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Pankaj Kabra posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: Title : The perfect catch Location: Keoladeo bird […]

Sat, 18 Jan 2025 08:05:59 +0530

Title : The perfect catch
Location: Keoladeo bird sanctuary
Exif: SS: 1/2000, ISO : 1000, F: 6.3 @600 mm focal length.
Edited in lighroom: reduced the exposure, increased the contrast & shadow, reduced highlight & black.
Did a bit of masking to highlight the subject.

Bharatpur is famous for birding and specifically for darter hunting fish… Read more

Pankaj Kabra posted a new activity comment

Sun, 07 Jul 2024 10:38:26 +0530

@Sanjeev Madhok itvwas done intentionally

In reply to - Pankaj Kabra posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds

Title : Summer splash

Location: Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve

Gears : Sony A7IV with 200-600lens

Exif: F 6.3, 1/1000, 600mm

Edited in lightroom, wb […]

Pankaj Kabra posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: Title : Summer splashLocation: Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve […]

Sat, 06 Jul 2024 16:01:41 +0530

Title : Summer splash

Location: Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve

Gears : Sony A7IV with 200-600lens

Exif: F 6.3, 1/1000, 600mm

Edited in lightroom, wb 4000k

We were in buffer zone and found D1 enjoying bath in this pond but we were not able to get click as we were opposite to where he was facing. After a long time it turned and able to get this click.…

Pankaj Kabra posted an update: Title : The Hunter Location : Jhalana Gear: Sony A7IV […]

Sat, 06 Apr 2024 10:04:51 +0530

Title : The Hunter
Location : Jhalana
Gear: Sony A7IV paired with 200/600 lens
Exif: ISO 250, SS 1/1600, F7.1, EV -1

Black shouldered kite caught a rat and sat on tree and started tearing it apart and we started to click it and then it finally tossed and raised the neck in pride with the kill in her mouth.

Pankaj Kabra posted a new activity comment

Thu, 09 Nov 2023 09:36:55 +0530

Nice

In reply to - Pavan Haritsa posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds

Magical night with the big boy Jamhole.

This was captured during the night safari in Bandhavghar buffer zone. We found the big boy was drinking […]

Pankaj Kabra posted a new activity comment

Tue, 07 Nov 2023 16:06:26 +0530

Sir as per your suggestion tried to frame the pic.

In reply to - Pankaj Kabra posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds

The Show stopper

Location Jhalana leopard reserve

Gears Sony A 7IV paired with 200/600 lens

Exif: ISO 650, F 6.3, SS 1/5000 @ 400mm, WB 5k […]

Pankaj Kabra posted a new activity comment

Mon, 06 Nov 2023 16:30:25 +0530

In my opinion you cropped it more.

In reply to - Srikanth Mandikal posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds

White-browe wagtail spoted at Begur Lake, Bangalore.

Camera- Canon M200

Lense- Sigma 150-600mm

Focal Length- 600mm

Aperture- 6.3

Mannual […]

Pankaj Kabra posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: The Show stopperLocation Jhalana leopard reserve Gears […]

Mon, 06 Nov 2023 16:06:54 +0530

The Show stopper

Location Jhalana leopard reserve

Gears Sony A 7IV paired with 200/600 lens

Exif: ISO 650, F 6.3, SS 1/5000 @ 400mm, WB 5k kelvin

In morning safari we found this beautiful leopard roaming in its territory then it finally settle down and giving us many poses to click and I am uploading one of them. The pic is edited in Lightroom…

Pankaj Kabra posted a new activity comment

Sun, 05 Nov 2023 06:08:36 +0530

Ya I could have used f6.3 .

In reply to - Pankaj Kabra posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds

Title : The Gaze

Location: Jhalana leopard safari

Exif: F 7.1, SS 1/650, ISO 3200, Manual mode, WB 5k @ 600mm

We were doing the evening safari and […]

Pankaj Kabra posted a new activity comment

Sun, 05 Nov 2023 06:08:07 +0530

Thanks

In reply to - Pankaj Kabra posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds

Title : The Gaze

Location: Jhalana leopard safari

Exif: F 7.1, SS 1/650, ISO 3200, Manual mode, WB 5k @ 600mm

We were doing the evening safari and […]

Pankaj Kabra posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: Title : The GazeLocation: Jhalana leopard safariExif: F […]

Sat, 04 Nov 2023 06:00:37 +0530

Title : The Gaze

Location: Jhalana leopard safari

Exif: F 7.1, SS 1/650, ISO 3200, Manual mode, WB 5k @ 600mm

We were doing the evening safari and we started our expedition by looking for leopard roaming from zone 1 to 2 and 3. After 2 hours we came to know a leopard is seen at Zone water point and we headed towards that location. We reached…

Pankaj Kabra posted a new activity comment

Sat, 14 Oct 2023 13:45:02 +0530

Thanks for the tip Sir.

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 […]

Pankaj Kabra posted a new activity comment

Sun, 03 Sep 2023 16:28:25 +0530

Nice, great timing

In reply to - Raghavendra Rayadurga posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds

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Bengaluru, Karnataka

Sep 2023

Name: Oriental darter (Anhinga […]

Pankaj Kabra posted a new activity comment

Sun, 20 Aug 2023 14:41:38 +0530

Thanks a lot for your words

In reply to - Pankaj Kabra posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds

The portrait of Rana

Jhalana leopard reserve

Exif : ISO 1000, F 6.3 @600mm, SS1/800, afc spot focus and evaluative metering, we 5400k

I have tried […]

Pankaj Kabra posted a new activity comment

Sun, 20 Aug 2023 14:40:53 +0530

It’s intentionally done to show those eyes.

In reply to - Pankaj Kabra posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds

The portrait of Rana

Jhalana leopard reserve

Exif : ISO 1000, F 6.3 @600mm, SS1/800, afc spot focus and evaluative metering, we 5400k

I have tried […]

Pankaj Kabra posted a new activity comment

Sun, 20 Aug 2023 14:23:51 +0530

Thanks a lot 🙏

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The portrait of Rana

Jhalana leopard reserve

Exif : ISO 1000, F 6.3 @600mm, SS1/800, afc spot focus and evaluative metering, we 5400k

I have tried […]

Pankaj Kabra posted a new activity comment

Sun, 20 Aug 2023 07:49:24 +0530

Thanks for your words.

In reply to - Pankaj Kabra posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds

The portrait of Rana

Jhalana leopard reserve

Exif : ISO 1000, F 6.3 @600mm, SS1/800, afc spot focus and evaluative metering, we 5400k

I have tried […]

Pankaj Kabra posted a new activity comment

Sun, 20 Aug 2023 04:40:47 +0530

Thanks a lot 🙏.

In reply to - Pankaj Kabra posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds

The portrait of Rana

Jhalana leopard reserve

Exif : ISO 1000, F 6.3 @600mm, SS1/800, afc spot focus and evaluative metering, we 5400k

I have tried […]

Pankaj Kabra posted a new activity comment

Sat, 19 Aug 2023 17:24:23 +0530

Beautiful shot

In reply to - PRASAD TELANG posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds

LESSER WHISTLING DUCK PAIR

Location : Nilje Lake (Dombivali) Time : 10 am Conditions: Light Sunlight, Cloudy Sky

Camera : Canon 80 D Lens : Tamron […]

Pankaj Kabra posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: The portrait of RanaJhalana leopard reserve Exif : ISO […]

Sat, 19 Aug 2023 17:23:33 +0530

The portrait of Rana

Jhalana leopard reserve

Exif : ISO 1000, F 6.3 @600mm, SS1/800, afc spot focus and evaluative metering, we 5400k

I have tried to click this earlier also and posted the same in this forum but our mentor was not happy with the same which inspired me to click this shot again and improve on. This time we were positioned much…

Pankaj Kabra posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: The stare of RanaJhalana leopard reserve Exif : ISO 650, […]

Thu, 17 Aug 2023 17:42:19 +0530

The stare of Rana

Jhalana leopard reserve

Exif : ISO 650, SS 1/1250, F 6.3 @350mm, afc mode spot focus and evaluative metering, wb 5300

I was doing the morning safari and we went to zone 2 of Jhalana and were looking for leopards as usual. After almost wait of 2hours we heard the call of Deer which gave us hope of sighting a leopard. The call…

Pankaj Kabra posted a new activity comment

Wed, 16 Aug 2023 17:13:49 +0530

Sure will try

In reply to - Pankaj Kabra posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds

The Shikra

Jhalana leopard reserve

Exif : SS 1/2000, ISO 5000, F6.3 @ 250mm, AFC spot & spot metering.

It was an evening safari and I found […]

Pankaj Kabra posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: The ShikraJhalana leopard reserve Exif : SS 1/2000, […]

Tue, 15 Aug 2023 14:34:04 +0530

The Shikra

Jhalana leopard reserve

Exif : SS 1/2000, ISO 5000, F6.3 @ 250mm, AFC spot & spot metering.

It was an evening safari and I found this beautiful shikra sitting on the tree but the light was not that great, I tried to take a portrait shot but as it was facing the left side so I decided ke it on left and spicy showing the tree. I edited…

Pankaj Kabra posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: The PatridgesLocation: Jhalana leopard reserve Exif : F […]

Sun, 13 Aug 2023 04:26:31 +0530

The Patridges

Location: Jhalana leopard reserve

Exif : F 6.3 @ 600 mm, SS 1/2500, ISO 10000, WB 5400, AFC spot mode & spot metering.

It was an evening safari and we were in zone 1 to sight a leopard which was drinking water on water point but the moment we reach it climbed a tree and we we re not able to sight meanwhile we sighted a family…

Pankaj Kabra posted a new activity comment

Thu, 10 Aug 2023 05:19:09 +0530

Excellent composition..

In reply to - Basit Alvi posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds Foreground magic This is shot close to a lake. Setting: Early morning, sun coming up, light was fine. I saw beautiful green and yellow formations in […]

Pankaj Kabra posted a new activity comment

Thu, 10 Aug 2023 05:16:37 +0530

This is nice, just you cropped the feet and and hands.

In reply to - Dr.Archana Belekar posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds Hanuman Langur!!! Jhalana leopard reserve Jaipur While returning back from the safari , came across this langur . They always make a […]

Pankaj Kabra posted a new activity comment

Sat, 05 Aug 2023 10:56:47 +0530

Thanks for your views.

In reply to - Pankaj Kabra posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds

Rampwalk of Leopard

Location: Jhalana leopard reserve

Exif: ISO 6400, SS 1/350, F6.3 @600mm, AFC mode, WB 5300k, evaluative metering

We went for […]

Pankaj Kabra posted a new activity comment

Sat, 05 Aug 2023 10:56:15 +0530

Thanks for your views.

In reply to - Pankaj Kabra posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds

Rampwalk of Leopard

Location: Jhalana leopard reserve

Exif: ISO 6400, SS 1/350, F6.3 @600mm, AFC mode, WB 5300k, evaluative metering

We went for […]

Pankaj Kabra posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: Rampwalk of Leopard Location: Jhalana leopard […]

Sat, 05 Aug 2023 09:27:14 +0530

Rampwalk of Leopard

Location: Jhalana leopard reserve

Exif: ISO 6400, SS 1/350, F6.3 @600mm, AFC mode, WB 5300k, evaluative metering

We went for the evening safari and we entered the zone 1 . We came to know that a leopard was sleeping on the tree but was hidden behind the leaves. Our gypsey driver asked us to wait there only as he was…

Pankaj Kabra posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: Happy International Tiger's DayRanthambore […]

Sat, 29 Jul 2023 09:51:57 +0530

Happy International Tiger’s Day

Ranthambore tiger reserve

Exif: ISO 800, SS1/500, F5.6 @300mm, evaluative metering & wb 5300

We were doing the morning safari and Riddhi the queen of Ranthambore was sighted crossing zone 2 to enter zone 3. She crossed the entire lake and reached in zone 3 to see her kids. She crossed our jeep and laid down to…

Pankaj Kabra posted a new activity comment

Fri, 28 Jul 2023 06:36:19 +0530

Agreed Sir.

In reply to - Pankaj Kabra posted an update Title: The evening walk Location: Ranthambore national park Exif: ISO 1600, SS 1/1500, F 5.6 @ 300mm, evaluative metering, WB 5700 We were doing the evening safari and it was […]

Pankaj Kabra posted an update: Title: The evening walk Location: Ranthambore […]

Fri, 28 Jul 2023 03:54:15 +0530

Title: The evening walk
Location: Ranthambore national park

Exif: ISO 1600, SS 1/1500, F 5.6 @ 300mm, evaluative metering, WB 5700

We were doing the evening safari and it was almost the time we were heading back to gate of the zone. Suddenly one of my friend sighted this tiger peas and we rushed to the place. We had an exclusive sighting of… Read more

Pankaj Kabra posted a new activity comment

Wed, 26 Jul 2023 02:52:44 +0530

Great

In reply to - Sayed Muzamil posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds

Motion Blur effect !

So this click happens to be taken at my House compound wall. My mom has a habit of feeding these little birds especially […]

Pankaj Kabra posted a new activity comment

Tue, 25 Jul 2023 13:27:58 +0530

Hi thabks for your valuable inputs.

In reply to - Pankaj Kabra posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds

Peacock in Monsoon

Location Jhalana leopard reserve

Exif : ISO 1000, SS 1/200, F 5.6 @ 300mm evaluative metering.

Peacock is one of my favourite […]

Pankaj Kabra posted a new activity comment

Tue, 25 Jul 2023 12:33:08 +0530

Shutter speed is low ..

In reply to - Sayed Muzamil posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds

Motion Blur effect !

So this click happens to be taken at my House compound wall. My mom has a habit of feeding these little birds especially […]

Pankaj Kabra posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: Peacock in MonsoonLocation Jhalana leopard reserve Exif […]

Sun, 23 Jul 2023 05:23:39 +0530

Peacock in Monsoon

Location Jhalana leopard reserve

Exif : ISO 1000, SS 1/200, F 5.6 @ 300mm evaluative metering.

Peacock is one of my favourite subject to click as it is one of the most beautiful bird offers a lot of options to click. I was doing the evening safari at Jhalana reserve and was looking for leopard and we sighted the leopard…

Pankaj Kabra posted a new activity comment

Sat, 22 Jul 2023 14:48:56 +0530

Sir thanks alot for your appreciation, I did clicked one which I posted earlier.

In reply to - Pankaj Kabra posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds

Walk through the lake

Ranthambore

Exif : ISO 250, SS 1/500, F 6.3@@600mm, arc mode and evaluative metering

Sony A 7iv paired with 200/600 lens

It’s […]

Pankaj Kabra posted a new activity comment

Sat, 22 Jul 2023 13:20:04 +0530

Thanks a lot I zoomed in because of some distractions. I could have placed it on left to have the broader perspective.

In reply to - Pankaj Kabra posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds

Walk through the lake

Ranthambore

Exif : ISO 250, SS 1/500, F 6.3@@600mm, arc mode and evaluative metering

Sony A 7iv paired with 200/600 lens

It’s […]

Pankaj Kabra posted a new activity comment

Sat, 22 Jul 2023 12:07:43 +0530

It’s not that near as it seems in the pic.

In reply to - Pankaj Kabra posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds

Walk through the lake

Ranthambore

Exif : ISO 250, SS 1/500, F 6.3@@600mm, arc mode and evaluative metering

Sony A 7iv paired with 200/600 lens

It’s […]

Pankaj Kabra posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: Walk through the lakeRanthambore Exif : ISO 250, SS 1/500, […]

Sat, 22 Jul 2023 08:35:13 +0530

Walk through the lake

Ranthambore

Exif : ISO 250, SS 1/500, F 6.3@@600mm, arc mode and evaluative metering

Sony A 7iv paired with 200/600 lens

It’s always a delight to watch the tiger walking in its natural habitat you get more lucky if the walk last for a good lon time. I recently visited Ranthambore and privileged to see Riddhi walking through…

Pankaj Kabra posted a new activity comment

Mon, 17 Jul 2023 18:17:33 +0530

Ok will try

In reply to - Pankaj Kabra posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds

Riddhi the queen of Ranthambore , gracing the lake with her fierce elegance.

Zone 3 Ranthambore

Sony A 7IV with 200/600 lens

Exif : ISO 250, SS 1/500, […]

Pankaj Kabra posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: Riddhi the queen of Ranthambore , gracing the lake with […]

Sun, 16 Jul 2023 17:11:13 +0530

Riddhi the queen of Ranthambore , gracing the lake with her fierce elegance.

Zone 3 Ranthambore

Sony A 7IV with 200/600 lens

Exif : ISO 250, SS 1/500, F 6.3, EV -.5 @ 600mm

We were doing the morning safari in zone 3 and as usual were looking for tiger sighting, we had no clue and we kept looking for the tiger suddenly we heard lot of noise and…

Pankaj Kabra posted a new activity comment

Sun, 16 Jul 2023 16:52:45 +0530

Beautiful

In reply to - Prachi Bhogan posted an update I was in a local state park where there are ample of humming birds. They mostly feed off of the feeders they have put up but then also feed on the flowers that have bloomed in […]

Pankaj Kabra posted a new activity comment

Sun, 16 Jul 2023 11:25:04 +0530

White Balance could have been around 8k kelvin

In reply to - Shoeb Saiyad posted an update in the group Landscape Photography

Golden hour – Sunburst. I love golden hour and waited for the sun rays to align with the gap in the rock.
Piha Beach – Auckland

Camera : […]

Pankaj Kabra posted a new activity comment

Mon, 10 Jul 2023 15:43:59 +0530

You must sir but in may

In reply to - Prakash C J posted an update in the group Landscape Photography

Today’s photograph is another landscape from Ladakh, across Pangong Tso. The inspiration for this photograph were all the marvellous shades of […]

Pankaj Kabra posted a new activity comment

Mon, 10 Jul 2023 12:28:21 +0530

Nice

In reply to - Ratul Dasgupta posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds

After receiving advice on my previous silhouette photo, I decided to apply it to a new image taken at the Bhigwan Bird Sanctuary. With […]

Pankaj Kabra posted a new activity comment

Sun, 09 Jul 2023 18:17:58 +0530

Nice

In reply to - Vivek Patil posted an update in the group Landscape Photography

FAIRYLAND
(Gulmarg morning)

Information/Thought process: When I went to Kashmir in April, I was just trying to learn different aspects […]

Pankaj Kabra posted a new activity comment

Sun, 09 Jul 2023 09:24:37 +0530

If the bird placed in left then we can get the view of water body too in my opinion

In reply to - Purnendu Bagchi posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds

Description / Information: This image was taken at Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur. I was waiting to capture the darter fishing shot, but […]

Pankaj Kabra posted a new activity comment

Sat, 08 Jul 2023 19:13:01 +0530

Composition could have been better

In reply to - Purnendu Bagchi posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds

Description / Information: This image was taken at Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur. I was waiting to capture the darter fishing shot, but […]

Pankaj Kabra posted a new activity comment

Sat, 08 Jul 2023 14:59:24 +0530

In reply to - Saptarshi Patra posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds

The image was taken at 6:53PM, as the light was very low I changed Exposure Compensation to -3.3.
Tried to recover the image in LR by […]