Early riser! Painted Francolin

[supreet.sahoo]

We almost mistook this one for the common grey francolin when it started calling out loud and thats when it struck us that this is actually a painted francolin, a rather rare find around my city. I did not want to pull up the shadows as that would have taken the mood out of the image.

Canon 7d, 300 f4, 1.4x tc
5.6, 1/640, -0.3, 1000




Thanks

[Henry Domke]

An unusual and appealing shot.
However, my eye is drawn to the bright spot at the top rather than to the bird. I wonder if it would look better if you cropped or cloned that area out.
At the same time you might brighten the bird.

[supreet.sahoo]

An unusual and appealing shot.
However, my eye is drawn to the bright spot at the top rather than to the bird. I wonder if it would look better if you cropped or cloned that area out.
At the same time you might brighten the bird.

Something like this?

[Henry Domke]

Yes! Much better.

[Miguel Palaviccini]

I'm a fan of the OP a bit more than the RP. I'd still consider brightening up the bird a bit, but the small in the frame works well for me.

[Enrique Patino]

Would like to see one with more of the rock, if possible

[David Salem]

Cool calling pose and I like the rock it's standing on. I like the second comp best. I might try some NR on the BG. Nice work.

[Daniel Cadieux]

I like the calling pose and the low light conditions (morning or evening?). I prefer the OP's composition but I agree that the bright spot is distracting. I also find the white balance too greenish. Good idea on the size of the bird within the frame...makes it look like a really loud vocalist trying to fill all the surrounding air with song :-)