Brown fish Owl..!

[Bhargava Srivari]

This guy allowed me to make just one image before he flew off, so couldn't take a look at the settings to change them to lower ISO/ narrower aperture.
f5.6, 1/320sec, ISO 640, EV 0, 400mm, cropped heavily.
canon 60D, canon 100-400 L IS USM, shot at bandipur

[Praveen Siddannavar]

Nice one Bhargava, wish he would have given you more time. The eyes of the BFO are amazing, also these birds are quite photo friendly if not distrubed, a clean bg makes this even more interesting. Next time you visit Bandipur make sure you look around at Siddarayana Katte, a BFO is resident there. I have spotted it there during my last 3 visits. Also a CHE is resident at KM Katte.
tfs

[Atul Sinai]

Nice shot Bhargava. Loved the eyes. You can increase the brightness slightly. TFS

Regards,
Atul

[Mrudul Godbole]

Its good you got it looking towards you. The vertical composition looks nice. I would have preferred to add some space from the bottom to the top, so you can avoid the bright sky. Thanks for sharing.

[Dr. Kalpamoi Kakati]

Nice eye contact & perch.Cleaner BG would have enhanced the image further.TFS

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Good that you saw the Brown fish owl.

With a big crop and a f5.6 you will not get a well diffused background. The depth of field will be higher. Either you move in close, use a long tele with a wide open aperture or a combination of the two to get a well diffused background.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Saktipada Panigrahi]

Nice Photograph of this Nocturnal Bird, yellow eyes and white throat also well documented.Thanks for sharing.SaktiWild