Indian Nightjar

[Atul Dhamankar]

Indian Nightjar
Jan. 2009
Bharatpur, Rajasthan

Nikon D80
Sigma 170-500mm
Apereture: f/ 6.3
SS: 1/60
ISO: 400
Tripod mounted

[Praveen Siddannavar]

Nice image Atul, it would have been great if you would have got direct eye contact. We missed shooting this bird everyday after returning back from evening safari, hopefully next time...

[Bibhav Behera]

Good one there. A slightly lower angle would have been nicer. Were you able to photograph any one the ground.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

This bird camouflages so well with its surroundings. I have seen these a few times in the day on the road in bandhavgarh. It becomes very difficult to spot them.

The composition is tight for me. I wish for more space in front and at the top. The shutter speed was quiet low.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Priya Vinay]

Good sighting and pic... I haven't seen any photo of Night Jars above the ground... TFS