Crested Hawk-Eagle

[Angad Achappa]

Made this image on a recent trip to Bandipur National Park. My first good sighting of this bird.

Canon EOS 20D + Canon 600mm F4 IS handheld
1/6400, F4, ISO-800

Would have liked more space around, but there just wasn't any. Cloned out a tree to the left.
Thanks for viewing!

[Jeff Cashdollar]

Angad,

I like the unique subject placement and background colors. Love the long leg and side-way feathers on the head, very different. Always impressed with HHing the 600MM and the subject's look is priceless. The mixed light is a bit distracting but also adds a sense of original composition to the picture, looks like the light was coming from the subject's right side - Well done and different.

[Angad Achappa]

Thanks a lot Jeff, actually i have corrected the light a little for my next image of the same bird. :)