Ashy Prinia. (Prinia socialis). [Archive] - BirdPhotographers.net

Satish Ranadive

06-25-2011, 11:06 AM

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3276/5869392073_aaec846afd_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/satish_ranadive/5869392073/)

 Common bird, but usually frisky and fidgety mood, difficult to capture.
Canon EOS 550D, 100-400mm IS USM.
Tv mode,F5.6,1,/2500,ISO:1000,Spot metering, White balance: Auto. Hand held.
Exposure bias: +0.3 stop.

Ashy Prinia-2. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/satish_ranadive/5869392073/) by satishchandra (http://www.flickr.com/people/satish_ranadive/), on Flickr

Mitch Carucci

06-25-2011, 12:05 PM

The little birds are the hardest... Nice image! Love the flowered branch he is perched on.

Don Lacy

06-25-2011, 12:23 PM

Nice HA and detail on the bird, I find the flowered perch to be over powering bird and I also feel the OOF buds under the bird to be a distraction these two elements for me draw to much attention from the subject and makes the image not as successful as it could be.

Mitch Carucci

06-25-2011, 12:32 PM

The environment that is natural to a bird is an important part of the image. I think this photo succeeds because of the setting.

gail bisson

06-25-2011, 05:21 PM

Interesting that you were in TV mode. I like the BG and the bird's position in the frame.I find the OOF flower very distracting.
Gail

Daniel Cadieux

06-25-2011, 06:29 PM

Nice bird and a good BG to go with it. Good exposure for the harsh light. I too find the red flowers a bit dominant, and the OOF cluster unfortunate. I would also have pointed the lens down more - this would help with two things: reduce the execive room above and more room below the lowest branch.

P.S. Looks like you had enough SS to lower the ISO, this would help limit noise issues.

I love to discover new birds...keep them coming!

Alan Murphy

06-25-2011, 07:10 PM

Nice pose on the bird and a great perch. i would have lowered the lens a bit and used flash to balance the harsh light.