Hoopoe

[RAM MALLYA]

Shot this hand held . Got really close to this bird from the ground level .

Shutter speed 1/500
Aperture F/6.3
ISO 400
Canon 1D Mark II N
100-400 IS L

All C&C welcome.

[Mital Patel]

nice soft feel here ram. i would have clone down that white patch behind the hoopoe. may be if you tried to go more 0 level it would have added nice plain bg.

[Stu Bowie]

We have these guys in our front garden. Very skittish, so you have done well here. Super low angle, and overall nice and sharp. I agree, the white in the BG conflicts with the crest and beak.

[arash_hazeghi]

Very nice bird captured well in the environment, agree with getting a bit lower and maybe closer for smoother BG, TFS

[Dave Leroy]

Very interesting looking bird and nice shot. I would also suggest removing what looks like a bit of blue plastic just in front of bird. Well done to get so close. Dave

[Vinay Lakshman]

VWD...agree with the above suggestions especially removing the bright streak & blue thing .