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Sudhir Shivaram posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: Spot Billed DuckBharatpur Bird Sanctuary, […]

Wed, 06 Mar 2024 04:59:39 +0530

Spot Billed Duck
Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, Rajasthan, India

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Camera Setting:
Sony A9 III +…

Manish Solanki posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: Title : Indian Squirrel Location : […]

Tue, 05 Mar 2024 06:24:01 +0530

Title : Indian Squirrel
Location : Ahmedabad, India
Description: Indian Squirrel, standing on the top of a wall, with looking here and there, while feeding grains, was able to capture all shorts in a span of time. Nice experience to share.
Camera: Canon 90d
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Standard
ISO: 640
Aperture: F5.6
Shutter… Read more

Manish Solanki posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: Title : Indian Robin Location : Thol, […]

Wed, 03 Jan 2024 14:51:12 +0530

Title : Indian Robin
Location : Thol, Gujarat, India

Description: Indian Robin – Standing on the top of a muddy area (Ant holes), with looking here and there and posing with tail upward, was able to capture all shorts in a span of time. Nice experience to share.

Camera: Canon 90d

Lens: Sigma 150/600 mm F/5-6.3
ISO: 640

Aperture:…

Manish Solanki posted an update: Title : Purple Heron Location : Thol, […]

Fri, 15 Dec 2023 19:48:06 +0530

Title : Purple Heron
Location : Thol, Gujarat, India
Description: Purple Heron – Standing on the top of a roof tree, with opening its neck and posing with extending neck length, was able to capture all opening shorts in a span of time. Nice experience to share. This is the initial starting standing pose.
Camera: Canon 90d
Lens: Sigma 150/600 mm… Read more

Ramesh Seelam posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: Savannah Serenity:-Amidst the rugged beauty of Masai Mara, […]

Fri, 15 Dec 2023 06:53:31 +0530

Savannah Serenity:-

Amidst the rugged beauty of Masai Mara, a leopard commands attention as it sits atop a rocky hump. Its tail gracefully stretches, a poised silhouette against the horizon, keen eyes scanning the land for potential prey. The untamed elegance of the wilderness captured in a single moment.

Device: Nikon Z 9

Lens: NIKKOR Z…

Ratul Dasgupta posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: Since it was National Monkey Day yesterday, I thought […]

Fri, 15 Dec 2023 03:16:07 +0530

Since it was National Monkey Day yesterday, I thought of posting this. Shot at Tamhini Ghat, Maharashtra. Posting the raw file in the comment, I tried playing with intersecting masks in Lightroom Classic. It has taken me months to understand the power of masks in Lightroom, but it has given me much creative freedom; I am still trying to…

Piyush thacker posted an update in the group Creative (any genre): Portrait of a cat walking around the resort. I lie down […]

Sat, 26 Aug 2023 04:48:05 +0530

Portrait of a cat walking around the resort. I lie down on the floor to get the dark background.

Gear

Sony A1 | Sony 70-200 GM2

Exif

ISO 200 | 129 mm | -0.7 ev | f2.8 | 1/1000s

Post processing:

1. Dehaze

2. Increased overall contrast

3. Slightly increased the exposure of the subject

Piyush thacker posted an update in the group Creative (any genre): This photo was taken at Kanha National Park. I used bean […]

Mon, 24 Jul 2023 03:12:10 +0530

This photo was taken at Kanha National Park. I used bean bag when shooting to avoid any hand shakes. Also, an important observation instead clicking few pictures and rushing from the scene we waited for 30-40 mins. That’s when the langurs got comfortable giving better opportunities to click photos.

Gear

Sony A1 | FE 400 2.8 GM

Exif

ISO 200 | 400 mm…

Rakshith Jakati posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: || S A R U S C R A N E ||"Love is in the air! Admiring […]

Fri, 17 Feb 2023 15:24:49 +0530

|| S A R U S C R A N E ||

“Love is in the air! Admiring the majestic Sarus Crane pair, the tallest flying bird in the world, as they dance and show their affection for each other. Got these beautiful creatures at Bharathpur in the evening and taking the advantage of the light got this closeup shot.

Place: Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur

Abhijeet Joshi posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: ID :- Greater flamingo with Juvenile Location :- […]

Sun, 05 Feb 2023 05:52:29 +0530

ID :- Greater flamingo with Juvenile

Location :- Pune, Maharashtra

Camera and Lens:- Nikon D3000, Tameron 70-300 AP: 9, SS:- 500,ISO: 200 WB:- Daylight, Metering :- Center

Details: I often visited this place but first time i saw floating flamingos 🙂 Normally we saw standing in one leg but water levels was too high may be due to this this…

Kaustav Bhowmik posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: Title : I DON'T NEED LIGHT TO SEE Place : MWLS, […]

Thu, 02 Feb 2023 09:38:27 +0530

Title : I DON’T NEED LIGHT TO SEE
Place : MWLS, WB, INDIA
ID : Asian barred owlet

Here I followed Sudhir sir’s tips to click photo in Incandescent mode when there will be dense fog and almost no light. So I took this photograph at 5:15am on a winter morning at the hill slopes of Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary, Siliguri, WB, India following the… Read more