Heron I flight

[Ritesh Nangare]

What You Do if you not get any Tigers In your last Five Safaris At Tiger Reserves .........Bird Photography ....While in Tadoba Tiger Reserves we did not get any tigers in our first five safaris .... i am getting bored while setting in Jeep then i start shooting birds...i took this image at that time. :)......pls do critic on this image.

here are the exif of the camera

Camera Model Canon EOS-1D X
Shooting Date/Time 12/25/12 9:03:03 PM
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/6400
Av( Aperture Value ) 4.0
ISO Speed 400
Lens EF500mm f/4L IS II USM
Focal Length 500.0mm

Regds
Ritesh Nangare.

[vishaljadhav]

Nice image , the details on the bird are good
The 2 tone background really makes the image stand out a lot

[Joe Senzatimore]

Image pops off the page. Fine comp.and details. Might tone down the bird just a very little.

[Marina Scarr]

Your story is interesting b/c a friend of mine from Florida just went to India for tigers and said they were very difficult to find and there was very little good light. Good for you for not just waiting in the car and trying to photograph something else. You have nice details in your heron with a great position on the near wing. I agree on toning down the whites in the bird just a little. The background works well, although there appears to be another bird in the background.

Looking forward to more of your bird pictures!

[Doug Brown]

Very sharp but a little bright, as has been pointed out above. I like the near wing position, but am not crazy about the far wing. I might clone out the spot just above the bend in the near wing.

[Sachin Saraf]

Hey Ritesh, nice to see you here on BPN...Nice flight capture..not the ideal wing position on far wing...but excellent details on the near wing...yes it does look bright...I gave it a quick try...hope you like it...

[Ritesh Nangare]

Hey Ritesh, nice to see you here on BPN...Nice flight capture..not the ideal wing position on far wing...but excellent details on the near wing...yes it does look bright...I gave it a quick try...hope you like it...

Thanks sachin And thanks for working on my image ...i like it.....

[Ritesh Nangare]

Here is my try .....I just clean the BG Little bit, and toning down little bit as all say ......thanks for your comments and critic .....it helps to learn a lot.

Regds
Ritesh.

[Sachin Saraf]

removal of that black patch near wing left some visible repeating pattern on BG..you can rework to make it look flawless :-)