Sultan of Bandhavgarh

Gallery: AvianPosted August 1, 2010152 views8 comments

Dear all

This is Asian Paradise Flycatcher. Made this in Bandhavgarh with D300, 600mm, ISO 400, at f4 , 1/125 , Beanbag
Bandhavgarh National Park is one of the best place to shoot this bird.

All comments are most welcome
Harshad

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Mia McPherson on August 1, 2010 at 10:48 AM

Harshad,

Love the colors of the bird, the raised crest and the length of the tail of this species. I like the background but I am not too sure about the OOF twig going through the branch the bird is perched on. Perhaps a vertical comp eliminating most of that OOF twig would minimize that.

Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 1, 2010 at 12:38 PM

Beautiful, Harshad. I like the composition and the bird is awesome. The bright leaf immediately behind the bird's neck is a bit distracting to me.

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

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on August 1, 2010 at 1:20 PM

Something I haven't seen before. Very interesting bird; wonderful colors. I like the setting. I agree with Dennis about the bright area.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on August 1, 2010 at 1:20 PM

I like Mia's comp suggestion, but not sure if the image can take that much crop. Worth a try IMO. Really cool looking bird.

Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments

Comment posted by KC Choo on August 1, 2010 at 8:06 PM

Terrific bird! The one I saw in Singapore did not have this wonderful long tail. It's a shame about that bright leaf in the BG.

Registered on November 15, 2004, 519 Posts, 8278 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on August 2, 2010 at 12:42 AM

These are gorgeous birds and that certainly comes through in this shot. I'd think about trying a vertical here as well. You could try toning down the leaf with a little highlight adjustment.

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

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on August 2, 2010 at 6:43 AM

Lovely shot and bird Harshad - really like the setting

cheers
Rob

Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments

Comment posted by Chris Ross on August 4, 2010 at 8:56 AM

Great looking bird Harshad, and well captured, going for a vertical comp is a possibility to eliminate some of the OOF twigs, but hard to avoid in the habitat of birds like this.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 403 Posts, 2729 Comments