indian roller

[ramesh anantharaman]

canon eos 40d, 500mm L IS f/4

f/8, iso 160, 1/100 sec, f/8, 500mm




this is the indian roller also is the state bird of karnataka, the province in india i live in.

[Betsie Storm]

Beautiful feather detail, pose, colours, BG and exposure. Some more space on the right if you have it? Thanks for sharing a really handsome bird.

[Doug Brown]

Nice head turn and perch. Agree with Betsie about a little more room on the right. The biggest problem for me is sharpness. The eye looks reasonably sharp, but most of the rest of the bird doesn't. I suspect it's more of a motion problem than a DOF problem. I would have gone with ISO 400 and a faster shutter speed. Thanks for sharing!

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the light, angle and BG. Adding to the other comments I wish that the head were angled parallel to the sensor.

[Gerrie van Vuuren]

Like the south side pose displaying the wing feathers & head turn. Ditto Betsie on space.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the complimentary BG. Agree with the others on tightness.