Chital and Treepie

[Aditya Panda]

A Rufous Treepie perches on a Chital Stag, Pench National Park.

EXIF:

PENTAX K 10D
PENTAX SMC DA* 300mmF4 ED(IF) SDM

Aperture Priority
Tv: 1/200 sec
Av: f/4
Sensitivity: ISO 100
Exposure Compensation: -0.3 Ev

Cheers,
Aditya

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Aditya,
Nice scene. Shows the relation between the two. You need to recover the whites a little bit as some portions of the antlers look hot. The treepie has some blocked blacks. I would have liked a little bit more space at the bottom. On the left top corner there is a hint of a branch. That can be cropped. Overall nice image.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[AB Apana]

To echo Sabyasachi, overall a nice image. Agree about the space at the bottom.

Apana

[Aditya Panda]

It was challenging to balance the light in this image. I always had to be careful about not overexposing the stag's face, which is 'spotlit' while the rest of the body is in shade. Agree about the branch and the space in the bottom. Will try re-processing the RAW file again to recover the whites. Thanks.

Cheers,
Aditya