Narina Trogan - front on and in the open (lucky day)

[Richard Flack]

Location: Dlinza Forest, Eshowe, KwaZulu Natal
Date taken: 20 March 2014
Photo details:
Canon EOS 7D
400mm f2.8
ISO 400
Shutter speed 1/160
F stop 5
Exposure bias +0.3
Removed small branch top right, lens blur to background, improved vibrancy

As always, look forward to your comments!

[Richard Flack]

Added further sharpening and brightened the head area. Let me know your preference?

[keith mitchell]

The second one for me Richard, not so keen on the Bg but that is where the bird was, so can't be helped, the bird itself looks really good.

[gail bisson]

What a great look at this beautiful bird. Great HA/tilt.
I like the second one better for sharpness.
I would crop this as a vertical if you have the pixels. If not, I would clone in some leaves over the blown-out BG whites.
Gail

[Richard Flack]

Thanks for the comments Gail and Keith. Gail, I will rework this or look at another angle. Thanks