Blue jay

[Bhargava Srivari]

An Indian roller shot at bandipur last month.

canon 60D
canon 100-400L IS

f5.6, 1/1250sec, ISO 400, EV 0, 400mm

[Sabyasachi Patra]

I like the composition. Is it a large crop? Some sharpening artifacts are visible. Wish the background was better. The dark tree just behind the bird reduces the impact. Moving a bit to the left would have been better as you would have got a better background. Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Praveen Siddannavar]

Lovely image & beautiful composition Bhargava. The catch-light in the eye is nice.
tfs

[Mrudul Godbole]

Lovely perch and eye contact. The light is good. Agree moving a bit to the left to avoid the branch would have enhanced the composition further. Thanks for sharing.

[Bhargava Srivari]

Yes..moving to the left would have given a better BG! But we were in a jeep and the engine being switched off, switching it on again and moving back would have only ensured that the bird flew away:)

[Abhishek Jamalabad]

Nice shot. I like the composition. Agree with Sabyasachi about the sharpening artifacts.
TFS.

[Roopak Gangadharan]

Nice.Last weekend i was at bandipur and these birds were every where.

TFS
Roopak