Great Indian Hornbill -2

Great Indian Hornbill taken at Valparai,Tamilnadu.

Camera: Canon 600D
Focal Length : 400mm
Shutter Speed : 1/1600
Aperture: 5.6
ISO/Film: 3200

Great portrait again. Like the earlier one, the light is a bit harsh. a slightly off centered composition, with more space to the right will make this even better. Any reason for such a high ISO ?

Lovely feeding action captured

Thanks for sharing

Rajan

Nice habitat image of the male Great Pied Hornbill looking for fruit. Good eye contact. Thanks for sharing.SaktiWild

P.S.:What is the name of the tree ? Leaves look like those of Custard Apple tree in W.Bengal, but the shape of the fruit is different.

Saktipada, I am not sure the name of the tree. I find those everywhere in Valparai, looks like some kind of berries to me.

Hi Rajan, I kept lower ISO and took a few but then I had to decrease the shutter speed as well and since I was I carrying 100-400mm it was heavy to hold. I didn't had tripod at that moment. May be next time I'll carry a tripod and experiment with the settings :-) . Thanks, Uday.

In case tripod is becoming difficult, you can use a monopod. If you have recently picked up the 100-400 lens, then it is important to do some arm strengthening using a heavier weight. :)