Shikra ( Accipiter badius )

[Harshad Barve]

Dear All
This image made in Bandhavgarh Nationa Park , India with D300, 600MM, ISO 200 at F5, 1/60 secs with Bean bag support
All C & C most welcome and appreciated

Harshad

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Hi Harshad

Like the image desing and the look-over-the-shoulder pose. Really neat. Nice BG; the perch while damaged, I doubt is a set-up; and is weathered nicely so it does not stick out too bad at all. I would probably sharpen the bird a little more.

Thanks for sharing. :)

[Harshad Barve]

Akos as I have mentioned Bandhavgarh Nationa Park , India , no set up, even you can not get down on roads in Tiger reserves.
some branches are cut so that vehicles can move on. Sharpneing , Humm I have shaky hands while using that tool in CS3, You may try
Thanks for stopping:)
Harshad

[Markus Jais]

I like the shot. great head angle and calm background. For me the sharpening looks fine.
I just visited your blog. Fantastic tiger shots. I really have to come to India one day and see this beautiful place.

Markus

[christopher galeski]

nice shot Harshad,nice BG,imo I would like it a bit sharper,its very much like our female sparrow hawk (Accipiter nisus),I see by the tail,it is going through the moult.thanks.

[Morkel Erasmus]

it strikes me as a tad soft, but only very slightly, so I agree some light sharpening would do lots.
great southside pose with head-turn, lovely BG and great eye-contact here Harshad!

[Harshad Barve]

Dear all
Thansk for big help
here is sharpned version , let me know how it looks now
Harshad

[Kerry Barlow]

Good capture: great bokeh, feather detail and perch that adds interest. In my opinion it is improved by the sharpening as shown in the second picture.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Beautiful one, The repost looks better...

[Alan Murphy]

Very nice. Some fill flash would be sweet on this image.

[Chris van Rooyen]

The head turn makes this image. I agree on a bit of flash enhancement, but the shadow detail still good regardless. Background is superb.

[Harshad Barve]

Dear Chris & Alan
How to add fill flash in photoshop ?
This question may sound stupid one , but I really dont know how to add.

Harshad

[Brian Barcelos]

Beautiful species and wonderful pic Harshad. The re post is definitely an improvement. I love everything about this one, Great job.
Brian

[Stu Bowie]

Great head turn Harshad, and your repost works so well. With regards to fill flash, the guys mean you could have used a flash on your camera to bring out the shadows.

[Harshad Barve]

Fill flash not allowed in Indian Jungles , So , so sorry

Harshad

[Chris Kotze]

Excellent pose and feather detail with a super BG. lovely Bird well captured

[Alan Murphy]

Harshad, I did a shadow/highlight recovery in Photoshop to reduce the brightness on the shoulder and bring up the detail in the darks.

[David Fletcher]

Gets better and better! Lovely shot. Like the reposts.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Hi Harshad
Repost is sharper. Thanks for taking the time mate. Best to add fill flash in field (that's interesting about not being permitted and I have never heard of that, but gotta respect the rules) but what Alan showed you is another way to recover shadows. If you don't know the path it's Image>Adjustments>Shadows/Highlights if you only see two options, there should be a checkbox in the LLC of the window and by checking that you will get more options for adjustments.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

What a great looking bird!

Alan's repost really brought some details. Love the pose and eye contact. BG is killer. Congrats.