Long Tailed Minivet -Male (Sattal)

[Ishmeet Sahni]

Camera: 1D MK III
Lens: EF 500 f/4 + TC 1.4 EF II
Aperture: 7.1
Exposure: 1/1000
Bias: +1/3
ISO: 800
Location: Pangot (Uttarakhand, India)

In this image I have cloned out an OFF branch behind the tail.

[Allen Sparks]

Hi Ishmeet, very nice image. Nice exposure and background and a very photogenic subject you caught. I might tone down the bright area between the legs and the green leaves in LRC. well done.

Allen

[Doug Brown]

Pretty bird and a nice pose. Good suggestions by Allen above. I'd like to see the bird moved slightly to the left in the frame, and I'd consider removing the halo and OOF branch on the right side of the perch.

[Satish Ranadive]

Hello Ishmeet,Fabulous image.Very nice composition.Love the pose,colors and details on the bird.

[Mike Milicia]

Beautiful bird ... great colors!
Lots of good advice above.
Something about area along bottom of right side of perch looks quite unnatural?

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Wonderful shot of a beautiful bird. I've heard a lot of good things about Pangot. would love to visit it some day. the reds and blacks look great. BG is awesome. I can see some opportunity for NR in the BG.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Very nice bird. Like the BG and pose. I am with Doug about moving the bird to the left a tad.

[Frank Schauf]

Beautiful and colorful image. Sharp and well composed.