SHC Cry

[Aravind Krishnaswamy]

One of the reasons this image personally appeals to me is the way the head is framed with the wing in the back.

Technical: 1D4, 800, f/5.6, 1/160s, ISO 400.
Post: A little bit of cropping, tone curve adjustments, sharpening.

[Randy Stout]

Aravind:

Just enough shutter speed to render the head and bill effectively sharp.
Dynamic pose, with the downstroke wings and calling, to give a sense of urgency here.

As far as tonality: I think the midtones are very realistic, while the darker feathers are probably a bit too dark. Makes for a dramatic image however.

Very effective framing.

Cheers

Randy

[Michael Bertelsen]

Aravind,

I am with Jim on this , its a very dramatic image.
The colors are soft and relaxing, yet it screams emotion.

Well done,

Michael

[Aravind Krishnaswamy]

Thanks guys. Yes the blacks were purposely pushed down both to create the required contrast against both the background and the head.

[Sid Garige]

Aravind,

I have seen many blur images with subject parallel to sensor plane. This is very different. Like it.