Thanks a lot, Craig, for your kind words ... It was just a piece of plastic rope tied between two poles for drying clothes in summer time (temperature outside at that time in Kerala was ~38 degrees :-)) ...
Nikon D50, Sigma DG 70-300 mm Apo Macro, f/5.6, 1/160 s, Exposure Bias: -0.3, ISO - 400, Hand-Held, WB - Auto, No Flash, Aperture Priority, Centre Weighted Average ... Minor Touch-ups via PS-CS2 ...
Nikon D50, Sigma DG 70-300 mm Apo Macro, f/4.2, 1/400 s, Exposure Bias: -1.0, ISO - 200, Hand-Held, WB - Auto, No Flash, Aperture Priority, Centre Weighted Average ... The bird was introduced from another images via PS-CS2 ...