'Wings Of Fire '

[RakeshDhareshwar]

Made this at a place near Pune . I dont think that any other big bird can match the grace and beauty of these beauties , called ' agnipankh' in Marathi which means 'Wings of Fire '.

Exposure Time = 1/2000"
F Number = F5.6
Exposure Program = Aperture priority
ISO Speed Ratings = 160
Exposure Bias Value = -0.33EV
Metering Mode = Spot

Comments and critique appreciated.

Cheers,
Rakesh

[Graeme Sheppard]

What a lovely way to capture these birds. As a composition for colour, the pinks and reds really stand out, but as a bird photo I think it could be a bit brighter. It's a pity about the background around the leading bird's beak - I think if you could remove this it would make the picture amazing.

By the way, did you do anything in post-processing to the background?

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Rakesh...loved the image a lot. Beautiful poses. Strong graphical elements. And feeling some extra-special love as its from my hometown :-)

One thing working against you is the light. Did you try pulling out some details in the shadows?

Which camera and lens?

Thanks for sharing

[Kiran Poonacha]

beautiful image Bhai, loved the way the birds pop out, water droplets add so well here... VWD..

[Mital Patel]

what a synchronization rakesh .. too good. i would certainly remove borders and clone out some of the oof ducks behind. rest is winner here for sure. expo is what am impressed with.

[Randy Stout]

Rakesh:

another vote for removing the birds in the background around the lead birds head. Brighten the image a bit as mentioned. The combination of legs, wings and heads is very strong, background interesting but subdued, this is a winner.

Thanks for sharing.

Randy

[Nagesh Mula]

Hi Rakesh, as said by everyone this pic has a good composition and is well shot. Lightening the details would certainly bring out a lot. Congrats!!

[Mike Veltri]

I love this image Rakesh, a water race full of color and excitment.