Common Hoopoe

[Subhash Shrivastava]

Nikon P510, 1/500, F/5.9, 288 mm, ISO-400, hand held.
I am dwarf among stalwarts, testing the waters with this post. Shot in Khanapur jungle near Bidar.

[Mrudul Godbole]

Nice sighting. A more side-on angle would have been good, as with that the crest would have looked better. The copyright mark is a bit distracting, you can make it a bit smaller. A rectangular composition with more space on the right would be good. Thanks for sharing.

[Subhash Shrivastava]

Hi Mrudul, thanks for the feedback. This is my first sharing in any public forum, so need to learn a lot and upgrade a lot :001_smile:.
Regards;
Subhash

[Rajan Kanagasabai]

Hi Subhash

Lovely details and a pretty sharp picture. Agree with Mrudul on the space to the right. It would have made this nice composition even better.

Maybe the crop has thrown up some noise. Loved the direct stare and eye contact.

Thanks for sharing

regards
Rajan

[Subhash Shrivastava]

Hi Rajan, Thanks for the feedback. I had used the degital zoom, the crop came from there. Should I avoid using it. Please let me know.

[Rajan Kanagasabai]

Hi Subhash

Oh yes, the digital zoom can cause a lot of detail loss on pictures and is best avoided.

regards
Rajan