Spotted Dove

[Ihtisham Kabir]

Spotted dove, Purbachol, Bangladesh. 1dM4/500 f4 II/1/1600/f7.1/iso 800. Comments and critiques welcome. Thanks for looking. Ihtisham

[keith mitchell]

Hi Ihtisham, I like the Dove and the foliage but do think that large what looks like a palm leaf does spoil the scene a bit, the red eye on the dove stands out beautifully.

Keith.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the sharpness on the bird and HA. I find the scene a bit busy for my taste and BG could use some more NR.

[arash_hazeghi]

you got nice colors and a good HA but unfortunately the huge bright leave and the busy branches ruin the shot for me.

TFS

[Daniel Cadieux]

That is certainly a beautiful dove! I love the neck and the scaled back feathers. The eye is nice and sharp, and you got a good head angle. Good colours too. A couple of issues for me: the very busy setting (including both FG and BG elements)...which although shows the habitat, is not ideal, and the central "small in the frame" composition.

Do these guys frequent bird feeders? If so you could try to attract them to a clearer spot.