Flower pecking Sunbird

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Camera	Canon EOS 7D
Exposure	0.002 sec (1/500)
Aperture	f/8.0
Focal Length	400 mm
ISO Speed	400
Exposure Bias	0 EV

Hand Held with 100-400 L


Sunbird &flowers1 by docsanjeev, on Flickr

[Jeff Cashdollar]

Sanjeev,

I like the original composition, subject placement and the bill in the bloom is fantastic - well done. The exposure techs are also solid and the f/8 provides nice DoF with sweet feather detail. The opportunity is the HA and eye, maybe a different HA towards the camera with a well lit eye could make the picture stronger. The crop is a bit tight IMO but the is always a subject thing - well done thanks for sharing.

[Kerry Perkins]

Hi Sanjeev, I agree with points made by Jeff. For me, I find the composition to be confusing as the eye tries to figure out the perspective. Perhaps more space all around would give better context and allow the bird some room to move around. I would tone down the highlights on the leaves and flowers of the plant - remember that the eye follows the light! Looking forward to more...

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Thank you Jeff and Kerry, The comp does look a bit tight, I will check the RAW file and see if I can change that. Appreciate your views.
Regards
Sanjeev