Flowepecker

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

1/800
f/5.6
ISO 400
7D and 100-400 L @ 400mm hand held

[vishaljadhav]

Interesting composition here Sanjeev,
The bird is sharp and great light around.
( is the title only flower pecker since this is a purple sunbird in eclipse plumage)

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Thanks Vishal, I think you are right, it is a sunbird. Thanks for correcting.
These birds are so small and restless that its difficult to get a good HA. I liked this due to the habitat and the alert pose it gave me.

[gail bisson]

Hi Sanjeev,
I like the yellows and the environment in this. Especially the "sunburst "flower in RUC.
I would take a sliver off the RHS and tone down the brown horizontal branch in RUC or clone it out entirely. My eye keeps drifting there.
Is this a big crop as the details seem a bit coarse on the wing plumage?
Gail

[PhilCook]

Nice natural environment shot Sanjeev and nice clear eye with catch light, liking very much the flower heads in this.....If the image holds up to it I would consider cropping tighter such as below maybe

[David Salem]

Nice pose he gave you. Exposure and details look good. The BG is busy so I think Phil's repost helps the image quite a bit. Well done

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Phil I like your RP, it emphasizes the bird even more. I wanted to show the surroundings and the yellow flowers hence the crop. Gail, the crop was about 50% from horizontal to vertical.

[Satish Ranadive]

Beautiful image.Nice colors,environment and composition.

Regards,
Satish.