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    Default Black-naped Monarch Flycatcher.

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    March, 2012.Taken early in the morning. Cropped ,sharpened and NR applied to background.

    Canon: 550D, 100-400.
    Av mode, F: 5.6, 1/500, ISO: 1000, Spot metering, White balance: Auto. HH.
    Exposure bias: +0.3 stop.

    Thanks for viewing and appreciation. C & C are much appreciated.
    Best Regards.

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    What a stunning looking bird ! Love the detail and particularly that very fine hook on his beak, great side on profile Satish and nice smooth and lightly mottled backdrop.....and yes, a slight pity about the snall branch end in front of the tail...but you knew I was going to say that hehehehe.
    Very nice indeed, you certainly have some lovely birds in your country

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    Comp and BG are very nice.
    I wish the little branch didn't hide the tail but that is a minor nit.
    Gail

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    Satish - Nice details, great colors and bg. I like the pose too but agree about the branch.

    TFS,
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    I too feel the cut tail seems to hurt what is otherwise a fine image. Perhaps a bit off the left side would also help????? This image would be worth the effort to fix the minor problems.

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    Hi Satish, really striking blues on this species, and they stand out so well from the BG colours too. Interesting 'crouching' pose and you have chosen the right comp to suit. Wish he had turned a little more towards you.

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    Great bird and BG ... excellent detail and exposure!

    Agree that a bit of a head turn would have made it even better.

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    Nice image Satish! I like the pose, perch, colourful bird and BG. I did a quick clone job to remove the branch blocking the tail. I don't know what the tail looks like so it might not be right. Hope you don't mind.

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    Satish, well done...not an easy bird to capture. You got great BG here and nice details. lots of impact because of the blue-on-brown. You've placed the subject very well in the frame.

    Great job, Jim.

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    Thank you all for your comments and suggestions.

    Jim,
    Thanks a lot for your efforts on image, now it looks magnificent.
    Regards.
    Satish.

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    Satish,

    What a magnificent looking bird, the blue is spectacular.

    Jim
    Great job on the re-post

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    Excellent pose and details. Satish.

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    This is so very nice, Satish. I've yet to see this beauty. You've captured a great pose on a great perch against a great bg. Jim did a great job with the pruning!

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