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Sudhir Shivaram posted an update in the group SSP Students’ Showcase: A BIG Congrats to Saleel Gharpure @Saleel for getting […]

Wed, 05 Apr 2023 10:07:30 +0530

A BIG Congrats to Saleel Gharpure @Saleel for getting his image featured in the SSP Students’ Showcase.
Masai Mara is known for its amazing sunrise/sunset colours and as photographers we wait for Giraffe, Elephants, Zebras etc to be part of it.
This is an awesome signature shot of Masai Mara with beautiful colours, tonality and an…

Sudhir Shivaram posted an update: Good Morning. Image upload is now working fine. You can […]

Wed, 05 Apr 2023 05:33:20 +0530

Good Morning. Image upload is now working fine. You can go ahead and upload images.

Key things to keep in mind for image upload:

Exposure and sharpness:

Make sure the main subject is sharp and in focus.
Pay attention to exposure. Do not have overexposed areas or patches in the image.
Do not make the image very dark with no details seen, unless you…

ATUL SINGH CHAUHAN posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: Happy World Sparrow Day BARABANKI (U.P.) HINDI or […]

Tue, 21 Mar 2023 06:24:16 +0530

Happy World Sparrow Day
BARABANKI (U.P.) HINDI or LOCAL NAME: Gauraiya
I had uploaded this post thrice yesterday, probably due to some technical reason, every time it got deleted from the site. This pic is captured
especially for Sparrow day. Earlier a lot of Sparrows used to visit in my plantation often
gradually their number declined and…

Sudhir Shivaram posted an update: Dear All, I have currently enabled a monitoring tool […]

Sun, 12 Mar 2023 15:55:07 +0530

Dear All, I have currently enabled a monitoring tool to collect information regarding the performance of the website and the App.

The website will appear even slower. So please bear with me. Very soon we will be on a high performing server and will see improved performance.

Rgds,
Sudhir

Kumararaj BALACHANDRAN posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: A simple tree and it’s neighbours - A Darter and a Spot […]

Sun, 12 Mar 2023 00:39:20 +0530

A simple tree and it’s neighbours – A Darter and a Spot billed Pelican on a yet another golden hour. All of them were still and enjoying the slow paced life and hence a shutter speed of 1/200 and an ISO of 100 at f9 with a -0.7 negative exposure. In Lightroom, reduced the colour balance from 7500k which I used as camera setting to 4500k to keep… Read more

Pranav Mahendru posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: Colour BombBandhav Vilas, Bandhavgarh, Madhya […]

Sat, 11 Mar 2023 12:28:00 +0530

Colour Bomb

Bandhav Vilas, Bandhavgarh, Madhya Pradesh, India

This image was taken last year in June in the premises of the property which i was staying at. As we had scheduled a night safari, we skipped the evening safari and so because i still wanted to get the shutters going, i went to the backside of the property and the light was low when i…

Soumitra Bose posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: #Sarus Crane#Location:- Dhanauri Wetland, UPFeb'2023The […]

Sat, 11 Mar 2023 11:01:46 +0530

#Sarus Crane#

Location:- Dhanauri Wetland, UP

Feb’2023

The big bird was busy preening on a lazy winter afternoon.

Camera- Nikon 7200, Lens: Tamron 150-600mm, f/6.3, ISO-400, Focal Length- 500 mm, Metering Mode: Evaluative Metering, WB 4541 K, Aperture Priority.

Processing:-Capture NX-D, Little cropped, increased contrast and saturation.

Amol Pawar posted an update in the group Creative (any genre): Silhouette of OstrichThis was my 1st visit to Masai […]

Fri, 10 Mar 2023 07:11:12 +0530

Silhouette of Ostrich

This was my 1st visit to Masai Mara Kenya, Masai mara has one of the most beautiful skies and cloud patterns. We just started our 1st safari in the early morning hours around 5 am.

Mara being a grassland the visibility of the subjects is very good and very far away, so spotting subjects is comparatively easy.

We spotted…

Raghavendra Rayadurga posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: A thirsty BulbulHosapete, KarnatakaThis was captured at […]

Fri, 10 Mar 2023 04:54:30 +0530

A thirsty Bulbul
Hosapete, Karnataka

This was captured at the terrace of my home, a Dec 2021 pic. This is a designated place where we offer a portion of our morning meal for birds everyday, bowl is for water. Generally its the crows who take major share and sparrows the rest. May be my first closer observation or for a change couple of…

Sudhir Shivaram posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: Spotted Deer SilhouetteKeoladeo Ghana National […]

Wed, 08 Mar 2023 14:24:00 +0530

Spotted Deer Silhouette
Keoladeo Ghana National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan

What you visualize vs what the scene is.

Photography is an art. And as an artist, you need to have a free flow of your mind in creating that art.

There is no right or wrong in photography, there are tools available to create it and finish it. Start with the camera and end…

Pranav Mahendru posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: Wings of Hope ! Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary, […]

Sun, 05 Mar 2023 12:20:08 +0530

Wings of Hope !

Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary, Gujarat, India

Rudy Shelduck taking a bath during late sunset (sun almost gone) at Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary.
The R6’s Incredible ISO capabilities allowed me to capture this image at a decent shutter speed while the camera managed a bumpy ISO. This shot was taken at 1/400 of a second at 1000 ISO and…

Kumararaj BALACHANDRAN posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: Flame of the Forest… I have started believing that […]

Sun, 05 Mar 2023 02:13:12 +0530

Flame of the Forest… I have started believing that choosing Light and background is a good alternative over choosing a subject on some occasions in nature photography. During a weekend morning bird photography, I saw the sun rays shining through the group of trees and bushes towards the east. I was observing if there will be any bird movement…

Kumararaj BALACHANDRAN posted an update in the group Landscape Photography: This was couple of weeks back when waiting for the first […]

Sat, 04 Mar 2023 06:05:15 +0530

This was couple of weeks back when waiting for the first sun rays to show up by a lake. I saw the waning crescent moon in the sky. So I positioned myself in a place where I can add some foreground which is the bushes and a tree to the right so that the image doesn’t look very blank. Then I waited for a bird to fly in and then clicked it at the…

Sudhir Shivaram posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: Do go through the photography learning path document […]

Sat, 04 Mar 2023 05:03:10 +0530

Do go through the photography learning path document shared in the forums section. That will immensely help you improve your photography. The important aspects which many of you miss are proper exposure and composition. That’s what brings in the wow factor of the image.

Be it street photography or wildlife the concepts are the same. Have…

Karthigai started the discussion The photography - The God. in the forum Introduce Yourself

Fri, 03 Mar 2023 13:46:59 +0530

The photography - The God.

The photography is one of important carrier who loves the beautiful. The camera and lens is a tool which allows light to capture the beautiful by metering method. It is also one of the meditation for human beings. Any light, is our God. The photography is also one of the god. I love my god. Iam not having any idea about the photography. In… Read more

Sandeep Mukherjee posted an update in the group Creative (any genre): Title: Returning Ship at the time of sunset

Fri, 03 Mar 2023 13:23:26 +0530

Title: Returning Ship at the time of sunset
Location: Calangute Beach, Goa

Description: This image was captured at the time of sunset where I was observing the ship was coming back home. Challenge was to wait for the clear shot, which I tried.

Canon EOS 700D | Canon EF50mm f/1.8 STMh 1/159sec | f/8 | ISO 100

Pankaj Sisodia posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: Yummy evening snackDuring the Covid lockdown, this […]

Fri, 03 Mar 2023 06:09:37 +0530

Yummy evening snack
During the Covid lockdown, this Garden Lizard became a frequent visitor in the balcony and was very comfortable with me clicking its photos. The below picture is one of the sequences where I can see the funny emotions in the eyes and on face of the lizard. This one is just after some ants came climbing down from somewhere and…

Paragkumar Soni posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: Purple-rumped Sunbird:A colorful sunbird; the male has […]

Fri, 03 Mar 2023 05:38:19 +0530

Purple-rumped Sunbird:

A colorful sunbird; the male has a green metallic crown and shoulder patch, and a dark brown body with purple a rump. I shooted today morning while whooping from branch to branch.

ISO: 2500, f/6.3, SS 1/1600, WB 5100 K, FL: 571, metering: multi with Sony Ai7iv and a Sony 200-600 lens

Abhinav Sharma posted an update in the group Landscape Photography: The Magic of BandhavgarhThis is a winter morning shot […]

Tue, 28 Feb 2023 04:21:49 +0530

The Magic of Bandhavgarh

This is a winter morning shot from the Magadhi zone of Bandhavgarh. When I did my first safari here, I realized that this place is not just about Tigers or animals. There is a lot of nature’s magic happening, especially early in the morning. So next day I went in mentally prepared to look for opportunities for the same…

Pankaj Sisodia posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: Flying high in the golden lightWhite IBIS silhouette in […]

Mon, 27 Feb 2023 07:07:52 +0530

Flying high in the golden light
White IBIS silhouette in the evening golden-hour. I was clicking some portraits of my family with 85MM lens in the late hours. The sky was beautifully lit with warm golden light and this bunch of White Ibis appeared against the Sun with bright golden-orange sky in background. To click it changed the autofocus…