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Clement Francis
11-11-2009, 02:55 AM
http://www.clementfrancis.com/naturescapes/IC.JPG

Canon 30D with Canon 500mm f/8, ISO 200, 1/1000 shutters
Place: Greater Rann of Kutch, Gujarat, India.
These are dryland birds and very shy most times, but when there are abundant insects in the area, they
gradually become bold and allow you to approach them closely. Shot this from car.
ramesh anantharaman
11-11-2009, 03:25 AM
oh fabulous shot sir. totally love this image
Tony Whitehead
11-11-2009, 03:30 AM
Nice and sharp with good exposure. I like the complementary tones in bird and BG showing it's camouflage. Areas of poor definition on outline of breast and back suggest some cloning that could be refined. Similar area behind where leg joins body but may be soft plumage.
Harshad Barve
11-11-2009, 04:09 AM
beautiful image Clement , I know how difficult to shoot them ,
Cloning stamp mentioned , rest looks awesome here
TFS
Kiran Poonacha
11-11-2009, 04:22 AM
beautiful one, just take spill over of cloning.. loved the colours, Bg amd comp anna..
Stu Bowie
11-11-2009, 05:18 AM
I like the light, with good detail and colours on the head. Lovely complimentary BG, and cloning marks mentioned.
Daniel Cadieux
11-11-2009, 06:19 AM
Post-processing artefacts mentioned, but otherwise nice image. Being a dryland bird, the habitat looks perfect for it. With a name like "Courser" I imagine this is speedy little guy? (The spelling of "courser" can be loosely translated in French to mean "runner", or "racer")
paul leverington
11-11-2009, 06:55 AM
A bird I have never seen before. Thanks for posting for that. He is indeed quite beautiful! Nice capture Clement!

Paul
David Hemmings
11-11-2009, 07:22 AM
This is great Clement! Beautiful details and light.
Rohan Kamath
11-11-2009, 08:33 AM
Superb exposure and light here sir... I agree with Harshad sir...It's very difficult to shoot these...Perfect habitat seen too...

@Daniel
Thanks for the added info... Glad to learn something new
James Salywoda
11-11-2009, 10:34 AM
A stunning looking subject nice pose and detail.
Juan Carlos Vindas
11-11-2009, 12:25 PM
Great looking fellow.
Love the BG and head angle, light is great.
Adrian David
11-13-2009, 03:34 AM
Beautiful species and a very nice pose. Agree with the cloning part.