Pratincole

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Chilika lake, february 2012.

Glareola pratincola

Shot from a boat. Canon EOS 1D Mark IV, Canon EF 400mm f2.8 L IS USM, EF 2xII, ISO 400, f7.1, 1/1000

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Anand Madabhushi]

Patraji, the subject knows how to present self for a good photograph. Very good color renditions against good BG.

[Saktipada Panigrahi]

Lovely image.Immaculate details.Thanks for sharing.SaktiWild

[Mrudul Godbole]

Lovely eye contact and catch light. I liked the pose and the low angle. Nice details and sharpness. Thanks for sharing.

[Atul Dhamankar]

more space in front of the bird will be nice...

[Supreet Sahoo]

A very cute bird and you have done well with the details on the bird. What comes as a surprise is the compo. Is there a special reason why you have chosen more space in the opposite side of the image? :sneaky2:

[Sabyasachi Patra]

I agree that a majority of the photographers would have left less space at the left and more at the right. However, I do differently.

Have you noticed how the bird positions its head when it is looking at you? It won't point its beak towards you, if it wants to look at you. Their eyes are not forward facing - they are on the side of their head. So I don't blindly try to adhere to the rule by leaving more space at the right.

In this composition, the eye which is locked on to the photographer, is positioned in the rule of thirds position in this image.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi