In Better Light

[Kiran Poonacha]

Last time I went for this beauty, I had harsh light http://www.birdphotographers.net/for...rebe?highlight= so I went back to get them in better light. This was the the moment the bird made an alram call and all dived in.

Kept a tight crop for WEB.

Spec: 1/2000, F 5.6, ISO 800

Mk4+500mm+1.4TC

Regards,

Kiran.

[Mital Patel]

all the way a killer bro. and i just loved that little open beak and a tiny tail spread out. :)

[girisholeti]

Too good bhai. Love that low angle..

[ramesh anantharaman]

This is one crisp low angle shot you have got. i have always loved the sharp and accurate rendition of colours and details in your pictures.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Killer low angle, gorgeous bird and amazing sharpness. Just love the silky smooth bg and how the fg merges into it.
Excellent work Kiran.

[Alan Murphy]

About as perfect as you can get. Excellent photography Kiran.

[Ron Sprunger]

Nothing to add -- perfect in all respects, and a beautiful bird to boot. Wonderful image, beautifully presented.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

KIran, what a shot. ultra-low angle makes such a big difference. colors, light, exp, IQ...superb.

might be personal preference...but I'd like to see some more space on top...the color there is really nice.

[Mitch Carucci]

Just beautiful bird, and very well rendered portrait. Great.

[Melissa Groo]

Truly stunning in every way, Kiran. What a gorgeous bird and you have really done him justice with this incredible detail, exposure, light, and low angle.

[Arthur Morris]

I was all set to tell you ten things wrong with this image and five ways to fix it but it is perfect.... Low angle, killer bird, light, open bill, image design, alert posture, fluffy butt, and loverly BKGR.

Do tell us how you made it, how you got so low.

[Karl Egressy]

It is as amazing as it can get, Kiran. Love everything about it.

[gail bisson]

It has all been said! A superb shot in every respect,
Gail

[yogesh_puranik]

this is simply amazing kiran bbhai..superb ultra low angle that colorful bg..wow..grt details.

[arash_hazeghi]

sweet Kiran

[Paolo Piazza]

is it a little grebe? in italy they have dark brown eyes.

very good image

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Just beautiful. Nice low angle great light ...Just love it.

[Kiran Poonacha]

I was all set to tell you ten things wrong with this image and five ways to fix it but it is perfect.... Low angle, killer bird, light, open bill, image design, alert posture, fluffy butt, and loverly BKGR.

Do tell us how you made it, how you got so low.

Thanks a lot Guru,

I used a tripod for this guru. I set up the tripod by opening out the legs to almost 180 degrees at the edge of the water body and kept the lens about 1 inch above the water. I slept sideways in the water to make the shots. Only issue was that water kept getting into my left ear

Thanks again.

Regards,

Kiran.

[Kiran Poonacha]

is it a little grebe? in italy they have dark brown eyes.

very good image

Thanks Paolo, yes it's the little Grebe.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Thank you all dear friends for you kind words of encouragement and appreciation. Really value them.

Regards,

Kiran.

[Sandesh R.Dhareshwar]

The exposure ,sharpness and colours, are just too perfect

[MohsenVahedipour]

Brilliant light, killer low angle, excellent techs & lovely bird. TFS

[Doug Brown]

A real beauty Kiran!

[RakeshDhareshwar]

Fundoo one, bhai !!

[Grace Scalzo]

My congratulations as well, Kiran. This is a beautiful photograph.

[Bryan Hix]

Congrats, it's a beauty.

[Sid Garige]

Exceptional image kiran.

[anujgandhe]

Execellent capture Kiran Bhai... The low angle itself is killer.. I tried it and completely messed it with water. You have given me an inspiration for this shot....