Rufous-bellied Eagle (Lophotriorchis kienerii)

[Nikhilesh Mahakur]

Again from the western ghats.

Nikon D300, Nikon 200-400 VR f/4, Nikon 1.4X TC

Exif :
1/1250 s at f/5.6
450mm
ISO 800

[Abhishek Jamalabad]

Nice. I think you could have used a lower ISO here. Bringing out the details in the shadows, if possible, would be great.

[Bibhav Behera]

The composition is nice. The leaves on the right distract a bit. Agree about using a lower ISO here. Definitely a rare bird. Will post my images of the same soon. Thanks for sharing.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Good that you saw this. I think you should have given a positive exposure compensation. Pulling up the shadow areas later becomes difficult as there wont be much details recorded in those areas. I understand you were trying to frame the bird with the leaves. The curved shape of the leaf attracts attention.

Did you click a few with the full focal length?

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Praveen Siddannavar]

Nice find, agree with comments made
tfs

[Mrudul Godbole]

Rare bird. Since the leaves are quite bright, they attract attention. Thanks for sharing.

[Roopak Gangadharan]

This is Fantastic.rarely sighted. I have seen this bird only once