Happy New Year, 2016.

[Satish Ranadive]

Wish you and your family Very Happy and Prosperous New Year,2016.
Thank you all for visiting my images, your constant encouragement and kind compliments.

Basic editing. Cropped for composition. NR applied to BG.

ISO: 800, 1/1000 @5.6. Spot metering. Manual settings.
Canon 550D 100-400 mm.

Thanks for viewing, critiques and comments,
Kind Regards,
Satish.

[Bill Dix]

Good one, Satish. Nice look, color palette, comp. A Happy New Year to you. Looking forward to lots more of your images.

[annmpacheco]

A beautiful image Satish but I would like it to have more pop, vibrance... Im not sure how to achieve that but the blacks look a bit weak, or flat. What kind of shrike is this? There is also some artifact in the upper left corner that pulls my eye that away...

[Satish Ranadive]

Thank you Bill Sir and Annampacheco for your feed back. here is the repost.


Regards,
Satish.

[keith mitchell]

Neat looking bird on a nice Bg Satish,I'm fine with the colours, nice work.


Happy New Year.
Keith.

[Joseph Przybyla]

Nicely done, Satish. I like the colors of the bird against the green background. Similar to the Loggerhead Shrike in Florida. Thank you for sharing.

[Satish Ranadive]

Thank you so much Keith and Joseph for your feed back and comments.
Wish you Very Happy New Year, 2016.

Regards,
Satish.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Hi Satish, Happy New Year to you as well!!

Nice vertical composition to go with the straight elongated shape of the shrike. Looks great for the most part, I only wish for deeper blacks, which the repost addresses some.

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Very nice capture, Satish. Great looking bird and like the repost, but I too would like to see the blacks a bit richer. I would remove the light spot in the lower part of the eye.

Happy New Year to you.

Geoffrey

[Karl Egressy]

The same to you, Satish. Such a nice bird and image.

[Satish Ranadive]

Daniel sir, Geoffrey and Karl,
Thank you so much for your feed back and comments.
Wish you Very Happy New Year, 2016.

Regards,
Satish.

[Charlene Bacchioni]

Nice contrasting colours Satish.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Lovely details and a perfect look-back pose. For f5.6, you've achieved great DOF, with the entire bird and the perch in focus and a silky smooth BG. Lovely colors, but agree that blacks can go a bit darker.
Very nice work Satish. A very happy new year to you and yours, and looking forward to more of your images.

[Satish Ranadive]

Thank you so much Charlene and Sidharth, for your feed back and comments.
Wish you Very Happy New Year, 2016.

Regards,
Satish.

[arash_hazeghi]

Nice frame Satish, well done and happy new year to you too

[Satish Ranadive]

Thank you so much Arash, for your feed back and wishes.
Very Happy New Year and happy birding.

Regards,
Satish.