Loten's Sunbird Female

[Bibhav Behera]

Got this shot in a small resort in Kerela with my 135mm :D
This is a crop (arnd 20-30%)

I was wearing fatigues and was hiding so this fellow came pretty close... One can see a hint of its tongue at the tip.
Very cute and skittish bird. A first catch for me...

Nikon D80 with 18-135mm
SS 1/320 (+2/3 EV)
F 5.6
ISO 400

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Good effort with a 135mm. Lot of people don't get this even with long teles. It gives a nice feel of the habitat.

I think 300mm here would have been good. The shutter speed was less, else would have suggested using a narrow aperture like f8 to get more depth of field.

There is one out of focus dark leaf/stem that kind of dissects this image. Would have been great without that.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Bibhav Behera]

Oops.. I missed that. It came close for a couple of seconds and i clicked... Will have to be more careful next time... The next time im shooting... ill make sure it is better... :)

[Abhishek Jamalabad]

An amazing shot with a 135mm. Good depiction of the environment.

[Mrudul Godbole]

Lovely image. Liked the perch and the light green leaves offer a nice feel of its habitat. You can try cropping a bit from the bottom to get less of the OOF leaf in the foreground.