Adding colour to life!

[Bibhav Behera]

This was shot early in the morning in Bhitarkanika National Park, Odisha yesterday. I liked the near monotones and the contrasting striking colours of the woodpecker in this image.

Canon EOS 7D, 420mm
SS 1/60
f/5.6
ISO 1600

This is a full frame image shot handheld in extremely low light. Comments and critiques welcome.

[Abhishek Jamalabad]

Love the vibrant colours of the woodpecker. I guess the slight lack of sharpness can be pardoned here (It is still sufficiently sharp considering the conditions).
TFS

[Bhargava Srivari]

I like the composition very much.

tfs

[Murugan Anantharaman]

Very nice compostion. The pine leaves give the natural feel of water dropping against the light which is enhancing the feel of this image. The red crown also looks lovely.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Bibhav,
I agree with the previous comments. Did you not have your tripod? Wish the light was better.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Bibhav Behera]

Thanks for the observations.
Sabyasachi,
I had the tripod but the sighting was pretty brief so shot handheld. Wish I had managed a bit more sharpness.