The Indian Roller

[Kiran Poonacha]

spec: 1/2000, F 7.1, ISO 400, -1/3

canon 40D + 500mm + 1.4TC

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the light, unusual perch, sharpness and eye contact. The right foot looks a bit messy. :) I wish the BG above the beak were more like the rest. Could you have moved a bit to your left?

[Kiran Poonacha]

yes Bhai, I tried to move to the left it took off :-(.

[denise ippolito]

Beautiful details and HA. I like the perch and the BG. Very sharp!

[Jan Wegener]

what a stunning bird that is Kiran :) Very unusual perch, too :) congrats

[David Hemmings]

This is too beaiutiful, I like the bg , all of it. What is the perch??

[Kiran Poonacha]

Thank you all dear bird lovers or your kind words, I really appriciate it..

Dear jan & David, The perch is a tip of a Ant Hill.

Thanks Again,

Kiran

[Krijn Trimbos]

A gorgeous shot Kiran! What I love about this shot is the vibrance and contrast of the colours due to the beautiful light you were working with. Of course HT, perch and detail are excellent. I absolutely don't mind the lighter circle in the BG. Congrats!

[Stu Bowie]

Amazingly sharp brother, and just love the colours. Good pose and HA, and what a killer BG. Hope you got a shot of him taking off ?????;)

[Danny Laredo]

Kiran this is great. Sweet light pose and BG.

[George Hagi]

Perfect !
I love the details and colors .

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

Beautiful light,perch,details!!!

[Jim Fenton]

Stunner of a subject with excellent exposure and shrpness.

I'd agree with Axel....the only nit I have is the light colored BG behind the head.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Kiran...beautiful phot of a beautiful bird. Killer sharpness and colors. Nothing to suggest :-)

KD

[Doug Brown]

Lovely image Kiran! I agree about the spot above the head, but the sharpness, eye contact, and colors are just killer!

[anupbunny]

Kiran Bhai!!! You are super man!!!

[arash_hazeghi]

Excellent shot Kiran, nice and sharp with great Bg and colors. congrats

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Just beautiful. Great great, head angle, perch and BG. Thanks for sharing.

[subramanya_ck]

Cool Image Kiran Bhai. Unusual perch for a Roller. Nice Light

[Ajit Huilgol]

You have succeeded in bringing out all the brilliant colours this bird is possessed with, Kiran. I might crop out the bottom 1/2" or so, and maybe add a little to the top to balance out the image a little more. Just a suggestion.

[Steve Canuel]

Beautiful image. Sharpness and color really bring out the beauty of this bird. Nicely done.

[Nagesh Mula]

This is one of the best pics of Roller that I've come across, very beautiful and very well exposed. Congrats!!