iso400, f5.6, 1/1000 sec, handheld, Canon 40D + 100-400 IS, no flash, Evaluative metering, 0 EC.
This is my first post here on this forum. I love forest birds.
Ultramarine flycatcher (Ficedula superciliaris). 10-12cm
This bird breeds in Himalayas/NE India and winters south to South India.
The image was made in western ghats in India.
Welcome to BPN, Vivek. Great image for a first post. Good sharpness, exposure, perch, pose and BG. It may be worth trying a gentle Shadows/highlights adjustment to see if you can bring a little more detail into the dark plumage. Looking forward to more of your images.
Welcome to BPN. Good comments above. Agree about trying to brighter the shadows a bit.
I might consider a version cropped in about 1/3 of the free space from the right. You want to have room for him to look into, but I don't think the expanse you have adds a lot of extra interest to the nice subject.
I cropped a bit, increased exposure by 1/3 stop, small amount of selective sharpening on bird. I didn't have to do any selective shadow work, as the overall exposure increase did the trick to my eyes.
I sort of like the original COMP and brightness :) A very sweet bird.
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Vivek, welcome. Capturing these birds on such clean BGs at 400mm is not easy. You have done an outstanding job here. I like the OP too. For forest birds, I like when the natural play of sunlight and shadows is captured...even if that means some parts look underexposed to the eye. I dont recollect seeing this bird ever...so thx a lot for sharing.
Ultramarine Flycatcher : My 1st post
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