Desert Wheatear

[Mital Patel]

Desert Wheatear (Alauda gulgula)
Camera : Nikon D300
Lens : Nikkor 80-400D ED VR
Exposure : 1/1600sec @ 400mm
Aperture : f/8
ISO Rating : 400
Captured On : Dec 20 2009, 10:39 am
Location : Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat, INDIA

The mirage seen clearly due to the heat between me and this desert wheatear. THis Area Little rann of Kutch is a huge wetland starts drying up from November and become a desert of dried salt water and so heat touches the desert in very early part of morning showing mirage.

C&C Welcome

[Randy Stout]

Mital:

Your bird has almost perfect coloration to blend into his environment. He is sharp and well exposed.
Head angle appears ever so slightly away, works OK for me however.

I might consider a version with the middle piece of plant material along the lower border cloned out. It jumps out more than usual because of the monochromatic color palette.

Cheers

Randy

[Dave Leroy]

Lovely photo and certainly has that feeling of dryness about it. Good points by Randy. I had not noticed the effect of the middle piece of bush and I like the idea of removing it. Dave

[Callie de Wet]

Lovely bird caught in a typical pose, love the soft light here!

[Arthur Morris]

I love the desert feel and mood and the pose as well. Having the head angled slightly way is a big negative and it the likely cause of the head looking a bit soft.