One Feather at a Time

[Abhishek Jamalabad]

Photographed this Coppersmith Barbet (Megalaima haemacephala) preening, from my terrace today. Late afternoon light.

Camera Model Name Canon PowerShot SX10 IS
Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE
Tv (Shutter Speed) 1/400
Av (Aperture Value) 5.7
Light Metering Evaluative
Exposure Compensation +1 1/3
ISO Speed 100
White Balance (in-camera) Day Light
Cropped along the length for a vertical composition.
Decided to post this image without any PP.

Thanks for looking, C&C welcome.

P.S. Will be inactive on the forums for the next couple of weeks as I will be busy with my exams, please excuse me.

[Mrudul Godbole]

Seems the light was quite bad. Wish there were more details near the eye area. The vertical branch is a bit distracting, if possible moving to the left to avoid it would have been good. The ruffled feathers are nice.

Wish you All the Best for the exams . See you online soon.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Exposure if fine. I wish you could have avoided the vertical branch. Moving to the left or moving to the right and top and shooting through the vertical "v" like branch would have been better.

All the best for your exams.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Bibhav Behera]

The pose is nice. Wish the branch up front were absent. Thanks for sharing.