Reb Billed Leiothrix 2

[Amit Gupta]

A big crop from another image from the same morning, individual.

40D + Ef 70-30IS; @ 300mm; ISO 200; Av; f5.6; 1/1000

[Praveen Siddannavar]

Nice shot again, the catch light in eye is great.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Lovely bird. The large crop has resulted in drop in quality. Wish you were closer to the bird. Where was this photographed? Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Mrudul Godbole]

Nice eye contact. You could try moving closer to the bird by using a hide or moving very slowly towards it, either crawling or sitting. Waiting patiently also helps, as some times the bird might come and perch quite close to you. Look forward to more.

[Amit Gupta]

Thanks all,

this was photographed in the foothills in the outskirts of Dehradun.

I find the small birds are too restless and move around too much to really allow any stalking. most of the times one gets only a few seconds, in which I end up prioritising (trying to get the right) exposure/compo! wish they let one get closer! Longer FL is a better bet, i guess, a Hide would mostly help only near the feeding ground?

[Bibhav Behera]

The diagonal placement of the branches is nice, however the bird feels centred in the frame. A very cute little bird you have there. Thanks for sharing.

[Mohan Raj]

Amit, I love the colour of this bird especially the beak.
TFS