© Sudhir Shivaram Photography | Masood Azam | Activity https://learn.sudhirshivaramphotography.com/members/masood-azam2022gmail-com/activity/ Activity feed for Masood Azam. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 02:53:35 +0530 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.21.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 72399a4c1858590a02426d8ff22b01fc Masood Azam posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: A Grey heron shot at the beaches of Maldives. […] https://learn.sudhirshivaramphotography.com/news-feed/p/26824/ Sun, 03 Dec 2023 15:52:52 +0530 A Grey heron shot at the beaches of Maldives. The contrasting colour of the sea in the background making the image more interesting.

Camera Canon 1500D
Mode Manual
Lens 55-250 mm kit lens
Metering Evaluative
SS 1/100, F10, ISO 100
Post production LrC

]]> 0 f980a04097c1a1f7ba1ef83096078cca Masood Azam posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: A pair of pelicans sitting on the branch of the tree […] https://learn.sudhirshivaramphotography.com/news-feed/p/25903/ Sun, 19 Nov 2023 02:47:06 +0530 A pair of pelicans sitting on the branch of the tree and facing opposite sides, an interesting composition . The picture was taken at Ranganathittu bird sanctuary at Sriranganapatnam.

Camera Canon 1500D
Lens : 55 – 250 mm shot at 250 mm
Mode – Manual
SS – 1/1000, ISO 100, F 5.6
Exposure comp 0
Metering Evaluative
Post production LrC

]]> 0 f5c277f2278754a50f1930c01bf43528 Masood Azam posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: A monkey holding his baby with her chest shows the […] https://learn.sudhirshivaramphotography.com/news-feed/p/25838/ Fri, 17 Nov 2023 16:38:41 +0530 A monkey holding his baby with her chest shows the eternal love of motherhood even existing in nature. This picture was taken in Ooty one week back.

Camera Canon 1500D
Lens : 55 -250 mm at 100 mm
SS 1/250, F 5.6, ISO 100
Mode : Manual
Exposure comp 0
Metering Evaluative
Post production LrC
@sudhir sir looking forward for your inputs

]]> 0 6cd495d15d215f9b066eb3e22ae5e18b Masood Azam posted a new activity comment https://learn.sudhirshivaramphotography.com/news-feed/p/24925/#acomment-25054 Wed, 01 Nov 2023 16:17:12 +0530 Yes.

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 […]

]]> 85f52be6b28cef3768874a92dbd81b46 Masood Azam posted an update in the group Landscape Photography: Concept : A Few years ago I visited Darjeeling. There is […] https://learn.sudhirshivaramphotography.com/news-feed/p/24925/ Mon, 30 Oct 2023 02:36:05 +0530 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 Mt Kanchenjungha were captured in one frame. Since I have a love affair with mountains, that picture intrigued me and I decided to take that shot some day.

This picture was taken from Sandakphu from where…

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]]> 2 c6a8b8371226fe3583d501bff284ab98 Masood Azam posted a new activity comment https://learn.sudhirshivaramphotography.com/news-feed/p/24864/#acomment-24880 Sun, 29 Oct 2023 08:00:55 +0530 Thank you sir for your valuable inputs. Will definitely follow them to improve my photography.

In reply to - Sudhir Shivaram posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds

IMPORTANT TIPS FOR POSTING IMAGES

I would like to share with you the key things to check before selecting images for posting.

Exposure […]

]]> 4a39d6f33f55640220e2833b840670c6 Masood Azam posted a new activity comment https://learn.sudhirshivaramphotography.com/news-feed/p/24766/#acomment-24775 Fri, 27 Oct 2023 16:04:49 +0530 Very Nice

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 […]

]]> 03b86026f5edb0e77fde333d8e01059e Masood Azam posted an update in the group Street Photography: This picture was taken at the ghats of river hoogly […] https://learn.sudhirshivaramphotography.com/news-feed/p/24708/ Fri, 27 Oct 2023 01:55:48 +0530 This picture was taken at the ghats of river hoogly in Kolkata. The symmetry of the boats makes this interesting also the person standing on the boat adds to it.

Camera Canon 1500D
Lens 18 – 55 kit lens at 55 mm
ISO 100 F 5.6 SS 1/100
Mode Manual
Metering Evaluative
Post production LrC

]]> 0 dc11fa6c1aef9a99ffebdaf1847acdc3 Masood Azam posted a new activity comment https://learn.sudhirshivaramphotography.com/news-feed/p/24564/#acomment-24694 Thu, 26 Oct 2023 13:45:51 +0530 Its a small ship cup cum hotel, called floatel. Since the shot was taken in early morning and it is under shadow, not visible clearly. On post production I have purposefully increased the shadow to create contrast between river and it’s bank and also to hide distractions.

In reply to - Masood Azam posted an update in the group Creative (any genre) This picture was taken in the morning golden hour in Kolkata at the river hoogly, a nice silhouette created by the solitary boat on the […] ]]> 6378dc851e6eed8581b82fda7a6ac11a Masood Azam posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: This snake was spotted in the jungle of Netarhat, […] https://learn.sudhirshivaramphotography.com/news-feed/p/24648/ Thu, 26 Oct 2023 02:31:53 +0530 This snake was spotted in the jungle of Netarhat, Jharkhand. I am not sure what the name of this snake is and also not sure if this is venomous. Therefore I didn’t dare to go close and took this image at 250 mm zoom.

Camera Canon 1500D
Lens 55 – 250 mm at 250 mm
Mode : Aperture priority
ISO 3200
Aperture: 5.6
SS – 1/4000
Exposure comp… Read more

]]> 0 86a96f3116b6234ab5bc6eed3ccb46d2 Masood Azam posted a new activity comment https://learn.sudhirshivaramphotography.com/news-feed/p/24564/#acomment-24643 Wed, 25 Oct 2023 23:29:20 +0530 Thank you sir 

In reply to - Masood Azam posted an update in the group Creative (any genre) This picture was taken in the morning golden hour in Kolkata at the river hoogly, a nice silhouette created by the solitary boat on the […] ]]> 8ad174be01e817c6a116300d9f62b0a7 Masood Azam posted an update in the group Creative (any genre): This picture was taken in the morning golden hour in […] https://learn.sudhirshivaramphotography.com/news-feed/p/24564/ Tue, 24 Oct 2023 09:43:49 +0530 This picture was taken in the morning golden hour in Kolkata at the river hoogly, a nice silhouette created by the solitary boat on the river.

Camera Canon 1500D
Lens 55 -250 kit lens
Mode – Manual
Focal length – 250 mm
WB : Shade (7000K ).
ISO 100
Aperture f 7.1
SS 1/2000
Exposure comp 0
Post production LrC

]]> 5 f44c6437eda82b61e46f9dc9e3135995 Masood Azam posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: A Tibetan gazelle shot on the way to Gurudongmar lake […] https://learn.sudhirshivaramphotography.com/news-feed/p/24521/ Mon, 23 Oct 2023 10:42:44 +0530 A Tibetan gazelle shot on the way to Gurudongmar lake from the moving car. These animals are very rare. Luckily I got one on the way.

Camera : Canon 1500D
Lens : 18 – 55 mm at 55 mm
Mode : Aperture priority
SS – 1/250
ISO 100
Aperture: F10
Exposure comp 0
Post production LrC

]]> 0 32bb30e2f00094fef0e5509e753c9b20 Masood Azam posted an update in the group Landscape Photography: A Monastery in Kalimpong West Bengal, with mountains in […] https://learn.sudhirshivaramphotography.com/news-feed/p/24484/ Sun, 22 Oct 2023 14:40:27 +0530 A Monastery in Kalimpong West Bengal, with mountains in the background gives a nice contrasting appearance. Had to crop the picture a little to remove some distractions.

Camera Canon 1500D
Lens 55 -250 kit lens at 55 mm
Mode Aperture priority
ISO 100
Aperture 7.1
SS 1/250
Exposure comp 0
Post production LrC

]]> 0 30c76dcc7cc8dc696581f02043af0680 Masood Azam posted an update in the group Landscape Photography: This image was taken at Aritar lake at Aritar village […] https://learn.sudhirshivaramphotography.com/news-feed/p/24388/ Fri, 20 Oct 2023 15:29:53 +0530 This image was taken at Aritar lake at Aritar village east Sikkim, the isolated pink flowers creating nice contrast

Camera Canon 1500D
Lens 18-55 mm at 55 mm
Mode : Aperture priority
SS – 1/80,
ISO 1000
F4
Exposure comp 0
Post production LrC

]]> 0 bd23674b3b840271159e7ddad4141fbd Masood Azam posted a new activity comment https://learn.sudhirshivaramphotography.com/news-feed/p/24317/#acomment-24325 Thu, 19 Oct 2023 01:24:41 +0530 Wow. Very nice.

In reply to - Basit Alvi posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds Winter mornings in Gurgaon Early mornings, chilly winter weather and fog. They make for a perfect setting for dramatic images for me. You cannot get […] ]]> e0e26bfa44a30c2682b011c686b950eb Masood Azam posted a new activity comment https://learn.sudhirshivaramphotography.com/news-feed/p/23965/#acomment-24177 Mon, 16 Oct 2023 17:52:34 +0530 Sir l have question. How it is possible to get such crisp image covering 4 subjects with aperture 2.8 ? Normally when I try to take with that wide aperture it peripheral areas becomes blurred.

In reply to - Sudhir Shivaram posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds

Tips on creating Silhouette images:
Location: Masai Mara national Reserve

These are images you cannot miss when you are at Masai Mara during the […]

]]> 2b0d3d7270af88e4e7230b307896718d Masood Azam posted a new activity comment https://learn.sudhirshivaramphotography.com/news-feed/p/24109/#acomment-24174 Mon, 16 Oct 2023 17:15:44 +0530 Thank you so much 

In reply to - Masood Azam posted an update in the group Landscape Photography This picture was taken from Sandakphu, WB, one of the very few places in India from where Mt Everest is visible. This picture was taken at the […] ]]> ce0dc04940af25f23dc698c6c4d796b6 Masood Azam posted a new activity comment https://learn.sudhirshivaramphotography.com/news-feed/p/24109/#acomment-24141 Mon, 16 Oct 2023 07:33:55 +0530 Thank you 

In reply to - Masood Azam posted an update in the group Landscape Photography This picture was taken from Sandakphu, WB, one of the very few places in India from where Mt Everest is visible. This picture was taken at the […] ]]> 3be329600f6310e3da0fe4559af8d836 Masood Azam posted an update in the group Landscape Photography: This picture was taken from Sandakphu, WB, one of the […] https://learn.sudhirshivaramphotography.com/news-feed/p/24109/ Mon, 16 Oct 2023 01:39:50 +0530 This picture was taken from Sandakphu, WB, one of the very few places in India from where Mt Everest is visible. This picture was taken at the time of sunrise when the first ray of sunlight falls on the peaks, giving it a nice red tinge. 3 of the 5 highest peaks that is mount Everest ( in the middle), mount Lhotse ( left ) and mount Makalu… Read more

]]> 4 4457e341a80e81cd6b14d8037cab03c9 Masood Azam posted a new activity comment https://learn.sudhirshivaramphotography.com/news-feed/p/24035/#acomment-24070 Sun, 15 Oct 2023 08:07:15 +0530 Beautiful 

In reply to - himanshu arora posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds

Mallard duck clicked at Vancouver, BC. Honesty, I feel there is nothing too uber in the image (at least that is how I see it), but I liked the […]

]]> fe10b8e58960a3920f1304e3888b4e8f Masood Azam posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: Tried to capture this butterfly 🦋 in a garden. However […] https://learn.sudhirshivaramphotography.com/news-feed/p/24065/ Sun, 15 Oct 2023 06:28:38 +0530 Tried to capture this butterfly 🦋 in a garden. However could not create the desired contrast since the colour of the butterfly and the background is almost the same.

Camera: Canon 1500D
Lens : 18- 55 kit lens at 55 mm
Mode : Aperture priority
SS: 1/250
F 5.6
ISO 100
Exposure comp 0
Metering – Evaluative
Post production – LrC

]]> 0 21ffe4bb3f0e0297cd1991993abfa5dd Masood Azam posted a new activity comment https://learn.sudhirshivaramphotography.com/news-feed/p/23930/#acomment-24056 Sun, 15 Oct 2023 05:55:12 +0530 Thanks for reviewing my picture sir, really appreciate. will definitely try to improve next time.

In reply to - Masood Azam posted an update in the group Landscape Photography This picture was taken at Gurudongmar lake, North Sikkim, being 2nd highest lake in India at an altitude of 17800 ft. In winter it becomes […] ]]> 8cbf2970253dd21912a2510e68232b02 Masood Azam posted an update in the group Landscape Photography: This picture was taken at Gurudongmar lake, North […] https://learn.sudhirshivaramphotography.com/news-feed/p/23930/ Fri, 13 Oct 2023 17:55:41 +0530 This picture was taken at Gurudongmar lake, North Sikkim, being 2nd highest lake in India at an altitude of 17800 ft. In winter it becomes almost frozen looks very beautiful.

Camera: Canon 1500D
Lens : 18 – 55 kit lens
Mode : Aperture priority
ISO 100
F 8
SS 1/400
Exposure comp 0
Focal length 18 mm
Post production: LrC

]]> 2 61ab27a8c1a03d2c89e7e4452f532475 Masood Azam posted an update in the group Street Photography: This picture was taken at the streets of Kolkata, […] https://learn.sudhirshivaramphotography.com/news-feed/p/23473/ Sat, 07 Oct 2023 06:09:31 +0530 This picture was taken at the streets of Kolkata, my hometown in the morning golden hour when the street sweepers were doing their work. The dust in the air mixed with the sunlight has created a nice Hallo

Camera: Canon 1500D
Lens : 18- 55 kit lens
Mode – Manual
Focal length – 55 mm
ISO 100
SS – 1/40 ( handheld)
F 5.6
Exposure comp… Read more

]]> 0 bdbe2158776a13e5b78f42ba084fafd8 Masood Azam posted an update in the group Landscape Photography: They say " sometimes the way is more beautiful than […] https://learn.sudhirshivaramphotography.com/news-feed/p/23389/ Thu, 05 Oct 2023 23:39:44 +0530 They say ” sometimes the way is more beautiful than the destination” this location perhaps justifies that. It was taken at Tumling which is a village in North Bengal on the way to Sandakphu.

📸 Canon 1500D
Lens – 18 – 55 kit lens
Mode : Manual
Focal length : 28 mm
SS – 1/400
ISO – 400
F -5.6
Metering – Evaluative
Post production -… Read more

]]> 0 c13eef4d05d7791bdadea38e7072642d Masood Azam posted a new activity comment https://learn.sudhirshivaramphotography.com/news-feed/p/23333/#acomment-23342 Thu, 05 Oct 2023 02:35:08 +0530 Thank you 

In reply to - Masood Azam posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds A Grey heron, shot at the beach of Maldives just about to fly. Since I did not have a powerful lens, I had to go very near, almost within 10 […] ]]> ef3f7fe90b9a163df20f74667610e8aa Masood Azam posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: A Grey heron, shot at the beach of Maldives just about […] https://learn.sudhirshivaramphotography.com/news-feed/p/23333/ Wed, 04 Oct 2023 21:57:33 +0530 A Grey heron, shot at the beach of Maldives just about to fly. Since I did not have a powerful lens, I had to go very near, almost within 10 feet distance and wait for that moment when the bird is about to fly. Finally got my desired shot.

📸 Canon 1500D
Lens 18 – 55 mm kit lens
Mode – Manual
SS – 1/3200
ISO – 200
Aperture – f 6.3
Exposure comp… Read more

]]> 3 77db8cb2e0bd5046e07de6dcceed62f2 Masood Azam posted a new activity comment https://learn.sudhirshivaramphotography.com/news-feed/p/23271/#acomment-23274 Wed, 04 Oct 2023 02:17:52 +0530 Thank you 

In reply to - Masood Azam posted an update in the group Landscape Photography Greetings of the day…. This is the picture of mount Kanchenjungha, the 3rd highest mountain in the world after mount Everest and K2, and one of […] ]]> ab1d41bb3f4912c9a6474a3062bb5db9 Masood Azam posted an update in the group Landscape Photography: Greetings of the day.... This is the picture of […] https://learn.sudhirshivaramphotography.com/news-feed/p/23271/ Wed, 04 Oct 2023 02:06:12 +0530 Greetings of the day….
This is the picture of mount Kanchenjungha, the 3rd highest mountain in the world after mount Everest and K2, and one of the most beautiful mountain of the world.

Location: This shot was taken in August 2023, at Sandakphu which is a hill station located in West Bengal at India and Nepal border at an elevation of… Read more

]]> 3 c62854fe18a1eab6370b83092b347a9d Masood Azam started the discussion Need suggestion in the forum Want to Buy Camera Gear (WTB) https://learn.sudhirshivaramphotography.com/forums/discussion/need-suggestion/ Sat, 25 Mar 2023 03:40:05 +0530 Need suggestion

I am currently using Canon 1500D. Want to upgrade to some higher end professional camera. Confused between Sony A7 M3 and Canon R6. Please suggest which one should I go for or any other camera in that budget range range. I am not a fan of Nikon cameras.

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