Marine Blue.............

[Ritesh Nangare]

Ultramarine Flycatcher

(second winter male according to may knowledge )....such a tine bird and such wonderful colors... we all are blessed by there visits near pune every year..
the bird is near ,i shoot the bird at f8 still did not get hold if the tail..the tail is still out of focous ,any suggestions.
.......hope you all like it

here are the exif

Camera Model Canon EOS-1D X
Shooting Date/Time 02/06/13 87 PM
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/320
Av(Aperture Value) 8.0
ISO Speed 400
Lens EF500mm f/4L IS II USM +1.4x III
Focal Length 700.0mm

[gail bisson]

This is really nice Ritesh.
Nice bright colors. Good pose.
It is almost impossible to get the tail in focus if you are close. Even if you were at F22 , the dof changes are minuscule (maybe .2-.3 cm) All you can do when this close is wait for the bird to be more parallel to the sensor or back away and crop the image.
The bird is slightly over sharpened for my taste but that is more of a personal issue.
Gail

[Frank Schauf]

Beautiful portrait, great details and sharpness.

[Marina Scarr]

Love capture and I really like the turn back pose. The colors are super, nice comp, and agree that it's a little oversharpened.