Indian Roller Flying

[Karan Khanna]

Got a good shot of this indian roller while flying


Exif details

Camera Model Canon EOS 7D
Shooting Mode Program AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/400
Av( Aperture Value ) 7.1
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation 0
ISO Speed 100
Auto ISO Speed ON
Lens EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
Focal Length 300.0mm
Image Size 5184x3456
Image Quality Fine
Flash Off
FE lock OFF
White Balance Mode Auto
AF Mode One-Shot AF
AF area select mode Automatic selection

[Suranjan Mukherjee]

Nice flying captured...but there is an issue with sharpness I think. TFS.

[Saktipada Panigrahi]

Nice rare flight image of this colourful bird which is usually photographed when it perches on a branch/pole in the open for quite sometime unmoved.
The striking blue colour of the bird and wingspread are well documented.Nice eye contact.

It is,as if I was waiting to see and enjoy, after the writing of Late Shri M.Krishnan on the Indian Roller was posted in Natural History column on 25-March-2012.
Thanks for sharing.SaktiWild

[Mrudul Godbole]

Nice flight image. I agree with Saktipadaji, it is quite difficult to photograph a Roller in flight. To photograph birds in flights it is good to have a high shutter speed of atleast 1/1000 to get good details. Using a higher ISO of 400 would have helped to get a higher shutter speed. There seems to be some loss in details. Is this a crop? Thanks for sharing.

[Karan Khanna]

Mrudul Mam its not cropped but as you know they fly at good speed and it was difficult to change the settings but next time i will do better then this..

[Karan Khanna]

Saktipada sir I am glad you liked my shot and enjoyed my work it gave me immense pleasure a veteran filmmaker liked my work thank you sir..

[Sabyasachi Patra]

A higher shutter speed would be better in freezing the wings. Eye contact is fine. Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi