Killdeer

[Indranil Sircar]

I took this yesterday... the settings were -

40D, Sigma 50-500mm @ 500mm hand held
1/500 sec, f/8 Mode: Av Metering: Evaluative Exp comp: +1/3 ISO: 400

Straightened, cropped, adjusted levels and saturation, applied NR and usm. Your c&c will be appreciated.

~ Indranil

[Randy Stout]

Indranil:

An attractive fellow. The light was a little on the harsh side and well off to your right, but the HA towards you a bit did help make the best of that. Sharp, with nice catchlight. Perhaps a slightly lower shooting angle if the BG would allow. I might try to tone the whites a little.

Thanks!

Randy

[denise ippolito]

Indranil, Beautiful feather details. I might tone down the whites as Randy suggested. Good sharpness and I don't have any images of Kildeer but am hoping to soon.

[Sid Garige]

Very nice composition and eye contact. Agree with Randy on toning down the whites.

[Harshad Barve]

lovely compo and details , agreed with Randy here
TFS

[Indranil Sircar]

Thanks for all the feedback. This is the closest I have been to a killdeer! I took this from behind a tree close to the ground. The mudflats were further down, so this is the lowest I could go. Here is a repost with toned down whites...

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Your repost works well Indy. Good work mate. :)