Red Avadavat or Strawberry finch Male

[RAM MALLYA]

This ones also shot from the low level from the pit and the round stone in front of the bird seems to be interesting hence did not clone off.

Shutter speed 1/800
Aperture F/4
ISO 800
Lens 600MM L IS USM
Camera body 1D Mark II N
Tripod mounted
C&C welcome

[Randy Stout]

Ram:

Excellent low angle, good exposure, sharp, food item.

Wish the light angle had been a bit more over your left shoulder to give a little more even illumination on the bird.

I might consider toning down the foreground just a bit , and I would probably remove the round object, it is so distinct that it pulls my eye from the bird. If it was something he was going to eat, or interact with, that might be different.


Cheers

Randy

[Matthew Studebaker]

I really like the colors here. The reds and browns go nicely together. Nice low shooting angle and good head turn. Nice detail as well. I wish we could see the right foot but not really a big deal.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Very neat bird, cool speckling on its plumage! I like the low angle but find the foreground (especially left half) a bit much. I would also eliminate the black object (preferably), or recompose so it wasn't so close to the edge (alternatively).