White Cheeked Barbet

[anupbunny]

Hi All,

Please find the details below.
Location: Thattekad, Kerala, India.
Camera Model Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL
Shooting Date/Time 9/24/2009 1:03:35 PM
Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/250
Av( Aperture Value ) 6.3
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation 0
ISO Speed 200
Lens 150.0 - 500.0 mm
Focal Length 500.0 mm
Image Size 3888x2592
Image Quality RAW
Flash Off
White Balance Mode Cloudy
White balance compensation B6 G2
AF Mode One-Shot AF
Picture Style Standard
Sharpness 3
Contrast 0
Saturation 0
Color tone 0
Color Space sRGB

Suggestions and Comments are most welcome!!!

Regards,
Anupam

[denise ippolito]

Really nice looking bird. It seems a bit tightly cropped to me. I might tone down some of the bright spots on the perch(there are only a few-very minor) Maybe lighten the bird a bit. Nice clean BG and diagonal perch. Well done.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Good-looking bird, soft light and I also like the BG. I wish for a lower angle, would tone down the highlights, wish for a bit more head turn toward you and would give it a bit more room bottom and right. The leaf in the corner could go and I find the frame a bit overpowering. Maybe some NR on the BG, too. Keep them coming!

[Brian Barcelos]

Very nice looking bird, Love how the BG matches the bird. I too would like more room all around. There seems to be some detail lost in the feathers. Did you run NR over the whole image?

[Randy Stout]

Anupam:

The techs have already been mentioned by Denise and Axel. The image seems to have a pronounced green color cast, esp. evident in the whites.

Thanks for sharing. The consensus is that most image display better on the site without a border.

Cheers

Randy

[Doug Brown]

Very pretty bird! A bit more shutter speed vs. DOF may have given you more detail in the plumage. Agree with suggestions by Axel and Denise.