Sitting Cisticola

[Kiran Poonacha]

This little Birdy is only around 10 cm, I was after this cute little birdy for some time now, they are always in thick bushes or on the ground making it difficult to shoot.

spec: 1/3200, F 5.6, ISO 800

Canon Mk4 + 500mm + 1.4TC

[Krijn Trimbos]

Excellent habitat, pose, sharpness on the bird and HT. Would love to see this with a bit more space around the bird (if you have it) as now it feels a tiny bit tight. Congrats on a great shot!

[Kiran Poonacha]

Thanks Krijn, for you kind words of appreciation and suggestions. i have more space around, but too much habitat was spoiling it.. so went for a tight crop keeping more focus on the bird, but I do appreciate you point..

[Randy Stout]

Kiran:

Nice presentation, strong lines, nice to see habitat without obscuring the bird in anyway. Sharp, well exposed.
I might play with toning down the reflections off the perch, and maybe a mild vignette.

Well done.

Cheers

Randy

[Bill Dix]

Beautiful light, exposure, detail, habitat. I like it just as presented (although Randy's point about the reflections is worth considering). Lovely image for a difficult bird.

[Arthur Morris]

Stunning capture in my book. Tonality looks fine from here. In a perfect world the head would be perfectly square to the back of the camera (recommended for an over-the-shoulder side view :)). You might opt to remove the seed husk (or whatever it is) just above the lores.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Very nice setting, angle, light and eye contact. I would only tone down the highlights underneath the beak and maybe a tad less saturation.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Kiran, this one is hard to capture. Really terrific job. Loved the look-back pose and the light. The habitat adds a lot IMO. Well done as usual.

[James Salywoda]

Awesome Shot the pose and composition are fantastic very nicely captured Kiran.

[Stu Bowie]

Kiranbhai, good to get him in the open, and I like the sharp detail and colours.

[arash_hazeghi]

Excellent details and BG, enjoyed looking!

[Bob Kothenbeutel]

Very sharp and great exposure on this one Kiran.
Bob

[denise ippolito]

Fantastic details and great eye. I love the habitat and the pose.

[Gal Shon]

This is so well made. superb IQ.
Love the habitat, pose, eye contact and Comp.
Well done

[Fabs Forns]

You are such a talented photographer.
Great warm light and pose, habitat not intrusive all come out to an outstanding image.

[adrian dancy]

Excellent in every respect....I saw these recently on a trip to Portugal. They were everywhere...could I get a close shot?...no , i wished I had managed one like this.

[Bryan Hix]

The lighting and sharpness are perfect. I agree with the more room needed comments. Oddly enough my eye keeps going to the spot right above the "ha" in your name on the blade of grass. Not sure what that is, water?

[Sid Garige]

Killer comp and details. A+

[Markus Jais]

Those are not easy to catch. Wonderful light and great BG. I like the vegetation around the bird as it shows it's habitat.

Markus

[Kiran Poonacha]

Excellent in every respect....I saw these recently on a trip to Portugal. They were everywhere...could I get a close shot?...no , i wished I had managed one like this.

Thanks Bryan.. yeah thats a dew drop, will remove it... thanks again

[Kiran Poonacha]

Thank you my dearest people for you most valuable suggestions and comments... really value them.

[Chris van Rooyen]

Fantastic light and posture, and DoF is spot on! Like it as it is!

[Simon Bennett]

Lovely image of a Zitting Cisticola, I especially like the pose and detail and detail you've captured Kiran.