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    Image was created this week at Pune. Raw picture processed with Digital photo professional, Canon, cropped for composition and sharpened. For this bird perch is too big, otherwise I hope you will like it.Thanks for viewing, appreciation. Regards . C & C most welcome.Canon EOS 550D, 100-400mm IS USM.Av mode,F.6.,1/640,ISO:200,Spot metering, White balance: Auto. Hand held.Exposure bias: +0.7 stop.
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    Hi Satish,
    What a pretty bird. The pose is good although a bit more of a head turn might be better. The BG is really nice. I would do some NR on the BG only. The head is a bit soft and I would do some selective sharpening if you have photoshop. How big of a crop is this?
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    This is almost 80% crop. Here is the image with NR applied to bg.

    Ultramarine Flycatcher.1 by satishchandra, on Flickr

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    I agree with you about the perch, and I also find the subject a bit big in the frame. Nice colours, background, and sharp enough...although critical focus looks to be on the shoulder arera. Ditto Gail about HA.

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    Very nicely done Satish. Superb bg, and nice up close look at this beauty. I have yet to see one.
    Wish the perch was smaller and not chopped off at the end.
    Here's a repost with a very light Shadows and Highlights adjustment to give just a bit more pop.
    Please let me know what you think.

    PS: forgot to mention that I cleaned up the eye a bit in the repost.
    Last edited by Sidharth Kodikal; 02-18-2012 at 12:52 PM.

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    Nice bird. Agree on the HA and the perch (especially the part sticking out of his back). Would remove the small second catch light in the eye. Agree with Daniel on the size of the bird in the frame.

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    Hi Satish, lovely colours on the flycatcher, sharpness is there, and just love that smooth BG. I like what Sid has done with the repost.

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    Hello Sidhart, Thank you for the wonderful help. Loved it. Thanks a lot everybody for the heart warming comments.

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    Like where you have gotten to. Have you checked to see if you could pull a bit more of the color out of the eye? It looks like there is some color in there?

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