Himalayan Bulbul

Gallery: AvianPosted November 14, 20071,705 views24 comments

Morni Hills, North India

1D2N, 500mm+2x, tripod
f/11, 1/320, ISO320

Made a quick weekend trip to the mountains recently. Found a lot of new species but had only two sessions to photograph them. I guess that gives me a reason to visit the place again.

Found this beauty flitting around in late afternoon light. I wish I had some more room on the left.
All comments, critique and reposts welcome. Thanks for looking.

Comments

24 comments

Comment posted by Simon Bennett on November 14, 2007 at 2:43 AM

Lovely image of a very neat bird - I like the plumage detail and also the foreground leaves.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on November 14, 2007 at 2:58 AM

Stunning Satie, one of my favourites of yours - and that's saying something

cheers Rob

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Comment posted by Krijn Trimbos on November 14, 2007 at 3:57 AM

Hi Satie,
I wish for the same as you, but it is still a mighty sweet shot. Well done!

Registered on October 18, 2005, 260 Posts, 2979 Comments

Comment posted by Mary McGonigal on November 14, 2007 at 8:37 AM

Glorious! I wouldn't change a thing.

Registered on September 16, 2007, 103 Posts, 516 Comments

Comment posted by Ed Miller on November 14, 2007 at 8:52 AM

Very nice Satie. Love the setting and the sweet light.

Registered on December 15, 2003, 44 Posts, 368 Comments

Comment posted by David Hemmings on November 14, 2007 at 8:56 AM

This is lovely Satie, sweet light and I like the surroundings, as you say a littel more room on the left top would be perfect

Registered on May 26, 2006, 178 Posts, 1680 Comments

Comment posted by Chi Wang on November 14, 2007 at 10:31 AM

That's some bird..

Does the 'hair' ever go down, and stay up only when alert or something? Just curious...
Wonderful afternoon light, maybe just a tad too harsh

Registered on March 29, 2004, 68 Posts, 179 Comments

Comment posted by Bob Steele on November 14, 2007 at 12:34 PM

Hey Satie, that's a beauty!!! Love the colors and cool "hairdoo".

Registered on November 1, 2003, 354 Posts, 13896 Comments

Comment posted by Satie Sharma on November 14, 2007 at 12:40 PM

Does the 'hair' ever go down, and stay up only when alert or something? Just curious...

Chi, the birds that I have seen so far all had their crests raised. So, I think the crest stays up all the time.

Registered on November 11, 2003, 189 Posts, 5335 Comments

Comment posted by Ian Mason on November 14, 2007 at 5:32 PM

Beautiful. Composition looks fine to me. I had wondered about the OOF orange flowers and tried covering them but they definitely add value.

Registered on December 14, 2005, 399 Posts, 2305 Comments

Comment posted by KC Choo on November 14, 2007 at 5:38 PM

Oh my! What a gorgeous Bulbul! I would not change a thing.

I think a trip to the mountains in India is called for!

Registered on November 15, 2004, 519 Posts, 8278 Comments

Comment posted by Lee Daniels on November 14, 2007 at 7:45 PM

Love the tones here. Terrific as always, Satie!

Registered on December 31, 2003, 115 Posts, 1657 Comments

Comment posted by Doug Backlund on November 14, 2007 at 8:37 PM

Just an outstanding image! I like it as posted.

Registered on September 29, 2005, 252 Posts, 3380 Comments

Comment posted by Danny Shelton on November 14, 2007 at 9:00 PM

This is super. Love the splash of color in the background.

Registered on October 2, 2007, 14 Posts, 1029 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on November 14, 2007 at 9:08 PM

Just beautiful Satie - the comp works fine for me and I love the subtle orange to the right. And the bird is fabulous.

Registered on March 30, 2007, 437 Posts, 10915 Comments

Comment posted by Terry Sohl on November 14, 2007 at 10:12 PM

More room on the left? Who cares Satie!! It's gorgeous!!

Registered on November 1, 2003, 513 Posts, 6889 Comments

Comment posted by Kari Post on November 15, 2007 at 7:59 AM

Wow Satie I love the detail of this shot. What a beautiful bird and sweet light. You handled the exposure well.

Registered on January 27, 2007, 13 Posts, 195 Comments

Comment posted by Jose Suro on November 15, 2007 at 8:54 AM

Very nice Satie! This is one bitd I'll never see in person. Great work!

Jose

Registered on June 24, 2006, 267 Posts, 2273 Comments

Comment posted by Josh Anderson on November 15, 2007 at 9:06 AM

This just screams vertical, but it is nice as is.

Registered on June 2, 2005, 493 Posts, 2996 Comments

Comment posted by Neil Losin on November 15, 2007 at 6:20 PM

Beautiful, Satie!! Love the perch and light. No nits from me

Registered on September 16, 2005, 145 Posts, 3524 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on November 16, 2007 at 1:06 AM

Beautiful bird and image Satie, the comp is fine with me, congrats.

Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments

Comment posted by Ted Swem on November 16, 2007 at 3:18 AM

It is a very gorgeous image, as everyone says. And the composition is enhanced by the location of the orange flower to the right, so I think the lack of room to the left is more than compensated for.

Registered on August 19, 2006, 15 Posts, 90 Comments

Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on November 19, 2007 at 11:30 PM

COngratulations, Satie. A real beauty!

Registered on October 18, 2006, 644 Posts, 4801 Comments

Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on November 20, 2007 at 3:21 AM

Sounds like an exciting weekend. Great capture on this beauty. No nit here on the issue of space on the left. ANd congrats for the Pick!

Registered on August 16, 2006, 603 Posts, 9192 Comments