Common Myna on a early morning nature call

[Prashant Jois]

This is almost a full frame shot which slightly/marginally cropped
Body - 7D
Lens - 100 - 400
ISO - 100
Focal length - 360mm
Shutter speed - 1/60s (I know that this should have been much higher). I was trying my handling skills at slow shutter speed
Exposure compensation - +1/3
Aperture Value - 11 in aperture priority while resting my lens on car window

Please pass on your C&C to help me learn more.

[Bhargava Srivari]

You caught the right moment!

Even at a slow shutter speed, you got a sharp image. Nice eye contact. The clean BG compliments the image well. Mynahs are the right subjects for trying one;s skillls, be it handholding at lazy SS or even trying how close you may approach the bird. I might prefer a little bit more space all around.

tfs

[Mrudul Godbole]

Nice eye contact. The details are good. I agree you could have kept it full frame with more space all around. You got it sharp at quite low shutter speed. The background looks nice. Thanks for sharing.

[Prashant Jois]

Thank you all for your comments. Unfortunately there was no space all around with an exception on the top as I was so close to this bird. May be I should have zoomed out a little bit to create that additional space.

Thanks again,
-Prashant.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

More space at right and bottom would have been even better. It is good that you are trying to improve your technique. You can get sharp shots at 1/60 with good technique using the 100-400 lens.


Cheers,
Sabyasachi