My 1st Male Asian Paradise Flycatcher/Ganeshgudi

[Praveen Siddannavar]

Happy New Year & my best wishes to all @ Indiawilds for an exciting 2011! I shot this Asian Paradise Flycatcher at Old Magazine House, a JLR property at Ganeshgudi. It was just about 5pm & the light was fading, infact really bad, there was even more excitement of not just sighting this. All a sudden at least 15 different species of birds arrived in the resort at the same time near the water pots.

Camera Model Canon EOS 7D, 500mm
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/160
Av( Aperture Value ) 4
ISO 3200
Focal length 500mm
Almost full frame
Monopod

[V S Sankar]

Congratulations on your first sighting of the Paradise Flycatcher!The image has come out well, only just missing the tail.

HNY

Regards

[Sabyasachi Patra]

I always find the paradise flycatchers tricky to spot and shoot. Good that you got it in the open. Wish the light was better. Probably they were in a mixed flock. Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Tushar Dixit]

Nice shot, Praveen! Window of good light is always short at G'gudi, especially on the inside. But it's such a nice place - hope everyone there is doing fine. This bird is difficult to compose due to its long streamers. Good that you could got nicely. Did you get other birds too? It seems you witnessed a nice hunting party on it's return path.

Waiting for more from G'gudi!

[Mrudul Godbole]

Lovely bird. Nice perch and eye contact. It is surely quite difficult to compose with the tail. Wish the background was more clear. Thanks for sharing.

[Sandesh Astgikar]

Beautiful shot very hard to get this one on frame
100 over 100 man

[Dr. Kalpamoi Kakati]

Wow,what a beautiful bird ! Nicely captured .TFS

Regards,

Kalpa

[Roopak Gangadharan]

Nice image. Wish the light was better. Not an easy bird to shoot.Keeps flitting. Sighting them regularly but couldn't manage a decent shot till date.
TFS
Roopak