Black-breasted Weaver - Male

[Mital Patel]

Black-breasted Weaver - Male (Ploceus benghalensis)
Camera : Nikon D300
Lens : Nikkor 80-400D ED VR f4.5/5.6
Exposure : 1/400sec @ 400mm
Aperture : f/8
ISO Rating : 400
Captured On : Aug 30 2009, 3:44 pm
Location : Village near my house, Kadi Road, Mehsana, Gujarat, INDIA

C&C Welcome

[Alfred Forns]

Good looking bird, well exposed and sharp Like the bg very much Would just like a cleaner perch, might crop some from the bottom to minimize ... like the behavior !!!

[David Fletcher]

As Alfred said Mital. Tricky as the bird is a beaut and the bg lovely just only wish it had landed elsewhere. TFS

[Mital Patel]

yes same i wished for but the fact is that this fella is busy collecting nesting material and the place were just bellow this thorny open perch which was better than the one he was collecting material from.

this is the actual habitat they are tend to be sit on at the location.

[Keith Bauer]

Yes, nice bird with a good exposure. The current composition is very centered. The birds head is in the middle of the frame. Re-cropping and adding canvas could change the look of this image quite a bit.

[Stu Bowie]

Great HA, and I like him holding on to the blade of grass. Cool yellow crest, and the rest of him shows good detail too. His perch is a bit busy, but hey, we cant always choose their perch or BG.

[Ian Mason]

Beautiful bird shows up very nicely against that background. Pose is great. Difficult composition, but I don't think I would change it.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the nesting material in its beak, sharpness and BG. Adding to the other suggestions, I would desaturate the yellows of the head a bit.

[Kiran Poonacha]

nice notes above, Loved the details, the HA looks good and the grass blade sure adds well bhai.. congrats..