119.4 degrees - turn on the water
Several of us were photographing the birds coming to get some water while waiting to enter Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve one afternoon when it was 119.4 degrees. This Purple Sunbird was good at hanging upside down and getting drinks.
Nikon D3S, 200-400 f4 @400mm
ISO 800, f6.3, 1/320sec
Manual exposure
I like this one a lot Laurie. I like the position of the bird and it and the faucet are very sharp, nice bg. You will probably get some different crop suggestions. 119.4 sounds brutal!
Jack
Laurie, this picture is a contest winner. It is a totally unique backyard photo, and I wish it were mine. I just tried a few different crops. I would tighten it up a little on all slides, but mostly from the left. Why don't you enter this in the backyard division of WildBird Contest. The deadline is May 11.
What a cool afternoon it was :)) :))
Love the image , BG and position of bird , very well done
IndeedOriginally Posted by Marina Scarr
Great suggestion and great potential to win there
wonderful, Laurie...a sweet and captivating look, to be sure
Excellent capture, it even has its tongue out after those elusive drops.
Very neat, and it tells a story. I'm normally not very fond of such strong hand-of-man elements...but in the context of this photo it works enormously well!!!
Hi Laurie, I like how the sunbird is firmly 'attached' to the bottom of the tap. The droplets add interest, and comp wise, I would crop from the right.
Thank you all for your comments. I was sure that everyone would say to crop more, generally I am so concerned about quality I just hate to do that. I have started looking for opportunities to photograph birds where they have learned to benefit from us. These birds have learned that there is water on the inside of the faucet and except for the danger of unexpected drops, it is a good place for a drink on a hot day.
Two thumbs up, very interesting photo...contest winner I think as well...
Stirred my emotions as suddenly I got very thirsty
bet if it was on 500px, it would get a lot of votes if you include your caption.....
Nice one. Cool bird and super clean BG. I agree about trying a different crop.
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