Nightjar Bharapur

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Keoladeo Ghana in Bharatpur

Canon EOS 1D Mark IV, Canon EF 400mm f2.8 L IS USM, EF 2xII, ISO 5000, f5.6, 1/640, full frame image.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Abhishek Jamalabad]

Very nice. The details on the feathers look lovely. I can see a bit of noise, guess it is because you exceeded your usual ISO limit. Which species is this? Would like to see the colour version too.
TFS

[Saktipada Panigrahi]

Nice work, nice feeling about B/W era.Whitout seeing coloured version,it appears to be Franklin's Nightjar (Caprimulgus affinis).Thanks for sharing.SaktiWild

[Sabyasachi Patra]

I am not good at nightjars. I will only be able to access my books tomorrow and then I will be travelling again. Uploading colour version of the image.

Abhishek,
I have used ISO 5000. You get lot of grains. The nightjar was in shade and there was lot of fog. Visibility was very poor.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Anand Madabhushi]

Patraji

Your monochrome images are very motivating. So much so I am converting some of my images -- for my learning.

Regards

[Atul Sinai]

Beautiful Image with nice perspective. Loved the thorny branch comming out from the center of the frame. Details in the feathers so well doccumented. Thanks for sharing.

[Roopak Gangadharan]

Nice image.Aree with comments below, details on the feathers look nice.

Well was it a Nightingale or Nightjar that pierced its heart on a thorn to make the Red rose in oscar wilde short story??? :)

TFS
Roopak