last shoot of 2012

[Sachin Saraf]

I was lucky to be able to take out a day off on 31st and visit Melghat Tiger Reserve in Maharshtra, India.

I was excited to see many new species and capture few.

Below is one of my fevs from the day.

C&C most welcome.



EXIF: 7D | 700mm | f/6.3 | 1/1000 | ISO 400 Removed two OOF branches from top.

[Karl Egressy]

I like the diagonal pos, HA and the background nicely compliment the bird's colours, Sachin.

[Marina Scarr]

Glad you found some time to photograph. I really like the comp you chose here and how you used the twigs to your advantage. Lovely pose on the bird.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Very nicely designed image, Sachin. Bird placement, perch, pose, proportion in the frame, all excellent.
I'd add some more contrast. I feel this image can look even better with a bit more pop.

[Randy Stout]

Sachin:

Sharp, well exposed, very nice detail in neck and crown feathers, the curved perch limbs at the bottom really help to anchor the image.
On my monitor, the image could go 1/3 of a stop brighter, but very nice overall as is!

Cheers

Randy

[Frank Schauf]

Beautiful and colorful image, Sachin.

[PhilCook]

What species of bird ?

Very nice, liking the diagonal perch, and smooth backdrop, birds pose is very nice too, liking the fine detail in it's claws......personally I would remove the bottom two seed heads from the perch, but I don't see it as a great necessity.

[Jon Swanson]

Beautiful image Sachin. Looks like you had some nice filtered light to help bring out the details in this bird :)

[Greg Oakley]

Lovely image Sachin. Super pose and awesome background,
Cheers, Greg

[Satish Ranadive]

Hi Sachin:
Excellent image.Very nice composition.
Love the pose,colors,details,perch and nice BG.

Regards,
Satish.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Sachin, comp works well, lovely angled pose, and agree a touch of contrast wont harm the image.

[Sachin Saraf]

Thank you everyone for nice comments and suggestions...I will add some brightness and contrast to final version of this image.

[Sachin Saraf]

What species of bird ?

Sorry I forgot to mention in OP...this is Siberian Stonechat

[Robert Holguin]

Very nice shot.
Great pose, very nice light, wonderful background, and terrific comp.
Excellent details too.
Well done.