Camera: Sony A7III

Lens: Sony 200-600mm

Time: 16:42pm

Aperture priority

F-6.3

SS- 1/250

ISO 2000

White balance 6200K

EV: -0.7

Multi metering

Focusing spot with flexible L

Brown fish owl captured in its hollow on an afternoon safari in Pilibhit Tiger reserve.

cropped image to it present form to avoid the sky mainly and a few distractions so the focus is on the subject.

Shot handheld on a7iv+200600G

1/1000 SS at F-6.3

600mm focal length

ISO 1000

0.3EV multimetering mode

AWB, processed in LRC

Kaziranga National Park
10th Feb 2024. Shot time 4:55 PM
Gear: Sony ILCE-6700, Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
Focal Length 600mm (with 1.5x crop 900mm APS-C Sensor)
Manual Mode
ISO 6400
Aperture f6.3
Shutter Speed 1/320s
Multi Metering

Manual White Balance

Monitor Lizard on a concrete post near a bridge in the Central Range in Kaziranga.

Bhola/Hazare who is assumed to have killed 3 locals at Nimdhela Buffer of Tadoba Tiger reserve. Had a chance of Getting this head on pic In early morning winters of Dec 2023, after a unsuccessful attempt to bring down a Mighty Indian Gaur.

Captured with Sony A7 Rii with sony 200-600mm

Aperture…

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This was shot in Tamhini Ghat Maharshtra

Gear: Sony A7iv and Sony 200-600mm lens
Shot at noon. But the canopy of trees helped in avoiding harsh lighting.

I did not shoot this at full 600mm because I wanted to include the perch as well. Shot at 500mm

The background was beautiful with the greens and the yellows.

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Setting: The light was decent and the bird gave enough time to photograph. Shot at around 5PM

The camera rested on a bean bag. I waited for the head to turn because for most of the time it was looking towards me.

I personally like the perc and the catchlight.

Gear: Sony A7iv and Sony 200-600mm lens…

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It was courtship about to happen. Female manage to catch fish in between and not share with Male hence courtship ended. I kept 5.6 Aperture so both the birds will be in focus, however Male is little out of focus and also against light made bird eyes in dark.
I have entire video episode in action, not sure if I can post…

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Pictured here is a family of Spotted deer quenching their thirst during the soaring summer heat at Kabini Tiger reserve, Karnataka.

Gears – Sony A7 rii with…

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ID: Green Bee Eater

It is a resident breeder in much of its range, though some populations are migratory. These birds are insectivores, and as their name suggests, their main prey is bees.

They are adept hunters, and will hawk for insects from a perch, then swoop down to catch them in mid-air. The…

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captured on 28th April 2024 at Neora Valley National Park, Kalimpong, West Bengal

using Nikon D7200+1.4TC+300mm f/4 lens

Manual mode

Shutter speed 1/500, F/5.6, Focal length-640mm,

Exposure bias-+1.3

White balance- 5560K

Metering- Spot metering

camera and lens used

sony A1

lens: 200-600mm

setting used

aperture :f/6.3

ISO:3200

shutter speed : 1/160

ev :0

WB :auto

manual mode

how the shot taken

to take this we use torch light to brighten up the bird and use manual mode to get decent shutter speed and iso to remove noise I use “NEAT “ software to remove it

editing techniques

i edit in…

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This has been shot in Tamhini from a hide.

Shot at around 12PM using a Sony A7iv and Sony 200-600mm lens. The camera was placed on a bean bag.

Even though it was noon, the light was still challenging.

I saw some birds taking a bath at a nearby pool and wanted to capture some action. I thought this shot was good considering… Read more

Mode:- Manual mode

Shutter speed:-1/250

ISO:-800

Aperture:-5.6

Metering mode:- Evaluative metering

AF mode:- AI Servo

Lens used:- 55-250 mm

Focal length:-250mm

Editing software:- Adobe Lightroom classic

White balance:- flash( approx 6000k)

Autofocus point:- middle af point

Gear used: Nikon Z8+ Nikon 200-500 f5.6

Focal length: 500mm

Aperture: 5.6

ISO: 640

Shutter Speed: 1/3200

Exposure compensation: +0.3

Matrix metering with 3D Tracking & Bird Eye Detection

White Balance: Auto

Processed in LRC to increase background blur and selective post processing

Wanted to capture a clean, in flight shot of the eagle

Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, Karnataka.

07:20 am, Jan 2024

Gear:

Camera: Sony Alpha ILCE-7M3 (Full-Frame 24.2MP Mirrorless)

Lens: Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)

Settings:

Shot: Handheld

Program: Manual

Focal Length Used: 400 mm

Aperture: f/6.3

Shutter Speed: 1/1000 sec

ISO: Auto 3200

Exposure Compensation: 0…

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Leopards are generally known to be shy and move away at the sight of humans.
This Graceful lady was just the opposite!

Walked boldly on the road and beside our vehicles and obliged us with beautiful images!

Shot on Nikon Z8 with 400mm F2.8

EXIF- ISO 100, SS- 1/800 F 2.8, EV – 1 (it was the middle of the afternoon in harsh…

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Shot with Nikon D500 + 200-500mm

500mm, 1000 shutter speed, f8, auto iso.

Was able to get close during birding tour in Costa Rica thanks to guide.  Was thrilling to see this beauty, hummingbirds and Montezuma oropendola

My IG @lil.pink.houses has more pics (including non cropped version) and different angles.

if you get…

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ID: Black-Winged Stilt:

The black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus) is a widely distributed, very long-legged wader in the avocet and stilt family Recurvirostridae.

Their bodies are generally black above and white below, with a white head and neck. Long legs allow them to wade in deeper water than other wading birds,…

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