Spotted Dove

[subramanya_ck]

Dear All,

made this image last month in Bangalore. Conditions were little overcast, but light was just opening up. Shot this from Car with Bean bag support.

Gear : Canon 1D Mark III & Canon 500 f/4+1.4E
EXIF : Aperture Priority : ISO-400 : f/5.6 : -0.33EV : 1/1000

Comments & Critics are most Welcome.

BR,
Subbu

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Wow Subbu this is gorgeous! Is this Streptopelia chinensis? If so, we have them introduced down under. Top notch pose and light. Maybe ease off the sharpening a touch?

[denise ippolito]

Subbu, I think the BG is lovely and the pose and details are wonderful.

[Pieter de Waal]

Lovely image Subbu, clear , detailed and with great eye contact. The first time I have seen this one , TFS.

[Patrick Sparkman]

Great bird, love the background. Superb image!

[subramanya_ck]

Wow Subbu this is gorgeous! Is this Streptopelia chinensis? If so, we have them introduced down under. Top notch pose and light. Maybe ease off the sharpening a touch?

Hi Akos, yes this is Streptopelia chinensis. A fairly common bird in Indian Sub-continent. Once upon a time that was pretty regular in Urban locations. But still found in good numbers in City outskirts. One pair was nesting in my Mango Tree last year :-)