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What a gloriously flamboyant tail on this fellow. I wonder how these flycatchers evolved into having such fancy tails - must serve some purpose?
Perfect lookback pose. I can imagine this being a tricky comp. I wonder what going a bit looser looks like.
BG is what it is. Well done Satish!
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Wow, what for a fantastic bird. I think it is not easy to capture this bird complete. The lookback pose is great. Exposure control, too.
BG, ok ... is what it is.
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The composition fits the bird. Nice looking back pose and the tail is just amazing, Satish.
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Hi Satish, thats one long tail, and a vertical was the only way to go here, maybe adds touch to the LHS. I do like the look back pose, and you have exposed the colours on the bird nicely. Im fine with the BG, I would maybe just tone it down a touch.
I would like to see this fellow in flight.
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Awesome shot, Satish. What a magnificent bird. I like the ultra-vertical comp; would make a handsome bookmark. I rather like the painterly BG, but it looks like you did some cloning, and/or a blur layer with partial opacity?
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You really don't have much choice with your composition here. I can't believe how longgggg this bird's tail is. It's crazy long. If you have it, I would give it a little more room all around. It seems a little bit squeezed into the frame.
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Originally Posted by
Stuart Bowie
Hi Satish, thats one long tail, and a vertical was the only way to go here, maybe adds touch to the LHS. I do like the look back pose, and you have exposed the colours on the bird nicely. Im fine with the BG, I would maybe just tone it down a touch.
I would like to see this fellow in flight.

Thanks a lot for the comments,Stuart Sir. Very difficult to catch in flight, but sure I will post flight some day.
Regards,
Satish.
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Originally Posted by
Bill Dix
Awesome shot, Satish. What a magnificent bird. I like the ultra-vertical comp; would make a handsome bookmark. I rather like the painterly BG, but it looks like you did some cloning, and/or a blur layer with partial opacity?
Thank you so much for your kind feed back and comments, Bill Sir.
I am sorry,I forgot to mention that I have lighten the dark lines in the BG. Not a good PP work,I will take care of it. Re post is without any cloning work.
Regards,
Satish.
Last edited by Satish Ranadive; 03-16-2014 at 11:12 AM.
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Originally Posted by
Marina Scarr
You really don't have much choice with your composition here. I can't believe how longgggg this bird's tail is. It's crazy long. If you have it, I would give it a little more room all around. It seems a little bit squeezed into the frame.
Marina,
Thank you so much for your kind feed back and comments. These two ribbon-like tail feathers are called as tail streamers,overall almost 50 cm in length. They do lose it while molting and I have just recently, photographed molting male which is just about 20 cm. I will post it soon. I have got plenty of room around bird. Here is the re post.

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Satish.
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Sidharth, Holger and Karl,
Thank you all for your nice words of appreciation.
Regards,
Satish.
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That is about the best shot of that guy I have ever seen. Head turn, and full tail!... Not easy.
I have been after it for years. Just saw it in my area last week and am on the hunt.
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Gabriela and Gary,
Thanks a lot for the comments.
Gary,
I do not know what season is there right now,but they always stay near stream water. Try to find out some stagnant water in the dried stream surrounded by bushes. ( just before starting of summer season) You will find them early in the morning taking baths.
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Satish.
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Satish-wow, nice capture. I rather prefer the first post for it's muted BG though I would include a little room to the left (not much more) and crop the right to exclude the bright vertical branch. Nicely rendered tones.