GBH close-up

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

40D. 400f5.6L. iso 320. f/10. 1/1000s. full-frame.

The eye of this bird is odd...not sure if it is iris coloration or something more.

All opinions welcome.

[Alan Murphy]

Great head shot. Love the open bill and the eye marking give it a lot of personality.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Excellent portrait Kaustubh. Nice soft light, bg. The open bill and the odd eye adds a lot.

[Mital Patel]

Sad if the eye has some damage. But at the same time the open beak and particularly that eye addition shows that the GBH is telling some joke to you.. Really an expression in this image that made me laugh at first before i read..

[Raymond Lee]

Excellent shot! Like what Alan said above, a lot of personality! Also love the soft lighting and the smooth and clean background.

[gail bisson]

His pupil is "blown" so he must have had some kind of trauma the the eye in the past. IQ is superb and I love the layered Bg.
Gail

[Troy Lim]

Very nice shot for sure...only nit I have is the BG intercept with the beak

[Daniel Cadieux]

Good exposure and details. The open bill is certainly a plus. The BG is nice, but I'm with Troy about the horizon line placement. The eye makes this guy a recognizable and unique individual, but I must admit that I wish it had an intact eye

[anujgandhe]

lovely expression by this GBH. squint in the eye hopefully doesnt harm him... loved the multi coloured BG.

[denise ippolito]

Kaustubh, The open mouth and turned eye make this special, BG looks good to me.

[Chris Kotze]

Great detail and I love the open bill and two tone BG

[Nico Steenberg]

Great exposure and details with a killer bg Super portrait !

[Karl Egressy]

Great portrait, Kaustubh. I really like the way he is looking at you.