Building a nest

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

7D
500 II
1/320
f/4
ISO 800
Hand held

[Barry Ekstrand]

Sanjeev,

What species is this? A very nice looking bird that I don't know.

I like this a lot, I enjoy seeing shots that show behavior like this. Great pose, sharp. Exposure looks good to me. Given the same situation again I would be tempted to raise the ISO a bit to allow stopping down a little to expand the DOF and sharpen the tail a bit, but that is a small nit pick to me as this is a great shot in my view. Good job, congratulations.

Barry

[Bill Dix]

Great pose on this thrush, Sanjeev. Nice low POV, and the monochromatic plumage is set off nicely against the green fg/bg. Nest material a plus.

[gail bisson]

I really like the pantaloons on this thrush.
Nice to see the nesting material as well. Great POV.
I find the head feathers a bit oversharpened and crunchy. Easy fix.
I also see a bit of a magenta cast on the feathers along the back and and neck and head. Easy fix again.
TFS
gail

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Love the eye contact and nice breast of this bird. The nesting material is a nice bonus. TFS

[Daniel Cadieux]

Very nice beak-full of material! I like the low angle, sharpness, and composition. I agree there seems to be a bit of a magenta cast, and I find the contrast a tad strong here. Do you have source material to use to clone over the bright spot in lower right corner? All in all really neat.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the HA, feather pattern, nesting material and BG. Nice image Sanjeev.

[arash_hazeghi]

very nice! love the low angle, pose and sharp details. nesting materiel adds more interest

TFS