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Singing Diva
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Singing Diva

by Subharghya Das

Gallery: AvianPosted July 28, 2010131 views9 comments
Oriental Magpie Robin female

EXIF
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Canon 7D + 100-400

400 mm
f/5.6
1/500 sec
400 ISO
+0.33 Exp Comp
Matrix Metering
Handheld

Comments

9 comments
Comment posted by Joel DeYoung on July 28, 2010 at 2:57 PM
Sweet singing pose. Nice details and colors. The tail feathers crack me up. :smile:
Registered on July 12, 2009, 92 Posts, 1074 Comments
Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on July 28, 2010 at 3:39 PM
Wonderful; great pose and BG. Perfect sharpness.

Congrats

D&L
Registered on October 7, 2008, 166 Posts, 3044 Comments
Comment posted by Ron Dudley on July 28, 2010 at 7:43 PM
The exhuberant tail-up and singing pose is charming Subharghya. I'd like to see some more detail in some of the whites but they certainly are not blown. I'm unfamiliar with the species and find it interesting that the the belly and thighs are this creamy yellow and the wing bars and underneath the tail are very white. Wish I could hear her singing.
Registered on March 30, 2007, 437 Posts, 10915 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 28, 2010 at 8:14 PM
This is a fantastic pose, Subharghya! It just exudes energy. The composition, bg and technical details are all first rate as well. :toast: :toast:
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by Subharghya Das on July 29, 2010 at 2:13 AM
@Ron - The dynamic range is too high for this pied beauty (The male's is even higher) .. I too would have loved some more details in the white feathers but they are too fine to show up at this size ... Her belly is actually pure white but we are having monsoon here in India now and this beauty often feeds on muddy grounds, so, she has spoiled her costume :wink: :biggrin:

Thank you all for your appreciations :smile:
Registered on March 18, 2009, 26 Posts, 195 Comments
Comment posted by Ron Dudley on July 29, 2010 at 8:46 AM
Thank you for the explanation of the belly colors Subharghya.
Registered on March 30, 2007, 437 Posts, 10915 Comments
Comment posted by May Haga on July 29, 2010 at 10:53 AM
Wonderful action beautifully captured.
May
Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments
Comment posted by Pete Bengeyfield on July 29, 2010 at 11:34 AM
I like the overall pose and the fact shes singing. Nice one!
Registered on December 2, 2003, 1247 Posts, 3439 Comments
Comment posted by Muhammad Zaid Wani on July 29, 2010 at 11:56 AM
WOW! Superb shot! :toast:
Registered on August 18, 2005, 23 Posts, 1406 Comments