Shrike

by Murali Santhanam

Gallery: AvianPosted March 13, 2010185 views19 comments

Grey-backed Shrike taken at Kanakpura, 70 KMs from Bangalore.

Camera : Pentax K10D
Lens: Sigma 50-500

Comments

19 comments

Comment posted by Keith Bauer on March 13, 2010 at 1:18 PM

Beautiful image. Love the flow created by the perch. Wonderful sharpness and a very pleasing background. Very nice.

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Comment posted by Sally King on March 13, 2010 at 1:42 PM

I love how well the eye shows up in the black mask. Nice diagnol perch. Great colored background enhances the colors of the bird. A bit more room on the bottom would be nice if you have it.

Registered on December 2, 2008, 416 Posts, 4450 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 13, 2010 at 5:02 PM

Very nice little bird! Good colors and pose, and great eye. The tail is almost cut off, so needs more room at the bottom. You might have to add some canvas, but that would not be too hard.
Sandy r

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by debbie fontaine on March 13, 2010 at 7:21 PM

This is the most beautiful shrike photo I have ever seen,I mean WOW !!!! The bird itself is exquisite but the BG is as impressive.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on March 13, 2010 at 7:35 PM

I like this very much Murali. The shrike is wonderful and I like perch and background. But it seriously needs more room for the tail IMO.

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on March 13, 2010 at 8:25 PM

This is really nice and I agree about the tail...even a tad of rotation may help bring that tail up some more. Sharon

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on March 13, 2010 at 10:36 PM

Beautiful, Murali. I really like the palette in this image. The bird and bg work perfectly together. Teh composition is excellent.

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on March 14, 2010 at 1:22 AM

A beautiful frame, it would certainly benefit from more canvas at bottom and push in the contrast.
Jagdeep Rajput

Registered on April 29, 2008, 686 Posts, 2857 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on March 14, 2010 at 6:13 AM

Beautiful shot Murali - background, light and perch are wonderful. I'd be tempted to add a little room at the bottom.

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Kevin Thompson on March 14, 2010 at 9:23 AM

Lovely!!!!

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Comment posted by Murali Santhanam on March 14, 2010 at 10:45 AM

Thanks every one. I agree, the canvas makes this picture.

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Comment posted by Rohn B. McKee on March 14, 2010 at 12:43 PM

Beautifully done

Registered on November 18, 2008, 109 Posts, 415 Comments

Comment posted by Simon Bennett on March 14, 2010 at 4:11 PM

Lovely image.

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Comment posted by Michael Lotito on March 14, 2010 at 9:17 PM

Very nice image overall. You do have some beautiful birds in India.

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Comment posted by Danny Shelton on March 14, 2010 at 10:44 PM

Great perch, pose, and exposure. Well done.

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Comment posted by Dan Harbour on March 15, 2010 at 2:49 PM

Way to go, Murali. Beautiful bird, great perch, wonderful background. Nice composition. I really like this image.

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on March 15, 2010 at 6:10 PM

Gorgeous light ,colors and dof. Love the perch as well

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on March 16, 2010 at 3:43 PM

Looks great to me, perch, background, detail and color of the bird are all there, way to go.

Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments

Comment posted by Mia McPherson on March 17, 2010 at 5:48 PM

Lovely setting, pose, colors and light. More space at the bottom would make this image stringer.

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