Ultramarine Flycatcher.

[Satish Ranadive]

Taken in Feb, 2012. Cropped,sharpened and NR applied to background.
Small portion of the perch on the back of bird is removed and Width of the perch is reduced.

Canon: 550D, 100-400.
F: 5.6, 1/640, ISO: 200, Spot metering, White balance: Auto. HH.
Exposure bias: +0.7 stop.

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

[David Salem]

Good Job Satish. Beautiful bird. Great light, exposure, BG and detail. No noise!!! Nice!!

David

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Satish, I can see where this guy gets his name from - lovely colour on him. You have brought out the detail nicely, and just love the BG. Maybe a little off the top.

[Frank Schauf]

Beautiful portrait, great details and sharpness.

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Very nice capture Satish. Stunning detail in the feathers and nice detail in the perch. The background is great as well. I would suggest removing some of the green from the background (bottom right). Possibly desaturate the greens a little and then paint over (5-10% brush) with some of the brown/orange. Just a suggestion.

[dankearl]

Great BG to go with the bird and the bird looks very nice.
Nice PP if you removed some of the perch, can't tell at all.

[PhilCook]

Extra nice image Satish, standing out very nicely from the backdrop