Shikra Hawk (Female)

[anupbunny]

Camera: Canon 400D
Lens: Sigma 150-500MM
Focal Length : 500MM
ISO : 400
Aperature: 8.0

Regards,
Anupam
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[Manos Papadomanolakis]

I really like the pose and the eye contact!

[Harshad Barve]

beautiful pose and eye contact , I think compo can be improved by cropping a bit from right , I may tone down sky patches to pop up bird
TFS

[David Fletcher]

Super pose and eye contact as mentioned. It's right leg looks injured and if so, remarkable for its ability to survive despite the handicap.

[anupbunny]

She was all fine!!! I have been told the raptors normaly sit on one leg when they relax.. is that true?

[Nicki Gwynn Jones]

Hi Anupam,
Beautiful shot of the bird. I think that this would work well as a vertical and I too would be tempted to tone down the highlights.
Best,
Ncki

[Geraldo Hofmann]

Hi Anupam,

Nearly all birds sit one leg when they relax or sleep, but I go with Dave this looks a lot like a broken leg.

I like the picture, sadly the perch is blocking the view of the bird's tail. and because the perch is the bottom end of the picture it amplifies this impression. I wonder how it would look if you give it a little more room at the bottom and go for a vertical crop. I think the BG is great as is the exposure, colors,...
Regards Geraldo

[Arthur Morris]

I would agree that the foot/leg is injured. Looks at least like bumble-foot. The image is a bit dark overall and could use a contrast boost. And as several folks mentioned at your other posts (I think), the large black frame is oppressive at best.