Grey Hornbill - Female Potrait

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Canon 400D
Focal Length - 500MM
ISO - 400
150-500MM Sigma Lens
Aperature : 8.0

Regards,
Anupam

Interesting looking bird, Anupam. You've done well the the DOF to keep the eye and most of that long bill sharp. A crop from the right to decentre the bird may be good. Alternatively a crop as a vertical with a bit more room above. Fill flash would have been useful to throw a bit of light into the shaded areas. A Shadow/Highlight adjustment may bring out a bit more detail. Patching out the white streak(?lichen) on the perch is an option.

Nice bird and ditto Tony's comment on DOF. Bill is sharp. Shadows are dark and some detail is lost. general HA and steep shooting angle are not preferable, but you may have had no other choice, generally you want large/long bills to be parallel to the sensor not perpendicular to it. Thanks for sharing.