Ashy Drongo (Dicrurus leucophaeus)

[Pao Dolina]

Ashy Drongo (Dicrurus leucophaeus) by alabang, on Flickr

Best viewed full screen on a Retina Display at flickr and 500px

http://www.flickr.com/photos/alabang/16686988509/

https://500px.com/photo/102370503/ashy-drongo-(dicrurus-leucophaeus)-by-paolo-dolina

The Ashy Drongo (Dicrurus leucophaeus) is a species of bird in the drongo family Dicruridae. It is found widely distributed across South and Southeast Asia with several populations that vary in the shade of grey, migration patterns and in the size or presence of a white patch around the eye.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashy_drongo

Location http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coron,_Palawan

Settings: f/5.6 800mm 1/160 ISO 640

 

[christopher galeski]

nice capture,nice looking bird,BG is a bit busy,would tone down the highlights in the BG,or try a vertical,to cut the highlights out,but like the image.

 

[Marina Scarr]

You've done a great job with exposing for this bird and it has nice feather details and pose. WHat isn't working for me here are the branches on the right which are lit up and I find a bit distracting. You could try for a vertical image here to see if you can remove the distracting elements.