Long tailed Shrike.

[Satish Ranadive]

Basic editing. Cropped for composition.
Eye lighten. NR applied to BG.
Thanks everybody for your visits to my post .


ISO: 400, 1/1000 @6.3, Spot metering.
Canon 550D, 100-400 mm.

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

[Rachel Hollander]

Hi Satish - Nice head turn and catchlight. Good detail too and a complementary bg. I do wish the perch was more natural but not a dealbreaker. I am curious why you needed NR shooting at ISO 400.

TFS,
Rachel

[Bill Nuttall]

Classic Shrike, a lovely bird, that enough for me

bg matches the birds colours very well

As Rachel indicated the "post" doesn't do the image any favours, but there is not much you can do about it as they do like to perch "on top" of posts

[Satish Ranadive]

Hi Satish ch was more natural but not a dealbreaker.. I am curious why you needed NR shooting at ISO 400.

TFS,
Rachel

Dear Rachel, Honestly.....It was not necessary but habit of doing processing in sequence has done it without knowing....

[Satish Ranadive]

Rachel and Bill, thank you so much for your feed back and kind comments.

Regards,
Satish.

[John Whaley]

It is a beautiful image. Tack sharp with fine feather detail. The post works for me.

[keith mitchell]

Satish perch bit well covered,I cannot see much wrong with the bird in fact it looks spot on to me,nice bg to finish it off.

Keith.

[Satish Ranadive]

John and Keith, thank you so much for your feed back and kind comments.

Regards,
Satish.