Red brasted Flycatcher

[RakeshDhareshwar]

Shot this at Sinhagad Valley , Pune .
They come to bathe in the stream . Was lucky to get a ground level image as this individual was a bit co-operative.

Camera : Canon 1D Mk III
Lens : Canon 600mm f4 IS
Shutters : 1/640
Aperture : f4
Speed : ISO 1250 .

Cheers,
Rakesh

[Dave Leroy]

Very well done on the shooting angle and I like the nice pose with the tail visible.

At first the green leaves in bg bothered me but after looking at photo for a bit I think they add to the environmental aspect.

The very still looking water water adds to the nice calm feel of the photo.

Dave

[Stu Bowie]

Good angle Rakesh, together with the pose and cocked tail. I like the hint of the reflection, and you have left good space all round.

[jack williamson]

This is a great shot Rakesh, love the low angle, sharpness and clarity. The urc draws my eye. I think if

it was darkened a bit it would look better.

Jack

[EzhilSuresh]

I like the bird in its natural habitat. Fantastic image quality and composition. Just wish the background was a little bit less distracting. Keep them coming.

[Arthur Morris]

Sharp with a nice pose. Ezhil-bhai, I doubt that this is natural habitat as there are very few edge-of-the-earth ponds in nature.... It looks like a man made, over-flowing bird bath to me :). BTW, welcome and thanks a stack for your membership support.

[RakeshDhareshwar]

Sharp with a nice pose. Ezhil-bhai, I doubt that this is natural habitat as there are very few edge-of-the-earth ponds in nature.... It looks like a man made, over-flowing bird bath to me :). BTW, welcome and thanks a stack for your membership support.

Thanx Arthur ,
But this is a natural steam in Sinhagad Valley , Pune . The stream trickles down after winter and there are pools of water formed in between . Nothing man made about this one .

[Arthur Morris]

Thanks Rakesh; I stand corrected. I have never seen a natural situation like this before. How much time to you get to spend there?

[RakeshDhareshwar]

The best time to do this place is early morning . The flycatchers would come from around 8.00 - 9.30 and then get back to the forest . This small area would have very shallow pools of water , like the one above and pefect for them to bathe and quench their thirst . So I used to reach at around 6.30 -7.00 and wait for these birds , and shoot till about 9.30 -10.00.

[Craig Brelsford]

Good low angle, pretty bird. I like the glassy water and may have left more of it in. In so doing, you'd have shown us a bit more of the reflection of the flycatcher.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Rakesh, I am liking the shallow DOF here and the calm water is really nice. I think I know which spot you are referring to.