Indian Pitta

[Rakesh Dhareshwar]

Had to get down on the road to get this one. Was lucky to get him in good light.

Canon 1D MkIII , Canon 600mm , 1.4 X TC.

1/640 , f 6.3 , ISO 1600 , Spot metering , 840mm.

[AB Apana]

Nice image here. I have never been able to photograph this bird. The noise in the BG could be toned down.

Apana

[Abhishek Jamalabad]

Good image, good composition

[Kiran Ghadge]

This is nice vertical frame. Fantastic shot. though noise is clearly visible its not distracting.
you can try increasing contrast little bit....

[Bibhav Behera]

Nice image. Although i agree about the BG noise... U said u got it in good light so why ISO 1600? A slight increase in contrast would help...

[Rakesh Dhareshwar]

Thanx for the comments guys.
@Bibhav: Pittas normally forage the on the ground and they prefer the undergrowths and dark patches . I was plain lucky that he moved on to the lighted area . Since the MKIII has good ability in controlling noise ( also I could use NR later) , I shot it at ISO 1600 .

[Aditya Panda]

Difficult to get a clean shot of these guys. You've managed well. But you could play with levels on PP a bit. The whites have lost detail.

Regards,
Aditya