Portrait: Asian Paradise-Flycatcher, Female.

[Satish Ranadive]

This picture has been taken early in the morning when bird has come for drinking water. Image is cropped from horizontal to vertical for composition and bg is blurred in order to remove black distracting spots in Photoshop.
Thanks for viewing, appreciation. Regards C & C most welcome.
Canon EOS 550D, 100-400mm IS USM.
Av mode,F:7.1.1/500,ISO:400,Spot metering, White balance: Auto. Hand held.
Exposure bias: +0.3 stop.

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[jack williamson]

Cool looking bird Satish, nice ha and the bg is perfect. Some will say the perch is too large.

Jack

[Doug Brown]

Raised crest feathers look nice. Detail is excellent. I agree that the perch is a little large. And the bird looks cut and pasted in places (the tail feathers and the back of the neck).

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Satish, lovely iridescence on the raised crest, and I like the detail around the head and beak. I would move the bird up in the frame a touch.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

What a gorgeous specie you have here, Satish. I was fortunate enough to see a male and a female during my very short visit to Sinhagadh valley last december.
Nice bg, pose and eye contact. If you have any images of the flamboyant male, I would love to see them :)