Love the shape to this bird and you have a beautiful flowing pose for it here. Love the eye and good detail to the plumage. Maybe a wee bit tight in the frame top and bottom, but still alright. I'm OK with the OOF branch running behind the tail but suspect it may be distracting for some, I would tone it down some though. The one in upper right corner corner should go IMO. Good job with the blacks!
02-01-2013, 10:00 AM
Marina Scarr
Lovely bird and pose, and you did very well on your exposure b/c I am seeing a lot of details in your blacks. For some reason I am seeing more details in the blacks around the belly and shoulder than I am on the head. Did you focus on the bird's head or eye and then recompose to make sure and keep the eye sharp? At F4, you would have a tough time getting both sharp at this angle. It seems you didn't have quite enough depth of field (DOF.).
02-01-2013, 10:02 AM
Rachel Hollander
Hi Sanjeev - nice detail, exp and pose. The intersecting branches aren't ideal but it does look natural. I agree with Daniel that it feels a little tight in the frame.
TFS,
Rachel
02-01-2013, 05:47 PM
jack williamson
Very nice blacks and sharp. Love that red eye!
02-02-2013, 02:20 AM
Satish Ranadive
Sanjeev:
Beautiful image.Great details in blacks,nicely exposed.Love the pose and composition.
