Indian Grey Hornbill (Ocyceros birostris)

[Sandesh Astgikar]

Canon 7D
Sigma 50-500mm f 4-6.3
TV1/2000, AV 6.3 ISO 800
Shot at RBS
FF pic and hand held

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Sandesh,

Composition wise I it would have been better if there was more space at the top than at the bottom. Also, slightly more space at the left would have been even better.

Slight head turn would have been great. The focus looks to be slightly ahead. You can check the focus point by opening the raw file in zoombrowser or in Digital Photo Professional (DPP).

What is RBS? Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Sandesh Astgikar]

Ranganatittu bird sanctuary

[Mrudul Godbole]

Lovely sighting, I had not sighted a hornbill in Ranganathittu before. The perch is nice. Agree with the above comments. Seems the focus is locked on the branch ahead, do check. How is the sighting there? Thanks for sharing.

[Sandesh Astgikar]

Thank you mrudul
You need to visit early in morning
When i saw them they are in pair
I usually found them every time.

[Bibhav Behera]

The composition looks nice. I would have although liked more space on the top.
The blurring around the branches seems a bit abrupt. Did you additionally blur the background?

[Bhargava Srivari]

The focus looks to have locked slightly ahead. The 50-500mm by no means is light. It might help to use a monopod/tripod while shooting birds and a bean bag while shooting from jeeps during safari

A nice sighting, no doubt. I haven't seen a hornbill at RBS yet

tfs

Bhargava