White-throated Fantail

Gallery: AvianPosted March 9, 2010119 views15 comments

Western Himalayas, India
1D2N, 500mm+2x, tripod, f/9, 1/500, ISO400, -1/3ev

Another restless bird that I was happy to get out in the open. These birds usually stay close to the undergrowth where the light is inadequate to capture their fast movements. This one came out to drink at a small stream and gave me some shots.

All comments welcome. Thanks for looking.

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on March 9, 2010 at 5:49 AM

Good job getting this Satie - if its like our fantails then I know what problems you were facing. Like the detail.

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on March 9, 2010 at 7:46 AM

Terrific light and detail Satie! If you have a minute to send me an email, I am curious on how you are getting this amount of shaarpness out of your 500 + 2x combo. I made a few changes to mine that helped, but wondering if you have some better techniques.because the sharpness in this shot is terrific for using a 2x!

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on March 9, 2010 at 8:00 AM

beautiful, Satie! A great namesake pose with that fanned tail. This is very nice in every respect: great pose, detail, exposure, perch, bg. Nice shot.

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Comment posted by Joel DeYoung on March 9, 2010 at 8:25 AM

Wow, excellent details. I like the diagonal composition and the catch light in the eye. You nailed the exposure. Well done.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on March 9, 2010 at 8:56 AM

Wonderful light & details Satie, I enjoy the great look at the bird's eye, your choice of comp and the way it feels like this bird is about to lift off. Excellent sharpness, lovely background and a gorgeous bird.

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Comment posted by KC Choo on March 9, 2010 at 9:01 AM

Wow! Another superb capture, Satie! The Fantails in Singapore/Malaysia behave the same way, so I can see why you are so pleased to get one like this. Well done!

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on March 9, 2010 at 10:37 AM

A great looking bird Satie. I like the aggresive pose and the great eye contact. Really nice light and catchlight. The perch is nice and the BG perfect for showing off this bird. Well done.

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Comment posted by Robert Bunch on March 9, 2010 at 12:37 PM

Nice shot! Good pose, light, perch and BG.

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Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on March 9, 2010 at 12:42 PM

Beautiful bird with nice pose in great light, what more do you want!?

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on March 9, 2010 at 1:24 PM

Beautiful capture, Satie. Excellent pose, background and detail!

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Comment posted by Roy Bailey on March 9, 2010 at 1:56 PM

He looks like one of those birds that doesnt stay still.Great that you got one out in the open like this.Excellent detail and evenly lit along the whole bird slight blur on tail tip suits his restless behaviour very nice Satie.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on March 9, 2010 at 1:57 PM

Everything comes together on this one, perch, lighting, head turn, eye and background, well done.

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on March 9, 2010 at 2:26 PM

Lovely image, especially the engaged pose and background. Perfectly exposed too.

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Comment posted by Doug Backlund on March 9, 2010 at 9:01 PM

What neat bird, and very well presented. I love it!

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Comment posted by Nick Saunders on March 14, 2010 at 6:31 PM

A beauty Satie. Love that tail !

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