Streaked Weaver

[Mital Patel]

Streaked Weaver
Taken at Mysore Outskirts, Karnataka, INDIA
June 10, 2010, 10:31am

Nikon D300s, Nikkor 80-400D ED VR
1/1000, F/7.1, ISO 640, 700mm

[Jonathan Ashton]

Nice shot, I like the composition, I get the impression that the yellow on top of the head is a little hot and ideally perhaps the black plumage should be a little darker.

[Mital Patel]

thanks jonathan. i appreciate that. but the plumage was pretty much same what i saw on field with that very much overcast day almost no sun .. the softness also due to that. will try to re-create what you've said and see if that makes some change in what i've seen on field for for better POV.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Mital, I like the diagonal created by the perch...but wondering if a horizontal comp would have worked better because the bird is looking straight out of teh frame. If it were looking down, I think this would have worked better. Good job considering the light conditions.

[Arthur Morris]

Nice perch, bird, and grip. The problem for me is that the head is angled away slightly and this has left the face a bit dark.

[Geraldo Hofmann]

For me the vertical composition works but I would frame a little tighter (in particular less space at the bottom) and try to selectively sharpen the head just a little. I really like the background it is not too busy an too calm!!

But this is just my opinion .... this is a lovely shot either way.

[denise ippolito]

Mital, I like the perch and the subject very much. I do agree it is looking away ever so slightly but I can see the eye and face clearly.:)