Siberian stonechat

[RAM MALLYA]

One of the archives of this lovely little bird .

Shutter speed 1/3200
Aperture F/4
ISO 640
Lens 600mm IS Canon
Camera body 1D Mark II N
HAND HELD
C&C welcome

[arash_hazeghi]

great pose and head angle, the lower part of the bird seems quite noisy, looks like this area was outside DOF and you sharpened too much in post.
nice perch BTW

[gail bisson]

Nice comp and BG. I would clone out the stray leaf in RLC. I like the perch. I agree about the noise on the belly.
Gail

[Daniel Cadieux]

Nice bird, perch, BG. Perhaps a bit large in the frame, and the noise is quite strong on the belly, tail, legs, and perch. I agree with removing the stray leaf to make for a clean comp. Cute bird!

[Stu Bowie]

Ram, you had enough SS to stop down, as the bird was perched. You have captured a good pose, against a lovely smooth BG. Another vote for removing the leaf.

[Robert Holguin]

Real nice shot. Great pose and head angle, love the perch, and I really like the background as it brings out the bird nicely.
Well done.

[Dan Busby]

Overall a very nice setup Ram. Good BG, pose and perch. Agree with the stray leave in LLC. Unusual noise given the ISO - perhaps made worse with over-sharpening?

[Sandesh R.Dhareshwar]

Lovely image, excellent bg and colours Ram , I feel that you should have stopped down to get sharp details on the entire bird as you had a great shutter speed here