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Ultramarine Flycatcher


Ultramarine Flycatcher
Photo Information
Copyright: Rakesh Dhareshwar (RDx) Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 14 W: 4 N: 64] (276)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-01-25
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 1D Mark III, Canon 600mm f4 IS
Exposure: f/5.0, 1/500 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-09-01 9:00
Viewed: 441
Points: 26
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
10cm. Deep blue above, sides of head and neck, prominent white patch runs from centre of throat, through breast to belly.
Pakistan, Kashmir, Nepal, Bhutan and Tibet. Winters in India.
Found in Hills and forests of oak, rhododendron, pine, fir, occasionally orchards.
The diet includes insects.

It builds a nest from fine moss with some strips of bark and fine grass, lined with hair and rootlets. 3 - 5, olive green to dull stone-buff, freckled all over with reddish brown eggs are laid.
horias, MMM, nglen, Argus, boreocypriensis, ramthakur has marked this note useful
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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2388 W: 94 N: 5521] (17576)
  • [2009-09-01 9:06]

Hello Rakesh,
Another masterpiece! Again the most beautiful photo of this species I've ever seen. You managed this photo so well! Superb sharpness, composition, DOF, POV, pose and colours.
I'm waiting for your next photo.
Regards,
Peter

Rakesh,
Great capture this Ultramarine Flycatcher!!
Colors are lovely, very sharp, good POV, BG.
Congratulation!
Horia

what a nice species, colors and sharpness are so beautiful

What wonderful bird species you have! This is a beautiful capture--amazing DOF and sharpness. I'm looking forward to seeing more of your work.

Best regards,
Nancy

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  • MMM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 921 W: 0 N: 1985] (8905)
  • [2009-09-01 10:39]

Hello Rakesh
That is a beautiful closed up.Good POV and razor sharp image with excellent plumage detail.I like that catch light in the eye. and the OOF BG
TFS Michel

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2908 W: 34 N: 8625] (32146)
  • [2009-09-01 11:47]

Hi Rakesh . Firstly thank you for your kind comments on my pictures. This is a little beauty . we dont have many birds with blue on them. You have used your canon 600 lens to its best to give this well detailed and bright coloured picture of the little Flycatcher. Well done TFs.
Nick..

very cute bid, TFS Ori

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3816 W: 190 N: 11348] (34987)
  • [2009-09-01 12:14]

Hello Rakesh,
A fine capture to professional standard of this spectacular Flycatcher, the Ultramarine. The frontal POV shows excellent details with fine exposure, colours and sharpness and the composition and neutral BG add to the beauty of this image.
Thanks and best regards,
Ivan

Namastay Rakesh,

You really must have enjoyed taking this shot seeing such a clear view of the bird's face. Excellent catch-light in its eye. Good, sharp focus displaying fine plummage details and nice pose.
TFS and cheers,

BayRam

It is good to see you on TN, Rakesh.
This is a fantastic portrait of a blue coloured Flycatcher.
The picture is perfect in every respect except that you have either cropped the lower end too close or ended up with an original frame with the right talon of the bird just about within the frame.
Welcome to TN and all the best.
Ram

Preety bird,look like is paint with blue.Good picture.Regards.Alin.

Hi,
Very beautiful and colorful bird, cute but why you missed the composition. I can understand finding such beautiful subject, focusing and timing your capture, so any things goes in to one frame. It will be better if you give some location details too, for our information. tfs.
nagraj.v

Hi Rakesh,

Lovely looking bird, where did you take this picture? but why you have not included the other leg in full, could have been better if you could have included is what I felt.Unless you are emphasizing on the colour of the bird.

Excellent as always...!!!

Regards
vipin :-)

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