</td><td class="lid">f/8</td></tr> <tr><td class="lid" nowrap="nowrap">ISO Equivalent</td><td class="lid">160</td></tr> <tr><td class="lid" nowrap="nowrap">Metering Mode</td><td class="lid"> (-1)</td></tr></tbody></table>
cheers
Rahil

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Good-looking specimen, good pose, eye contact and BG, too. I might remove one of the catchlights and sharpen the bird a tad more.

[Harshad Barve]

lovely shot with nice details , loved the pose here
agreed on tad more sharpning
TFS

[Daniel Cadieux]

I agree on removing the second catchlight, but I will also knock another point off for the head being angled slightly away from us. Killer BG, and nice thin perch.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Rahil,
Nicely diffused background. A slight head turn towards you would have been great.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Doug Brown]

Cool perch and a good exposure. Another vote for removing a catchlight and selectively sharpening the head.

[Gal Shon]

Love those shrikes.
I like the BG, the back view, look over the shoulder and Comp.
Agree with removing one catchlight and some more sharpening on the head.