place:doddaballapur ngarakere (lake)

time: 8:39am

nikon z6ii, 200-500lense

iso/800, s 1/1000

focal 500mm

f/5.6

5000k

exposure: -3.3step

Most of the time I Use back button focusing

metering mode: matrix

Single point focusing

Kasavanahalli Lake, Bangalore 

My first Bird in flight shot. 

Camera : Nikon D3200

Lens: 200 – 500 MM

Focal length used : 500 mm 

ISO : 800

Aperture: 6.3

Aperture priority mode 

Shutter speed : 1/1250 (for action)

White balance : flash-5400 K ( for getting natural colours in my camera)

Metering : Matrix / Evaluative

Exposure compensation: -…

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Place: Khisma Forest/West Bengal/India

Gear: Nikon Z6II with Nikkor 200-500mm Lens

Shutter Speed = 1/4000 ,Aperture = f/6.3 ,Focal length = 500mm ,Exp Bias = -1.3 step,ISO =1000,WB =5300,

Aperture priority/Matrix metering

The Shot was taken in Khisma Forest/West Bengal. Tripod was used, In the post-processing Level/sharpness…

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ID: Oriental Darter

The Oriental Darter, also known as the Snakebird, is a waterbird found in tropical South Asia and Southeast Asia. It’s a fascinating bird with a long, slender neck and a straight, pointed bill.

They are very similar to cormorants in their hunting style. They hunt for fish while their body is submerged in water. The slender…

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Place: Kalyani/West Bengal/India

Gear: Nikon Z6II with Nikkor 200-500mm Lens

Shutter Speed = 1/4000 ,Aperture = f/5.6 ,Focal length = 500mm ,Exp Bias = -1.3 step,ISO =1600,

WB =5300,

Aperture priority/Matrix metering

The Shot was taken in Kalyani/West Bengal. The shot was taken from a hide, and a tripod was used, In…

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Place: Khisma Forest/West Bengal/India

Gear: Nikon Z6II with Nikkor 200-500mm Lens

Shutter Speed = 1/4000 ,Aperture = f/6.3 ,Focal length = 500mm ,Exp Bias = -1.3 step,ISO =1000,WB =5300,

Aperture priority/Matrix metering

The Shot was taken in Khisma Forest/West Bengal. Tripod was used, In the post-processing Level/sharpness…

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A Purple Sunbird balanced on the lovely pink flowers. I noticed the bee only after taking the photo. I wondered if maintaining the top corner has any value or if should it be cropped.

EXIF:

SS 1/1000 sec @ f/6.3 (hand-held)
EV 0
ISO 1000
Aperture Priority
Z9
Nikkor Z 180mm-600mm at 600mm
Metering: Matrix

Place: Kalyani/West Bengal/India

Gear: Nikon Z6II with Nikkor 200-500mm Lens

Shutter Speed = 1/1000 ,Aperture = f/5.6 ,Focal length = 500mm ,Exp Bias = -0.7 step,ISO =800,WB =5300,

Aperture priority/Matrix metering

The Shot was taken in Kalyani/West Bengal. The shot was taken from a hide, and a tripod was used, In…

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Image made around 11:15 hrs at my office Pedagantyada, Visakhapatnam.

Canon R6 Mii

RF 70-200 F 4 @ 200mm

f 4 SS 1/800 ISO 100

Ev: +0.3

Metering: Evaluative

WB : Daylight

Focus : Servo Single

Focus Mode : 2

PP in LrC using selective masking with intersect,

Saul Kere, Bengaluru

Jun 2024

Bird ID: Indian silverbill or white-throated munia (Euodice malabarica)

Capture on a weekend visit to the lake. The lake looked fresh after a few showers and a moody morning without good sunshine. Walking around the lake, I spotted this beautiful pair of Indian Silverbills perched…

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Byatarayana Doddi Kere, Kanakapura Road

Was prepared to capture the sitting or flight shot. But got this beautiful perch.

Camera : Nikon D320

Lens: 200 – 500 MM

Focal length used : 500 mm

ISO : 800

Aperture: 5.6

Aperture priority mode

Shutter speed : 1/1000

White balance : flash (5400 k)

Metering : Evaluative/ matrix

Exposure compensation:…

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Almatti, Karnataka

Apr 2023

Bird ID: Red-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer)

Capture in an open farm field area while on a leisurely morning walk with my camera. I was trying to capture peacocks playing hide and seek when my attention turned towards this bulbul that flew in and perched on this low-lying branch of…

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Calliope Hummingbird – BC, Canada

Another one from the series, this one has fascinating display of tail wings and stretches.

I am pretty much happy with how I got in Camera, it made PP easy.

In this image I decided to remove the stick on the right side, it felt right. 

Please check my previous post and let me…

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Close up of Riddhi and her cubs crossing the famed rocky bridge leading to the hunting palace where the cubs gave us one of the most sought after window frame. Ironically the same hunting palace which was used by the hunters a few decade ago has now become the primary resting grounds for…

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One more from the series, this was taken right before the take Off, similar to the other image but in landscape orientation, i wish i had included some of the green from the sprouce tree, but it was too late.

I personally feel that the first image posted had more asthetic appeal to it, even though this has more head turn.

EXIF…

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Calgary, Canada.

Like most I am a big fan of owls, they are so fascinating, they look so mythical and mysterious. This is a great grey owl, largest owl by length, but they are just big goof up fur ball.

I had this amazing opportunity to spend at least couple of hours, thanks to long summer days I took couple of pictures that I…

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Location: Bangalore: Karnataka

This photo was taken around 7:30 a.m., and the lighting was excellent. I saw two birds sitting quite close to each other but couldn’t see each other, and I was wondering what would happen if this peacock flew and landed next to Red Wattled. After a long wait, it happened, however…

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Calgary, Canada

Update – 

1) Colour-corrected image.

2) This place was extremely busy with Pelicans, Ducks and Gulls. I couldn’t get a cleaner shot with the rule of third. I had to purposefully remove photobombing Gull 😉 

3) Removing wires, did not provide consistent results. Either the clouds…

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