nightjar

[Jitendra Katre]

canon 450d,tamron 200-500,f-8,1/240,iso-400,handheld
i found this bird quiet tolerent ,probably relying more on camouflage.i got around forty resonably good images.when i was about 8-9 feet away it got bored of me and flew away showing it was in good helth and leting me have some more images while it was on the branch.

[Nikhilesh Mahakur]

A nice capture Jitendra, I hope you also got a few with the eyes open

Try downplaying the saturation a bit. Please repost with changes

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Jitendra,
What time was it photographed?

I think reducing the colour temperature and saturation will help in reducing our attention going to the background. A lower angle would have also helped. The best idea is to get down on your knees/belly and move/crawl towards it. That would lower your profile and will also make the bird more comfortable.

Approaching from the other side would have been better as the sun would have been on your back and the face towards you would have been well lighted.

Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Bibhav Behera]

A beautiful bird. The highlights in the background are a bit distracting. I agree that reducing the colour saturation would be better. Thanks for sharing.

[Jitendra Katre]

i think the background is colourful,reducing th saturation would make the bird black and white..