Black crowned night heron scratching its head

[Atul Sinai]

Hi,

Please critique this image. Shot in Pune.


Canon 600D. 400mm f5.6
Manual Exposure
Manual Focus
Manual metering
Shutter Speed 1/250
Aperture 5.6
ISO 100
Focal Length 400mm
Cropped by 55%
Tripod support

Regards,
Atul

[Saktipada Panigrahi]

Nice Photograph with Rare Action.Its contrasting Red Eyes,colour,composition and habitat well documented. While engaged in scratching, I think,it is still focussed on its Prey.Thanks for sharing.SaktiWild

[Bhargava Srivari]

Nice image. What is the EC you gave it? A slightly higer ISO facilitating a narrower aperture would have been nicer.

tfs

[Sabyasachi Patra]

I agree with previous comments. Nice image. Higher ISO, narrow aperture and lower colour temperature would enhance the image. Did you use a shade/cloudy white balance?

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Atul Sinai]

Thanks !
Bhargava, I used manual expose so don't quite remember the equivalent value of EC. Even I felt I should have done that when I was checking the image.

Sabyasachi, I used shade white balance.

Regards,
Atul

[Mrudul Godbole]

Nice behavior photographed. The pose and eye contact is nice. I think because of the white balance there is a slight tint to the image. Thanks for sharing.

[Roopak Gangadharan]

Nice pose and details. Agree with comments below.
TFS
Roopak