© Sudhir Shivaram Photography | Rahul Iyer | Activity https://learn.sudhirshivaramphotography.com/members/rahul-iyer/activity/ Activity feed for Rahul Iyer. Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:02:20 +0530 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.21.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 6fde6a3626a6107c6de628972e52e3b4 Rahul Iyer posted a new activity comment https://learn.sudhirshivaramphotography.com/news-feed/p/59663/#acomment-60449 Sun, 08 Jun 2025 04:32:52 +0530 @Keyur Patel Thanks Keyur. I was glad about getting the chance to see a bear sleeping.

In reply to - Rahul Iyer posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds

Black Bear sleeping on a tree branch

Location: Smoky Mountain National Park

Specs

Camera: Nikon D850

lens: 500mm pf

Focal length used: 500 mm

ISO: […]

]]> 5b32f5db3c4536f70f598f4e313ea655 Rahul Iyer posted a new activity comment https://learn.sudhirshivaramphotography.com/news-feed/p/59663/#acomment-59664 Mon, 26 May 2025 23:33:43 +0530 raw image screenshot

In reply to - Rahul Iyer posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds

Black Bear sleeping on a tree branch

Location: Smoky Mountain National Park

Specs

Camera: Nikon D850

lens: 500mm pf

Focal length used: 500 mm

ISO: […]

]]> 3cacdb6857519dca0697b6ef4aa171b5 Rahul Iyer posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: Black Bear sleeping on a tree branchLocation: Smoky […] https://learn.sudhirshivaramphotography.com/news-feed/p/59663/ Mon, 26 May 2025 23:24:17 +0530 Black Bear sleeping on a tree branch

Location: Smoky Mountain National Park

Specs

Camera: Nikon D850

lens: 500mm pf

Focal length used: 500 mm

ISO: 640

Aperture: f/5.6

Shutter Speed: 1/400 s

White Balance: Shot with Cloudy WB setting and manually adjusted later in Lightroom

Metering: Matrix Metering

Exposure Compensation: -0.7 ev

Focusing Points Used: Single Point AF.

]]> 3 598b9e1643a1166c8a58f81a6adf943f Rahul Iyer posted a new activity comment https://learn.sudhirshivaramphotography.com/news-feed/p/49486/#acomment-49619 Wed, 20 Nov 2024 09:25:35 +0530 @Basit Alvi Thanks Basit. I agree about the focus. I had the single point on the bear but it didn’t lock on completely.

In reply to - Rahul Iyer posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds

Black Bear Cub

Not the cleanest of compositions but loved the little rim light on the bear cub that was climbing a tree. The light highlighted its […]

]]> 989ccaf9a79889235a6477af7d0a6330 Rahul Iyer posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: Black Bear CubNot the cleanest of compositions but loved […] https://learn.sudhirshivaramphotography.com/news-feed/p/49486/ Tue, 19 Nov 2024 00:40:04 +0530 Black Bear Cub

Not the cleanest of compositions but loved the little rim light on the bear cub that was climbing a tree. The light highlighted its shape and coupled with the fall colors on the leaves gave a different kind of feel to the image.

Location: Smoky Mountain National Park

Specs

Camera: Nikon D850

lens: 500mm pf

Focal length used: 500…

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]]> 2 7f0e1030079cd4c3670b376042119fbf Rahul Iyer posted a new activity comment https://learn.sudhirshivaramphotography.com/news-feed/p/49458/#acomment-49485 Tue, 19 Nov 2024 00:32:33 +0530 Great Forest vibe !

In reply to - Prachi Bhogan posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds Location : Tadoba National park. This image was captured in jan 2024. The idea was to capture the mystical feel of forest in winters with these […] ]]> 2df774e5a9f672253d18a475b4a5433e Rahul Iyer posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: Majestic ElkLocation: Rocky Mountain […] https://learn.sudhirshivaramphotography.com/news-feed/p/49146/ Thu, 14 Nov 2024 02:13:41 +0530 Majestic Elk

Location: Rocky Mountain National Park

Specs

Camera: Nikon D3500

lens: 200-500mm

Focal length used: 220 mm

ISO: 220

Aperture: f/5.6

Shutter Speed: 1/500 s

White Balance: Auto

Metering: Matrix Metering

Exposure Compensation: 0 ev

Focusing Points Used: Single Point AF.

]]> 0 bb694bc9937480613ae30d710ff5cebb Rahul Iyer posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: Title: Male Wood DuckLocation: […] https://learn.sudhirshivaramphotography.com/news-feed/p/49087/ Wed, 13 Nov 2024 01:36:22 +0530 Title: Male Wood Duck

Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Specs

Camera: Nikon D850

lens: 500 mm pf

Focal length used: 500 mm

ISO: 640

Aperture: f/5.6

Shutter Speed: 1/1000 s

White Balance: Auto

Metering: Matrix Metering

Exposure Compensation: -0.7 ev

Focusing Points Used: Single Point AF.

]]> 0 0f68ae74062322f637a868b57e312f75 Rahul Iyer posted a new activity comment https://learn.sudhirshivaramphotography.com/news-feed/p/47831/#acomment-48195 Thu, 31 Oct 2024 01:24:53 +0530 @Shouvik Biswas Thank you! Yeah they don’t stay still for long. They even like to bully other birds.

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Title: Bluejay

Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Specs

Camera: Nikon D850

lens: 200-500 mm

Focal length used: 500 mm

ISO: 3600

Aperture: f/5.6

Shutter […]

]]> 105b2b7970268af405d7846d6c1e1d2f Rahul Iyer posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: Title: BluejayLocation: Pittsburgh, […] https://learn.sudhirshivaramphotography.com/news-feed/p/47831/ Sat, 26 Oct 2024 02:45:09 +0530 Title: Bluejay

Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Specs

Camera: Nikon D850

lens: 200-500 mm

Focal length used: 500 mm

ISO: 3600

Aperture: f/5.6

Shutter Speed: 1/2000 s

White Balance: Auto

Metering: Matrix Metering

Exposure Compensation: 0 ev

Focusing Points Used: Single Point AF.

]]> 2 952f89ad23ac2355caf72b4fc8908c29 Rahul Iyer posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: Title: Black Bear in Black & WhiteLocation: Smoky […] https://learn.sudhirshivaramphotography.com/news-feed/p/47513/ Sun, 20 Oct 2024 08:21:14 +0530 Title: Black Bear in Black & White



Location: Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee

Specs

Camera: Nikon D850

lens: 500mm pf

Focal length used: 500

ISO: 1100

Aperture: f/5.6

Shutter Speed: 1/250 s

White Balance: Auto

Metering: Matrix Metering

Exposure Compensation: -0.3 ev

Focusing Points Used: Single Point AF.

]]> 0 8666d74443b961fe29dddb0e86de2f8d Rahul Iyer posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: Great Blue HeronCamera : Nikon D850Lens: 200 - 500 mm […] https://learn.sudhirshivaramphotography.com/news-feed/p/43944/ Sat, 20 Jul 2024 19:07:09 +0530 Great Blue Heron

Camera : Nikon D850

Lens: 200 – 500 mm

Focal length used : 500 mm

ISO : 720

Aperture: 5.6

Manual mode

Shutter speed : 1/1000

White balance : Auto ( adjusted in post processing )

Metering : Matrix

Exposure compensation: NA

Hand held shot. Loosing sharpness during export. Any suggestions on export settings appreciated. (currently…

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]]> 0 62883d926933f2849fbfc8106db52305 Rahul Iyer posted a new activity comment https://learn.sudhirshivaramphotography.com/news-feed/p/43703/#acomment-43784 Thu, 18 Jul 2024 17:04:02 +0530 @Gopi Kannadiga Thank you!

In reply to - Rahul Iyer posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds

Pileated Woodpecker

Camera : Nikon D850

Lens: 500 mm pf

Focal length used : 500 mm

ISO : 800

Aperture: 5.6

Manual mode

Shutter speed : 1/500 (for […]

]]> a5f4d4e2b7df283c7d4cb41ee493cc58 Rahul Iyer posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: Pileated WoodpeckerCamera : Nikon D850Lens: 500 mm […] https://learn.sudhirshivaramphotography.com/news-feed/p/43703/ Wed, 17 Jul 2024 23:20:13 +0530 Pileated Woodpecker

Camera : Nikon D850

Lens: 500 mm pf

Focal length used : 500 mm

ISO : 800

Aperture: 5.6

Manual mode

Shutter speed : 1/500 (for action)

White balance : Auto ( adjusted in post processing )

Metering : Matrix

Exposure compensation: – 0.3

Hand held shot. I’m loosing a lot of sharpness while uploading on the platform (the same file when…

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]]> 2 a5db13784afac0a56eabc6bc96a324b6 Rahul Iyer started the discussion Export settings for best image quality in the forum Everything Photography https://learn.sudhirshivaramphotography.com/forums/discussion/export-settings-for-best-image-quality/ Fri, 12 Jul 2024 02:48:39 +0530 Export settings for best image quality

Hi everyone,

I am new to the group and am trying to share photos to learn and receive feedback. However, I’m noticing quite a loss in image quality and sharpness while uploading the images (I have attached an image for reference). They look quite sharp on my laptop before uploading. I know the 3mb limit could be a major factor in this but are…

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]]> bd7f4cb6ae40a30aec0ef68e4ef4158d Rahul Iyer posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: Hello everyone, I am new to the group and am looking […] https://learn.sudhirshivaramphotography.com/news-feed/p/39132/ Thu, 11 Jul 2024 01:11:25 +0530 Hello everyone, I am new to the group and am looking forward to learn and improve.

Title: Black Bear

Location: Cades Cove, Tennessee

Specs

Camera: Nikon D850

lens: 500mm pf

Focal length used: 500

ISO: 1800

Aperture: f/5.6

Shutter Speed: 1/250 s

White Balance: Auto

Metering: Matrix Metering

Exposure Compensation: -0.3 ev

Focusing Points Used: Single…

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