Grey Treepie

[Ashok Sorout]

Taken with Canon 7D and 55-250 IS lens @ 250 mm, F 7.1 Exposure 1/400s ISO 200.

[Mrudul Godbole]

Hi Ashok,

Welcome to Indiawilds..!!

Nice first post. The details are nice. It is good that you used a narrow aperture like f7.1 as the head is away from you. The light is tricky. It would have been good if the eye was lighted. Placing the bird a bit more to the right with more space to the left in the direction it is looking would have strengthened the composition further.

You can place the copyright mark in the bottom or top corner, so it wont distract. Look forward to more.

[Ashok Sorout]

Thanks for your comments Murdul, Just want to know, Is it ok to edit the picture before posting here.

I have done some editing in terms of sharpness using Photoscape, otherwise the actual output of the camera was not sharp enough to post here.

[Dr. Kalpamoi Kakati]

Rufous tree pie.Nice shot.Wish the head portion was lighted.Thanks for sharing

[Mrudul Godbole]

Thanks for your comments Murdul, Just want to know, Is it ok to edit the picture before posting here.

I have done some editing in terms of sharpness using Photoscape, otherwise the actual output of the camera was not sharp enough to post here.

Do you photograph in jpeg or RAW format? You can check the following thread, it discusses the basic image processing flow -

Indiawilds: Land of the Tiger. Conservation, Wildlife Photography, Communities (http://www.indiawilds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5125)

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Ashok,
Welcome to IndiaWilds!

This is a rufous treepie.

I agree with the previous comments. In any animal or bird the head and the eye occupy the most vital position. In some of the primitive tribes the practice of headhunting was prevalent. They used to cut the head of their opponents and keep it with them. It was believed that with the head the soul is also captured.

In some parts of India, one can't cremate without the head of the dead person. Ofcourse, these days in accidents whatever one gets from the remains is cremated.

The reason for saying all these is that the same principle ie the importance of head and eye is retained in our arts. So we insist on the pleasing eye contact with our subjects. That brings us into the talk of insufficient head turn or head turned in the wrong direction etc. In this image, the shadow side is facing us. So the image loses its impact. Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi