Purple Rumped Sunbird | Goa

[RakeshDhareshwar]

Wow ! Nature can make some simple birds look stunning with a great setting !!!

Camera : 1DMKIII
Lens : 600mm
AP:F 5.6
SH: 1/40
ISO: 2500

Cheers
Rakesh

[vishaljadhav]

Lovely composition here.

[Joe Senzatimore]

All I can say is WOW!!!!!! You should be able to sell this one for sure.

[gail bisson]

The flower and composition are lovely. I would like to see the branch starting off closer to the lower corner (crop rhs back to the "m" in .com). The IQ on the bird is lacking. There is also a spot in front of the bird's breast that is distracting and needs to be cloned out. I would try a set up using a flower just like this but in better light so that the ISO is lower and the SS higher. TFS
Gail

[RakeshDhareshwar]

Thanx Gail . This is again 90% of the frame . I will clone the dust spot and repost , but I am not sure if the lack of IQ on the bird is because of the low shutter / hi ISO combination . Would be difficult to set this up again , as this was shot in a forest in Goa .

[Sid Garige]

Brilliant composition Rakesh. Tough lighting conditions very well handled.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Rakesh, well seen and composed. Lots of impact.

[Nancy Bell]

For me this image is all about composition and not the fine details. The comp is excellent with that colorful graceful flower anchored by the small bird. I also think the dreamy bkgd adds to the overall effect. Well done.

[arash_hazeghi]

interesting pose and composition, but the bird lacks details and is a bit dark