Drongo

[Bibhav Behera]

Got this shot in our campus. This is probably one of those shots where i had to really think how to get the exposure right without losing time before the bird flew off. The bright sky was a problem, but i managed to get the right exposure for the bird... Here's the Result.

NIKON D80 with 18-135mm (Near Full Frame - small chip off from the right)
EXP 1/50 (+1/3 EV) (Handheld)
F 5.6
ISO 100
Spot metering and shot in Av Mode.

[Mrudul Godbole]

The eye is sharp. Yes the bright BG does make it difficult. You have got it quite well. Maybe u can think of a bit more crop from the right to exclude the bright light.

Look forward to more..

[AB Apana]

You've done well on exposure, but such shots rarely work because of the bright, and overexposed, patches in the image.

Apana

[Bibhav Behera]

Increased the blacks a bit and opened up the shadows...

[Sabyasachi Patra]

I agree with the repost as the blacks were a bit washed out in the earlier.

I am happy that you are able to move in close with a small lens. Lets see what all you are able to get with that lens.

After uploading my comment, did a further tweaking to your image.
Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Bibhav Behera]

Thank you Sabyasachi. The version looks nice.. :)