Coppersmith Feeding

[Deepak Mistry]

Coppersmith Barbet captured in SGNP in May 2018. It was feeding on these fruits. This tree was attracting a lot of Barbets. They even allowed me to come quite close over a period of time.
Nikon D3300, f/6.3, 1/640 sec., Tamron 150-600 mm @ 600 mm ISO 1600 Full Frame shot

[Samrat Sarkar]

very nice.. are you using tripod or monopod? It would be more attractive if you avoid the twig infront of the bird.

samrat

[Mrudul Godbole]

Agree with Samrat, avoiding the twig would have been nice, maybe you could have tried to get a bit lower. There seems to be some loss of details. Thanks for sharing.

[Deepak Mistry]

This shot was taken on a tripod. Maybe the loss of details are due to the low light

[Deepak Mistry]

I use an Amazon Basics tripod which is proving very flimsy for the huge Tamron 150-600 mm lens. Planning to upgrade to a Travel tripod of 15 Kg payload.
Posting a better pic without a twig and slightly better details.

[Dheerendra Singh]

Nice click

[Deepak Mistry]

Thanks Dheerendra

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Sorry for the late response as I am traveling since last month. I agree with Samrat regarding the twig infront. Right now the twig is passing infront of the bird. You could have moved a bit ahead to ensure that the bird is framed within the twigs so it would have appeared within a twig triangle. That would automatically draw our attention.

A good tripod or a monopod along with technique is a must.

PS: Please post one image per thread so that we can critique better. As far as your second image is concerned, it appears a bit dark as it is against the light. Always try to find an angle so that you get light falling on the eye of the subject.