Hawk Cuckoo

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

1/60
ISO 640
f/5.6
700mm
Tripod and Gimbal

[Jeff Cashdollar]

Sanjeev,

Consider a different crop with less peach, it pulls the eye off the subject. I really like this one and was curious if more mid-tones (pop) would give the subject a stronger look. There are sever options here as you know: levels, curves, selective color (gray & black) to add more vibrance and saturation to this beautiful bird.

The subject is framed well and has a clean well lit eye. The opportunities for improvement are in the bottom right hand corner. Always walk your eye around the frame (all 4 corners) and ensure things are balanced - thanks for posting - this is a good one.

[Diane Miller]

Gorgeous capture! The perch is more detailed than the bird, so does compete. I'd think about taking a little off the bottom and maybe reducing contrast on it and increasing it (or sharpness, or Structure) on the beautiful bird.

If it were mine (which I wish it was!), I'd also want to get rid of the OOF light branch in the lower left.