Purple Rumped Sunbird

[Sudhir Shivaram]

Unfortunately it was not on a natural perch, but I loved the colours of the bird and the complementing background. Photographed on the outskirts of Bangalore, South India. Your comments appreciated.

http://www.thejunglelook.com/NSN/800/_MG_6050-Purple-Rumped-Sunbird.jpg

Canon EF 800mm + 1.4xII on Canon 1D Mark III, Main Wimberly on Gitzo 1325.
ISO 200, 1/320 @ f8, Evaluative Metering - 1/3 Stop, Aperture Priority.

Regards,
Sudhir

[Ramon M. Casares]

Wow... just awesome... love the BG, the profile view, the colors, the bird itself, the light and sharpnes, everythoing is great!!
Ps: Nice piece of equipment you have there ;)

[Kaushik Balakumar]

Tack sharp & excellent details Sudhir. Rich colours & lovely bokeh to go with. I understand u were trying to avoid the perch but personally I wud've liked a little more space in the bottom.

[Tony Whitehead]

Great shot, Sudhir. I agree about more space below but understand trying to minimise the perch. Lovely colour palette. Wish for a little more detail in the dark tones - have used Shadow/highlight to try and achieve this but some fill flash and a Better Beamer may be a better option. Look forward to more from that monster lens of yours:D

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Stunning capture for all of the above reasons. Many thanks for sharing this lovely image with us Sudhir !!

[Raymond Barlow]

stunning image Sudhir ... incredible colours, maybe a little over saturated, But I cannot say that with conviction, since I have never seem the bird. Maybe some off the top would help the composition.

[Bruce Gove]

Awesome image Sudhir - I like the Tony's repost as it makes the eye stand out much better and sheds some light on the areas under the eye. Great post!!!

Cheers,

Bruce

[Fabs Forns]

Wow, what a bird! Stunning with clean BG, the colors look also a bit overdone to me, judging by the BG. The lighter repost looks wonderful. Keep them coming!

[Linda Robbins]

What a gorgeous bird! Excellent pose and the bg is so complimentary. The image does seem a bit oversaturated. Fill flash with a Better Beamer would have brought out more detail in the darker areas and improved the iridescense.

[Juan Aragonés]

Terrific image quality with such a focal lens and very cute bird. I agree about the need for more room at the bottom. Tony´s repost is an improve on a very nice image

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Beautiful bird...
Pose, BG and sharpness makes this one a winner. Great job.

[Sudhir Shivaram]

Thanks all for your comments and suggestions. Tony's image does bring out nice details in the shadow area. Thanks Tony for the re-post.

Regards,
Sudhir

[Diana Zorrilla]

Amazing bird! Great re-post!

Please keep sharing your images.

Diana