Great barbet

Gallery: AvianPosted February 19, 2018789 views11 comments

An early morning shot,coral flowers provide nectar to many avian fauna and some small mammals here in India.
Canon 7DII,700mm,f 5.6,1/400s,ISO 1000
Thanks for looking and your inputs welcome.

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Jerry Austin on February 19, 2018 at 10:46 AM

Just an explosion of color. Perches don't get much better than this. Creamy background. Well done.

Registered on January 6, 2012, 651 Posts, 3448 Comments

Comment posted by Max Waugh on February 19, 2018 at 11:25 AM

A gorgeous perch and great pose. Honestly, I'd take advantage of the "graphic" nature of this image (pose + spiky flowers) and center it to emphasize the overall shape. I don't think the extra space in front of the bird is needed.

Max

Registered on September 26, 2008, 428 Posts, 2329 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on February 19, 2018 at 12:31 PM

Beautiful, Debapratim. The detail in the gorgeous bird is excellent and it's a very interesting pose. Your dof was enough to get both the flower and the bird sharp, which surprises me a bit at f5.6 and that lens combination. If you don't mind cloning, you could remove the two little flower parts that touch the bottom of the frame, but that's a very small item for a gorgeous image. Very well done.

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Leggett on February 19, 2018 at 12:45 PM

Debapratim, this is a great pose of this beautiful bird, and such a colorful perch to boot. The larger image shows the fine details of the tiny "whiskers" around the bill. Stunning image and thanks for sharing.

Registered on July 21, 2004, 706 Posts, 3233 Comments

Comment posted by David Schoen on February 19, 2018 at 3:02 PM

Amazing color. Definitely a beautiful image with terrific detail, interesting pose, and wonderful perch. For my taste this is cropped just right.

Registered on November 6, 2006, 1213 Posts, 4587 Comments

Comment posted by SOMDEB BISWAS on February 19, 2018 at 11:44 PM

Gorgeous shot!!! BG cant get better than this, so the perch, light, details.
Regarding framing crop IMHO I think a little continuation should have been given to the bottom space whereas the upper space could have been cropped a little.
with warm regards,
Somdeb

Registered on February 7, 2018, 16 Posts, 22 Comments

Comment posted by Ed Williams on February 20, 2018 at 12:09 AM

Beautiful colors, details and BG Debapratim. I love seeing all of these new (to me) birds from you. Keep them coming. Wonderful.

Registered on December 28, 2010, 636 Posts, 3499 Comments

Comment posted by Ry Birge on February 20, 2018 at 8:03 AM

Excellent capture Debapratim! Love the comp and colors. Keep up the good work! Ry

Registered on September 23, 2017, 118 Posts, 278 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on February 22, 2018 at 4:59 PM

This is spectacular Debapratim! Such great light on the bird, I feel these flowers often overwhelm the bird but in this case the flower has met it's match! It's the perfect complement to this amazing species with the cornucopia of colors. devil

Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments

Comment posted by Hans Overduin on March 9, 2018 at 11:21 AM

Wonderful pose and a well-deserved pick ! Excellent ! Hans

Registered on August 31, 2011, 491 Posts, 3807 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 11, 2018 at 9:12 PM

Beautiful bird and perch - tack-sharp, great colours, bright eye, and nice BG.
A bit centered in this square-ish crop -
Sandy

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