Asian Koel -female

[Shyamala Kumar]

This year the air resounded continuously with the feverish call of the Koel perhaps predcting the extra heavy rainfall all over India.Canon 60D EF- 200mm 2.8L USM+2x TC FL-400mm,ISO-200 ,F-5.6,1/400S .

[Mrudul Godbole]

Nice you sighted it in the open. The red eye looks nice. Nice composition. I think a vertical composition would have also worked here. Nicely captured. Where was this photographed?Thanks for sharing.

[Shyamala Kumar]

Thanks for the tips and appreciation Mridul.This was photographed at my home in Hyderabad on 7th August early morning hours.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

You are blessed to hear its lovely voice. Slightly lower saturation would have been better. Normally when you increase the contrast, the colours appear saturated.

The eye contact is nice. I love its red eye. There is a patch of bright sky close to the top of the head. That normally distracts. So moving slightly to either avoid it completely or positioning it so that it is not close to the head will help strengthen the composition. Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi