Prashanth's
Taking a break
Posted by Prashanth M (Bangalore, India) on 18 December 2006 in Animal & Insect.
Brahminy Kite @ Manchanabele Dam
My new photoblog - Clicks
Srik from Bengalooru, India
Magnificent capture, as the bird itself is.
Nice combination as well. Loving your pics. Keep them coming.
18 Dec 2006 5:49am
Darren from Japan
Very nice capture although it was only the bird with colour not the water and stone surrounding the bird, maybe select the area around the bird and then desaturate.
18 Dec 2006 6:11am
sharpeye from Mumbai, India
Prashanth, these birds have amzing talent to find audiance for themselves, they pose perfectly for photos. I too have some of the photos of brahmini kite, which I will display here in coming days. The effects you have applied makes your picture unique. Great work.
18 Dec 2006 7:02am
somitra from hyd, India
cool! the predator definitely seems to take a break, Wonder which bird it is?
18 Dec 2006 10:11am
@somitra: Thats a Brahminy Kite
Veena Shivanna from Bengalooru, India
Wonderful shot & the bird. I think the word 'bird' doesn't seem to suit this one..
I would want to call it a creature, magnificient... and !! Matching colors !!
18 Dec 2006 10:25am
Srik from Bengalooru, India
P.S. Answer to your question :
Yes, I am coming and looking forward to meeting you all.
18 Dec 2006 1:33pm
Ashish Sidapara from Singapore, Singapore
Superb shot, the selective coloring looks cool!
18 Dec 2006 2:21pm
Shuva from Hyderabad, India
I like the picture, but what I dont like is the color-halo around the bird. Probably have the bird only colored would have been ok.
18 Dec 2006 3:35pm
@Shuva: I tried doing selective coloring in PS, but didn't succeed in that. Hence did this color-halo using picasa.
Jason Kravitz from Brussels, Belgium
very nice - I am a big fan of raptors and have not seen one of these Kites before. Good shot!
There was a family of Mississippi Kites living near Leslie's parents. They returned for many years each season. I happened to be visiting one year and got some really nice close-ups with my 400mm lens :)
I should have one in my archives if you look for "kite"
I need to find more interesting birds in Brussels!
18 Dec 2006 5:18pm
Susankritha from Bangalore, India
Awesome shot man...(I wud agree with Shuva's comments above...)
18 Dec 2006 5:55pm
Cuckoo from Mumbai, India
Very beautiful picture, bird quietly waiting to get clicked. Bird and surroundings are perfectly matched.
... I too somewhat agree to Shuva's comments. Any particular reason for doing that?
19 Dec 2006 3:32am
Nikon D70s
1/800 second
F/5.6
ISO 200
180 mm (35mm equiv.)