Shikra with Baby Monitor Lizzard Hunt

[subramanya_ck]

Dear All,

Made this Image in Nagarahole Tiger Reserve, India early this year. It was an overcast evening- few minutes before it started pouring.

Canon40D, 500 f/4- shot from Vehicle with Beanbag support.

EXIF : Aperture Priority Mode ; f/5 ; ISO-640 ; -1EV ; 1/60
PP : Cloned a twig on the Right hand top corner of the image

Appreciate your comments & Feedback on the image.

Thanks & Best Regards,
Subbu

[Tony Whitehead]

Nice soft light and great pose from the delicate raptor, Subbu. BG has rendered nicely - may be worth trying to darken down the 3 paler OOF areas on the left. Great job at 1/60s:)

[Harshad Barve]

Good job at such a low SS , lovely light pose , BG and excellent catch for both of you
TFS

[Ken Watkins]

Beautiful bird coupled with soft light who could ask for more.

I agree with Tony regarding trying to tone down the brighter highlights in BG

[Karen Summers]

love the light in this image what a great looking bird, agree about the highlights in the BG a bit distracting but overall a super image

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Superbly composed and captured. The prey, and the bird's strong grip on it takes it up several notches imo.
Another vote for toning down the BG highlights.
The bird looks a very slightly over-sharpened; but I don't trust my eyes or my monitor on that.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Shooting birds in the fores tin such light conditions is so hard. Terrific IQ and comp. I am guessing you had to do some NR on the BG...very good job with that.

[Bhushan Dalvi]

A very well captured image of this beautiful raptor. The background and composition works very well. I agree about toning down the OOF area spots.

[Stu Bowie]

Subbu, good comp, and Im glad you didnt cut the tail of the lizzard off.;) I like the show off pose of the Juvie, captured in lovely light. Another vote for blending in the three highlighted spots.

[Haim Ziv]

Very beautiful done and I love it as it is.

[Andrew Merwin]

A beautiful image. I agree with all the above suggestions.

[Santanu Banik]

Excellent work Subbu bhai under the condition - specially at such a low shutter.

[Chris van Rooyen]

Fantastic sharpness and I love the natural light. Amazing image, well done!