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Hareesh Iyer posted a new activity comment

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 15:22:38 +0530

@Hariapratik you can just go through the frame and see which elements make or break the image. Obviously the raw image had better colors than the final edited one. The tree stump/bark behind the cheetah definitely breaks the composition. It would have been different if the cheetah was standing on top of that stump or jumping towards the… Read more

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Camera: Nikon z9

Lens: nikkor 400mm plus converter

Focal Length: 560mm

ISO: 560

Aperture: f4

Shutter Speed: 1/800sec

White Balance: Auto

Metering: Center Weighted Avg

Exp […]

Hareesh Iyer posted a new activity comment

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 15:16:04 +0530

fantastic shot.. because you were low at eye level with the CPG, you were able to nail the take-off, and for the same reason, there is no room above the frame to let the bird fly up.. but yet a great shot

In reply to - Arnab Mazumdar posted an update Update – Reduced Exposure as Sudhir sir suggested.

Cotton Pygmy Goose

I took this photo in Purbasthali Bird Sanctuary from a moving boat. There were another goose which flown […]

Hareesh Iyer posted a new activity comment

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 15:09:57 +0530

a vertical crop would also look nice… probably even better

In reply to - Arnab Mazumdar posted an update Spider Hunter

I took this photo in Latpanchar , a small village in West Bengal.

Exif Details

Exif Details –

Camera: Sony A7 III

Lens: FE 200–600mm f/5.6–6.3 G OSS

Focal length: […]

Hareesh Iyer posted a new activity comment

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 15:07:13 +0530

raw snapshot

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A little cormorant in its dawn bathing

Sharing a close shot of a little cormorant shot while doing its morning rituals😀

Camera: Canon 7D Mark II
Lens: Tamron SP 150-600 f/5-6.3 G2

Hareesh Iyer posted an update: A little cormorant in its dawn bathingSharing a close […]

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 15:05:24 +0530

A little cormorant in its dawn bathing

Sharing a close shot of a little cormorant shot while doing its morning rituals😀

Camera: Canon 7D Mark II
Lens: Tamron SP 150-600 f/5-6.3 G2
EXIF: ISO 200, f/8, 1/1000 sec, FL 600mm
Shooting mode: Manual
Exposure Comp.: -1 EV
Metering mode: Pattern
White Balance: Auto, selective editing done in Lr

The attempt here…

Hareesh Iyer posted a new activity comment

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 14:38:58 +0530

nice attempt, probably if the dead tree bark was not there behind the cheetah, it would have been a cleaner habitat shot

In reply to - Unknown Member posted an update

Camera: Nikon z9

Lens: nikkor 400mm plus converter

Focal Length: 560mm

ISO: 560

Aperture: f4

Shutter Speed: 1/800sec

White Balance: Auto

Metering: Center Weighted Avg

Exp […]

Hareesh Iyer posted a new activity comment

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 14:34:19 +0530

welcome back to the forum.. indeed that’s a heavy edit.. hope you will be able to make great shots soon

In reply to - Archana Sahana posted an update

Dear Sudhir and fellow members…glad to be back to this forum after what seems like a decade, Posting a heavily edited pic in lightroom and PS. when i took this shot it was […]

Hareesh Iyer posted a new activity comment

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 14:30:10 +0530

hey Atul, good shot and a good attempt on selective editing.. the water however looks too blue with the lower color temperature probably set during post processing.

In reply to - Atul Sharma posted an update

Gear : Sony a6700

Lens: FE 200-600

Iso : 100

f : 6.3

speed: 1/500s

Post processing : Light room

Hareesh Iyer posted a new activity comment

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 14:26:02 +0530

nice attempt, pl look out for the BG next time.. also try different lighting

In reply to - Gangadhar lakha posted an update

My friend daughter candid photo

Camera: Cannon R10 with 18-150mm Lens.

Focal Length: 24mm

ISO: 3200

Aperture: 6.3

Shutter Speed: 1/60 sec

White Balance:Auto

Exposure Prog: Aperture Priority

Hareesh Iyer posted a new activity comment

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 14:22:58 +0530

hi.. the 400-800 helped you nail the focus in the dusk.. may be you can try a little bit of taking the farfield white BG towards a full white.. just sharing a thought

In reply to - JAYKUMAR CHAUHAN posted an update

European honey buzzard

DATE:15/08/25. 6.30 PM

LOCATION:BHIGWAN GRASSLAND-.Nr.PUNE-MAHARASTRA.

GEAR:SONY ILCE-7RM5

LENSE: SONY 400-800mm F6.3-8 G OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter

1120 […]

Hareesh Iyer posted a new activity comment

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 13:59:58 +0530

Hi.. good try, but I guess if you had zoomed in more and reduced the shutter speed (because it is stork), it would have been more than a documentation shot.

In reply to - Abhimanyu Dawar posted an update

A pair of Stork flying high, made this at Sultanpur National Park.

Canon R8 with RF 200-800mm f/6.3-9.0 IS USM

1/4000 sec at f7.1

Aperture Priority | Handheld | 432mm | EV 0 | […]

Hareesh Iyer posted a new activity comment

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 13:52:51 +0530

good one.. perhaps if the shot was taken from a little to the left, the flight would have come in focus

In reply to - Ankit Agarwal posted an update

Was photographing this white-cheeked barbett when another one flew into the shot for a split second, creating a story where the focus is on the barbett which is looking for it’s […]

Hareesh Iyer posted a new activity comment

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 13:50:58 +0530

I guess the colors on the butterfly could be popped up a little more

In reply to - Raghav N Gopal posted an update

ID: Lime Butterfky/ Lime Swallowtail

Location Blackbuck National Park, Velavadar, Gujarat

Date & Time: 25/08/25 @ 1830 Hrs

Camera: Sony A7 MKIV

Lens: Tamron E 150-500mm […]

Hareesh Iyer posted a new activity comment

Fri, 03 Nov 2023 17:50:24 +0530

hey @Keyur_CuriousCreature did you try the same shot with higher ISO (like 3200 or more) and a slightly faster shutterspeed (1/1000 to 1/2000) in manual mode?

In reply to - Keyur Patel posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds

Subject: Mallard Female

Location – NYC Lake, NY

Conditions/Thought process:

Extreme cold winter day (cloudy with no sun visible) with almost 0 degree […]

Hareesh Iyer posted a new activity comment

Fri, 03 Nov 2023 17:29:37 +0530

Raw Screenshot

In reply to - Hareesh Iyer posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds

About the image (What, How & Why):

I was returning from a morning birding trip last December, when I spontaneously spotted a flock of 20+ Rosy […]

Hareesh Iyer posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: About the image (What, How & Why):I was returning from […]

Fri, 03 Nov 2023 16:59:27 +0530

About the image (What, How & Why):

I was returning from a morning birding trip last December, when I spontaneously spotted a flock of 20+ Rosy Starlings hopping and hovering around a trash dump area by the sea shore. I stopped and started observing them for some time and I learned soon that they were turning into every bit of trash to…

Hareesh Iyer posted a new activity comment

Thu, 02 Nov 2023 07:04:21 +0530

Yes, tried vertical too, but since it was playing hide-n-seek around the tree, the vertical shots also lacked the sharpness overall when tried to compose with the eye close to the lower 1/3rd grid point.

In reply to - Hareesh Iyer posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds

Oriental Garden Lizard

Thodiyoor, Kollam, Kerala

This is my 1st post here in the forum. I am very lazy in processing my images and I end up doing […]

Hareesh Iyer posted a new activity comment

Thu, 02 Nov 2023 06:21:48 +0530

Yes.. the inbuilt web browser in the LG Smart TV running on webOS platform (not Android) is able to play the videos in the “All Free Photography Lessons” course, but any other video chosen randomly from the subscribed courses doesn’t play at all.

In reply to - Hareesh Iyer posted an update in the group All-in-one Pack Support

Playback Issue in Smart TV

When I try to play the course videos through my LG webOS smart TV, the browser is not able to play the videos […]

Hareesh Iyer posted an update in the group All-in-one Pack Support: Playback Issue in Smart TVWhen I try to play the […]

Wed, 01 Nov 2023 16:05:52 +0530

Playback Issue in Smart TV

When I try to play the course videos through my LG webOS smart TV, the browser is not able to play the videos randomly. For e.g. when I try to play the videos of 7D Mark II, it doesn’t load on the web browser of the TV. There is no issue however when I play it in my laptop. When I play the “All Free Photography…

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Hareesh Iyer started the discussion Self Intro in the forum Introduce Yourself

Wed, 01 Nov 2023 15:55:06 +0530

Self Intro

Hello to everyone in the SSP Learning Forum.

I am Hareesh from Kollam, Kerala, an enthusiast in local wildlife and birding with occasional visit to national parks. I have been part of @sudhir sir’s photography workshop in Kanha (2021), photowalk at Sultanpur (2023), a former subscriber of Canon Package and currently a subscriber of AOC to…

Hareesh Iyer posted a new activity comment

Wed, 01 Nov 2023 15:05:31 +0530

Did you check Radiant Diffuser?

In reply to - Prashanth Kumar posted an update in the group Macro Photography

Need guidance on buying diffuser

I have a canon 750D and need some guidance on which macro diffuser is good along with the flash. I have searched […]

Hareesh Iyer posted a new activity comment

Wed, 01 Nov 2023 14:59:03 +0530

Raw screenshot

In reply to - Hareesh Iyer posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds

Oriental Garden Lizard

Thodiyoor, Kollam, Kerala

This is my 1st post here in the forum. I am very lazy in processing my images and I end up doing […]

Hareesh Iyer posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: Oriental Garden LizardThodiyoor, Kollam, KeralaThis is […]

Wed, 01 Nov 2023 14:57:46 +0530

Oriental Garden Lizard

Thodiyoor, Kollam, Kerala

This is my 1st post here in the forum. I am very lazy in processing my images and I end up doing one after ages of taking a shot.

This OGL was a frequent visitor at the coconut trees near my home during summer (May, June) and I managed to capture it on one fine evening.

I waited for the OGL to show…

Hareesh Iyer posted a new activity comment

Wed, 01 Nov 2023 08:59:07 +0530

nice effort.. if you have access to a tripod or a place to keep the camera still, panoramic shot also could be tried to make the effect of the fullframe camera for such landscape images

In reply to - Masood Azam posted an update in the group Landscape Photography

Concept : A Few years ago I visited Darjeeling. There is a very old and famous photo studio where I saw one picture in which Mt Everest and […]

Hareesh Iyer posted a new activity comment

Wed, 01 Nov 2023 08:56:56 +0530

appreciable effort and nice outcome. Plenty of scope to enhance the shot in future with different approaches as well as tools.. all the best

In reply to - Krishna Kumar K posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds

Darter Tossing:

Near Madurai Airport, Tamil Nadu: small pond formed from Rain water

September 2023

It took long time to capture this Darter tossing […]