Greater Coucal

[Mital Patel]

Greater Coucal
(Centropus sinensis)
Gujarat, INDIA

March 12, 2011, 9-31am
1D MARK IV, 500 F/4, 1.4x TC
1/800, f/8, ISO 640 @ 700mm

Usually its really tuff to get to see this bird in open. But in their breeding time we may get some chances to have some bold fellas posing like this.

[yogesh_puranik]

this is one of the best of this species awesome exposure sharpness..amazing details and grt closeup..total winner

[Chris Kotze]

Excellent detail and colours, super close up captured

[Kiran Poonacha]

Beautiful closeup of the shy bird Bhai... nice details and I love that eye.

[Gary Esman]

Gorgeous creature and what a beautiful eye. Sharp and great DOF in keeping the beak all in focus!

Gary.

[Bill Dix]

Terrific shot, Mital. Great colors and detail. Beautiful comp. I particularly love the shadow of the eyelashes in the eye.

[gail bisson]

Bill stole the words out of my mouth-I love the eyelash shadows on the eye. Great comp and the details in the feathers are super. Well done,
Gail

[Nico Steenberg]

Astonishing detail captured. The colours is well exposed and the comp works well

[Daniel Cadieux]

Beautiful portrait Mital. Well exposed and lots of good details. Nice BG and perfect vertical comp. If anything I'd try to tone down the reflective sheen on the upper mandible.

[Ofer Levy]

I like it too. Composition works well. Sharp with good detail. Would try to open up the darker areas.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Excellent comp, colors and awesome background.
A perfect portrait, Mital. I love it.

[Dumay de Boulle]

Superb portrait. Great IQ and BG....Superb Mital

[Harshad Barve]

super IQ and pose here
TFS

[Sandesh R.Dhareshwar]

Excellent image and perfect exposure on this Mital ,though the bird is often seen in vicinity seldom does one get a chance to hit the shutter

[MohsenVahedipour]

Great portrait with excellent IQ. Perfect HA & nice BG. Very well exposed. TFS

[RakeshDhareshwar]

Handsomely captured here , Mital bhai !!! Awesome clarity and sharpness .

[Doug Brown]

A beautiful frame with excellent sharpness. Another vote for opening up the darks a little.

[Jim Crosswell]

Great image Mital! I like the sharpness, composition and the red eye with eyelash shadow.

[Mital Patel]

Thanks a lot friends for your kind suggestions.

This is for those who asked for little brighter shadows.

I still prefer darker over this brighten shadows version.

The contrast is much better and so the depth of that closeup gives more charm on the OP.

What Say friends?? Feel free to opine.