Jet getting ready for take off...

[Prajwal J Ullal]

ID: Dark palm dart

Spotted this particular beauty, may be many of them, sun basking by opening up its wings in an intriguing manner. Though it seemed very easy task to get the resting beauty but these hyper-alert angels would fly off with slightest of the sound, including the sound of turning on the DSLR. After 4-5 failed attempts, due to various reasons, finally managed to get this frame

EXIF:
Canon 550D
Canon 100mm macro
F/13
Shutterspeed 1/125
ISO 400
Handheld, External flash fired

Location: Shilonda trail

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Very interesting. It is tough to get the entire body in focus from this angle. Do you have a shot from another angle? Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi