Coppersmith Barbets

[Kaustuv Chatterjee]

In Bharatpur in late December last year. We were walking along the main road and saw this pair well before the barrier gate on the right. They were a treat to observe - the female busy pecking away for grubs and the male regally surveying his domain!

Shot with the Nikon D90, Nikkor 300mm f4 +TC 14E, at 420mm, ISO 200, 1/250s - F/11, +0.7EV

[Rajan Kanagasabai]

Nice compo. Is this a crop for there seems some loss in details. A slight shake is also visible. Maybe a higher ISO may churn up a faster SS for more details.

The beautiful colors and eye contact is a big plus for this image

Thanks for sharing

Rajan

[Mrudul Godbole]

Nice details on the male. Agree with Rajan's comments. How were the sightings in Bharatpur, good numbers of birds this time? Thanks for sharing.

[Saktipada Panigrahi]

Superb framing of the photograph. 'The Two' is my caption for the image. Thanks for sharing.SaktiWild

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Agree with Rajan. I plan to drive down to Bharatpur next week. Hope to get some good sightings.
Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Kaustuv Chatterjee]

Thanks all. Yes, there's a slight shake, still getting used to hand holding the 300 mm F4 + TC 14E . Yes it's a 30% crop to bring out the frame that brings out the beauty of these birds against the lattice work bg. I was trying to get both in focus but I guess aperture needed to be way higher for it at such close quarters