STREAKED LAUGHINGTHRUSH

[RakeshDhareshwar]

Model = Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Lens = Canon 600 mm f4 IS
Exposure Time = 1/125"
F Number = F5.6
Exposure Program = Aperture priority
ISO Speed Ratings = 1250
Metering Mode = Spot
Focal Length = 840mm

This is a beauty which was quite common around the lodges I stayed in Pangot . But getting it in the open on a trail was very special .

Cheers,
Rakesh

[RAM MALLYA]

Awesome pose by the bird , lovely Bg . You could have reduced the white tones on the perch .

[Randy Stout]

Rakesh:

My first thought on opening the image was, tone down the white perch (as Ram observed also)

I would accomplish this by a combination of lowering the luminosity of it, and cropping a bit from the bottom, and a moderate crop from the right.

The bird itself looks good, with adequate DOF, and pretty sharp for these settings.

Not a lot of light for you to work with.

cheers

Randy

[Pieter de Waal]

Hi Rakesh , I like the pose of this little guy. Colours, detail and exposure on the bird are realy good. Cropping suggestions would help with the brightness of the perch.

[Don Lacy]

Wonderful looking bird, i agree with the other on making the perch less dominate in the frame

[RakeshDhareshwar]

Thanx for the suggestions . Here is a repost with the toned down perch .

[Dumay de Boulle]

Lovely pose, IQ and BG...I like the second post!...Nice one Rakesh

[James Salywoda]

Awesome nice pose and excellent detail.