Shot in overcast windy conditions in what used to be one of my favourite places to go birding . This is from Uran , which is near to Bombay , and was reclaimed by the corporate giants and the government to make 'Special Economic Zone' . 4000 hectares of prime bird nesting grounds gone in a matter of months . http://www.thewildside.rakeshdharesh...rdpress/?p=167
Camera : Canon 1D MK III
Lens : Canon 600mm f4 IS , 1.4 TC
Aperture : f8
Shutters : 1/160
ISO : 200
Oh man! That is one terrific image. Good detail in the whites and blacks, great background, striking pose. Was it windy? That's some massive beak considering the small head. I expect there will be a preference for the head turned a little toward the camera, but I'll happily take it as is.
The wind blown crown really adds greatly here. It made me come back to look again several times, which is good. The fact that the feathers are in a circular pattern also adds a bit of extra attention to the eye/face.
Yes, head away a bit, but it works well overall.
Sad about the loss of habitat. What we do for 'business " is so short sighted.
Cool image, very cool hairdoo. Just the neck and head works well here. I see the noise, a couple rounds of nr would make the BG. Sorry about your loss, governments are very good at constantly doing the wrong thing.
Terrific hairdo and bg Rakesh. A bit of sharpening on the bird and NR on the bg would work.
Uran was such a tragedy. From what I've heard they have their sights set on Karnala now :(