Spotted this inquisitive bird cooling off in a waterpuddle near the gairal FRH at Corbett National Park.
EOS 50D + 300 f4 L IS + 1.4x II at f8, 1/500, ISO 800, April 2010
minor tweaking and cropping.
Looking forward to comments.
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Spotted this inquisitive bird cooling off in a waterpuddle near the gairal FRH at Corbett National Park.
EOS 50D + 300 f4 L IS + 1.4x II at f8, 1/500, ISO 800, April 2010
minor tweaking and cropping.
Looking forward to comments.
Nice shot but I prefer them completely frozen and from lower angle. It may not be possible to get down at this location (i am guessing). But i would have opened it to 5.6 and frozen it.
Lovely action captured. I liked the water splash. The eye contact is great. Agree a lower angle (if possible) would have been great. A higher shutter speed would have helped to freeze the drops, but I like the way it is. Wish you could have included the tail in full. The ripples in the water are nice. Thanks for sharing.
Dipankar,
This is a nice image. I like the framing in this image. The rock at the bottom left, right and top left corners form a natural frame. That leads the eye directly to the bird. A higher shutter speed would have ensured freezing of the droplets as well as the wings, however, that means f5.6 and ISO 1600. I won't advise that. In the present image, the lower shutter speed helps in the water droplets in elongated shapes and the wing blur gives a feeling of movement. It is good that you got the head and eye contact well. A lower angle, would have further enhanced this image, but I guess it may not be been possible. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers,
Sabyasachi
Lovely framing, the droplets and ripples in the water have come out well. Agree about low angle, the image would be stunning.
tfs
Nice cooling off feeling.What else you require in these days!Great photo.Agree with freezing.
I like the composition. The splashed water looks nice. The framing of the bird within the rocks looks nice. Thanks for sharing.