White throated kingfisher

[RAM MALLYA]

Took this shot in paddy fields with natural BG .
Shutter speed 1/500
Aperture F/5.6
ISO 400
Hand held
Camera body Canon 350 D
lens 100-400 IS
C&C welcome.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the pose and soft light. I would put the bird further to the right in the frame and crop a bit off the top. You could also desaturate the BG a few points, sharpen the bird more and remove the whitewash on the perch.

[RAM MALLYA]

Axel how about this repost i have made all changes except the cloning of the white wash . Is is not white wash actually its the algae formed in monsoons on the perch. Hope you like it

[RAM MALLYA]

This one i have reduced the saturation in the BG .

[Stu Bowie]

Ram, your repost does look better, and I can see this as a vertical too. The head and eye still seem a little soft, so some selective sharpening should work. The focus looks like it was on the perch.

[James Salywoda]

The reost looks better Ram I do think it needs some more selective sharpening.

[tiziano cei]

incredible background for this beautifull picture

[Xristos Zo]

The reposts are such an improvement, nice work.