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Rohit Ketkar posted a new activity comment

Sun, 07 Sep 2025 14:57:11 +0530

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Scaly-breasted Munia
This one was taken near Saswad at one of the millet farms. Ligthing was very good and this one sat on this millet crop. Took some while to get good […]

Rohit Ketkar posted an update: Scaly-breasted MuniaThis one was taken near Saswad at one […]

Sun, 07 Sep 2025 14:53:29 +0530

Scaly-breasted Munia
This one was taken near Saswad at one of the millet farms. Ligthing was very good and this one sat on this millet crop. Took some while to get good multi-tonal clear background but was worth it.
Post-processed in LRC and PS.
Exif Information:
Camera: Sony Alpha 6100
Lens: Sony 200-600mm
Mode: Aperture Priority
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Rohit Ketkar posted a new activity comment

Sun, 08 Dec 2024 15:05:32 +0530

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Red Whiskered Bulbul

This one was taken outside my home. Sun rays were coming from the side and she came and sat on a cocounut leaves.

Background […]

Rohit Ketkar posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: Red Whiskered BulbulThis one was taken outside my home. […]

Sun, 08 Dec 2024 15:02:13 +0530

Red Whiskered Bulbul

This one was taken outside my home. Sun rays were coming from the side and she came and sat on a cocounut leaves.

Background was very nice and I included front leaves to give it more effect.

Post-processed in LRC and PS.

Exif Information:

Camera: Sony Alpha 6100

Lens: Sony 200-600mm

Mode: Aperture Priority

Shutter…

Rohit Ketkar posted a new activity comment

Sun, 08 Dec 2024 14:36:17 +0530

Nice click. I liked original one more than processed one.

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pied bush chat
bandipur
nikon Z7II, 200-500 mm, shutter priority 1/640, f 5.6,iso 400(aut0), matrix metering, wide area auto(s),
ev 0

was doing a […]

Rohit Ketkar posted a new activity comment

Thu, 21 Nov 2024 16:30:46 +0530

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Green bee eater
With winter, bee eaters starts showing up. One thing I like about them is they generally stays on the same branch/twig for some […]

Rohit Ketkar posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: Green bee eaterWith winter, bee eaters starts showing […]

Thu, 21 Nov 2024 16:27:46 +0530

Green bee eater
With winter, bee eaters starts showing up. One thing I like about them is they generally stays on the same branch/twig for some time. They fly and come back to same place. This gives good opportunity to capture them. This one was taken outside my home in the evening.

Post-processed in LRC and PS.

Exif Information:

Camera: Sony…

Rohit Ketkar posted a new activity comment

Sun, 07 Jul 2024 11:35:42 +0530

@Sanjeev Madhok thanks

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Spotted Owlet

This one was taken at Panna tiger reserve. Spotted this owlet on a tree and waited for him to come out of dense leaves. When he came […]

Rohit Ketkar posted a new activity comment

Sat, 06 Jul 2024 15:09:24 +0530

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Spotted Owlet

This one was taken at Panna tiger reserve. Spotted this owlet on a tree and waited for him to come out of dense leaves. When he came […]

Rohit Ketkar posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: Spotted OwletThis one was taken at Panna tiger […]

Sat, 06 Jul 2024 15:04:44 +0530

Spotted Owlet

This one was taken at Panna tiger reserve. Spotted this owlet on a tree and waited for him to come out of dense leaves. When he came out, there was sky in the background with some greens and I decided to take high-key image.
Post-processed in LRC and PS.
Exif Information:
Camera: Sony Alpha 6100
Lens: Sony 200-600mm
Mode:…

Rohit Ketkar posted a new activity comment

Sun, 16 Jun 2024 16:23:02 +0530

thanks

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This year panna has been magical. Mostly because of P-151 and her 4 sub-adult cubs. This is the portrait of one of her male cub. They all were […]

Rohit Ketkar posted a new activity comment

Sun, 16 Jun 2024 14:31:23 +0530

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This year panna has been magical. Mostly because of P-151 and her 4 sub-adult cubs. This is the portrait of one of her male cub. They all were […]

Rohit Ketkar posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: This year panna has been magical. Mostly because of […]

Sun, 16 Jun 2024 14:29:10 +0530

This year panna has been magical. Mostly because of P-151 and her 4 sub-adult cubs. This is the portrait of one of her male cub. They all were together but little bit scattered. This one was close to me. Because of harsh summer, background was not that great and hence I decided to go for a close portrait. This was shot in the late evening…

Rohit Ketkar posted a new activity comment

Thu, 06 Jun 2024 00:35:31 +0530

@Rohit Ketkar yeah looks better

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Pelicans with Snow-Capped Mountains in the Background

Calgary, Canada

Update –

1) Colour-corrected image.

2) This place was extremely busy […]

Rohit Ketkar posted a new activity comment

Wed, 05 Jun 2024 07:48:53 +0530

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Beautiful Panna

In the scorching heat, this tiger presumably P-663 is taking solace in the Ken river. This male tiger has been giving regular […]

Rohit Ketkar posted a new activity comment

Wed, 05 Jun 2024 07:45:04 +0530

Love the habitat shot.
I like the composition of raw image as well. There is something at the right (I think its a bird) which is kind of balancing the image.
Just one suggestion, I think colors are looking a bit saturated in the processed image.

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Pelicans with Snow-Capped Mountains in the Background

Calgary, Canada

Update –

1) Colour-corrected image.

2) This place was extremely busy […]

Rohit Ketkar posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: Beautiful PannaIn the scorching heat, this tiger […]

Wed, 05 Jun 2024 07:39:51 +0530

Beautiful Panna

In the scorching heat, this tiger presumably P-663 is taking solace in the Ken river. This male tiger has been giving regular sightings in this area of Panna. Whole jungle is mostly dry but area along the Ken river is lush green and this is what I love about Panna.
Tiger was very far, but that gave the opportunity for a…

Rohit Ketkar posted a new activity comment

Sat, 25 May 2024 09:00:57 +0530

@Aneesh Vellanki yeah, might be. As a matter of fact i am in panna right now. Spotted P151 and one of her female cub in today’s morning safari.

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Tigress Sighting Unlocked!

We were into to the last 20 minutes of the evening safari when we reached this spot upon getting to know P151 and its […]

Rohit Ketkar posted a new activity comment

Fri, 24 May 2024 15:10:43 +0530

Nice image.

Background looks amazing. Did you take habitat shot as well by zooming out?

In reply to - Dr.Archana Belekar posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds Rhino on the move Pobitora’s majestic resident – This stunning image features a rhino making its way along the track in Pobitora […]

Rohit Ketkar posted a new activity comment

Fri, 24 May 2024 15:05:42 +0530

If she has collar around her neck, then she is 151.

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Tigress Sighting Unlocked!

We were into to the last 20 minutes of the evening safari when we reached this spot upon getting to know P151 and its […]

Rohit Ketkar posted a new activity comment

Tue, 21 May 2024 04:03:54 +0530

Hi Anish,
Nice photo but couple of points.
1. Highlights on the stork seems to be little blown out. Try reducing it.
2. Color saturation of the image looks a bit more. Can you share the original raw image.
3. Is it cropped?

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Painted stork hunting fish!Heard about multiple birds visiting a lake near south Bangalore. Visited this place and I was lucky to get this […]

Rohit Ketkar posted a new activity comment

Sun, 19 May 2024 13:03:30 +0530

Sony 200-600

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I have a question to the community – I am in a confusion. Sony 200-600 mm or Sigma 60-600 mm. Your feedback or recommendations will help!

Thank you

Rohit Ketkar posted a new activity comment

Fri, 17 May 2024 13:47:10 +0530

Thanks.

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Purple Sunbird (Male)

I have tried multiple times in past to capture sunbird but in vain. It’s one difficult bird to click. First, they are very […]

Rohit Ketkar posted a new activity comment

Fri, 17 May 2024 13:46:10 +0530

Thanks

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Purple Sunbird (Male)

I have tried multiple times in past to capture sunbird but in vain. It’s one difficult bird to click. First, they are very […]

Rohit Ketkar posted a new activity comment

Fri, 17 May 2024 13:29:59 +0530

@Basit Alvi Thanks for the suggestion. I had bumped up shadows. Probably can do more. Since it was early morning, it didn’t lit up entire bird. Updated photo after bumping up shadows.

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Purple Sunbird (Male)

I have tried multiple times in past to capture sunbird but in vain. It’s one difficult bird to click. First, they are very […]

Rohit Ketkar posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: Purple Sunbird (Male)I have tried multiple times in past […]

Fri, 17 May 2024 07:02:49 +0530

Purple Sunbird (Male)

I have tried multiple times in past to capture sunbird but in vain. It’s one difficult bird to click. First, they are very small so you have to be close to them. Second, they are very fast and have quick movements. Third, most of the times they will be in tree bushes or in branches, hence we don’t get good background.…

Rohit Ketkar posted a new activity comment

Wed, 10 Apr 2024 03:17:39 +0530

Nice one. Fastest bird.

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Peregrine Falcon.

This was shot in Mount Abu Rajasthan. I made a special Trek to get this shot it took me around 4 hours total trekking and around […]

Rohit Ketkar posted a new activity comment

Fri, 29 Mar 2024 06:26:55 +0530

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Peacock – Low key

This one was shot in Tadoba core. This peacock was dancing in shadow area and I decided to take low key image of backside. I […]

Rohit Ketkar posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: Peacock - Low keyThis one was shot in Tadoba core. […]

Fri, 29 Mar 2024 06:18:41 +0530

Peacock – Low key

This one was shot in Tadoba core. This peacock was dancing in shadow area and I decided to take low key image of backside. I reduced exposure and when he turned, I got the imgae which I previsualized.

Post-processed in LRC.

Exif Information:

Camera: Sony Alpha 6100

Lens: Sony 200-600mm

Mode: Aperture Priority

Shutter…

Rohit Ketkar posted a new activity comment

Tue, 26 Mar 2024 03:01:54 +0530

Nice image. There is some greenish tint in the image which is not there in raw one.

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Photo Description:
I was searching for a good close-up shot when I had already captured several habitat shots. Then, this Indian Pond heron appeared. […]

Rohit Ketkar posted a new activity comment

Sun, 24 Mar 2024 14:05:54 +0530

As it has been cropped a lot, bird lost its sharpness. I like the raw one as it’s showing nice habitat.

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Bird-Red naped ibis

This bird feeding in plane land of tungabhadra backwater area and simultaneously it looks around for it’s safety.so I hide […]

Rohit Ketkar posted a new activity comment

Wed, 20 Mar 2024 16:02:41 +0530

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Red Whiskered Bulbuls

There are lot of red whiskered bulbuls around where I live making beautiful sounds. I have captured them many times but every […]

Rohit Ketkar posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: Red Whiskered BulbulsThere are lot of red whiskered […]

Wed, 20 Mar 2024 15:59:27 +0530

Red Whiskered Bulbuls

There are lot of red whiskered bulbuls around where I live making beautiful sounds. I have captured them many times but every time something was missing like complementary background, perch etc.

This time however they came on nice perch, background was good and clicked it.

I was not getting very high shutter speed due to…

Rohit Ketkar posted a new activity comment

Sun, 17 Mar 2024 17:48:17 +0530

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Eye of the Tiger

This is the Shambhu tiger from junona gate of Tadoba. We were extremely close to him where he was sleeping. I had 200-600mm lens, so […]

Rohit Ketkar posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: Eye of the TigerThis is the Shambhu tiger from junona […]

Sun, 17 Mar 2024 17:46:49 +0530

Eye of the Tiger

This is the Shambhu tiger from junona gate of Tadoba. We were extremely close to him where he was sleeping. I had 200-600mm lens, so it was not possible to take full portrait of him and there was lot of grass around his body. And since there were lot of gypsys cramped in small space, it was also not possible to change the…

Rohit Ketkar posted a new activity comment

Mon, 11 Mar 2024 08:38:12 +0530

@Basit Alvi Thanks

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This one was taken at Tadoba-Andhari tiger reserve while returning from safari in the core zone of tadoba. I remembered one such pic from

Rohit Ketkar posted a new activity comment

Mon, 11 Mar 2024 00:55:52 +0530

@Archana Belekar Thanks

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This one was taken at Tadoba-Andhari tiger reserve while returning from safari in the core zone of tadoba. I remembered one such pic from

Rohit Ketkar posted a new activity comment

Sun, 10 Mar 2024 09:31:37 +0530

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This one was taken at Tadoba-Andhari tiger reserve while returning from safari in the core zone of tadoba. I remembered one such pic from

Rohit Ketkar posted an update in the group Creative (any genre): This one was taken at Tadoba-Andhari tiger reserve […]

Sun, 10 Mar 2024 09:28:33 +0530

This one was taken at Tadoba-Andhari tiger reserve while returning from safari in the core zone of tadoba. I remembered one such pic from @sudhir sir’s course where he explained we can take such images during early morning or late evening and there is either dust or fog.

Since it was late eveing and there was dust because of safari vehicles,…

Rohit Ketkar posted a new activity comment

Tue, 05 Mar 2024 05:09:19 +0530

Nice one.
I think there was a spotlight situation for cub sitting on the right side. Did you try that?

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This photo was taken on 28th feb 2024 at RTR zone no 3… when we enter in zone during evening safari, T124 i.e. Riddhi comes with her 3 cubs into our […]

Rohit Ketkar posted a new activity comment

Wed, 28 Feb 2024 17:17:28 +0530

I liked the composition of raw file as well.

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The orange-blue beauty (one more!)

Ranganatittu Bird Sanctuary, Karnataka

November 2023

Bird ID: Tickell’s Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis […]

Rohit Ketkar posted a new activity comment

Wed, 28 Feb 2024 17:12:05 +0530

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Green Bee Eater

I am always fascinated by bee eaters. Such a small but beautiful bird and they also give ample opportunities to practice […]

Rohit Ketkar posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: Green Bee EaterI am always fascinated by bee eaters. Such […]

Wed, 28 Feb 2024 17:07:06 +0530

Green Bee Eater

I am always fascinated by bee eaters. Such a small but beautiful bird and they also give ample opportunities to practice your photography skills. This one was taken in the evening light outside my home.

Post-processed in LRC.

Exif Information:

Camera: Sony Alpha 6100

Lens: Sony 200-600mm

Mode: Aperture Priority

Shutter…

Rohit Ketkar posted a new activity comment

Fri, 23 Feb 2024 12:14:12 +0530

Nice capture.
Have you used object removal tool or blur tool in LRC?
There is some unnatural bokeh above leopard.
Also can you share unedited raw file screenshot as well.

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Awaiting for the time !

She has spotted a deer at a distance and has camouflaged herself beside a tree showing only the face more of a hide […]

Rohit Ketkar posted a new activity comment

Wed, 21 Feb 2024 05:54:43 +0530

@Vipul Kumar Gupta thanks

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Red Naped Ibis

I knew these ibis have taken shelter around our society and I spotted them many times but they always found a way behind some […]

Rohit Ketkar posted a new activity comment

Tue, 20 Feb 2024 17:15:07 +0530

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Red Naped Ibis

I knew these ibis have taken shelter around our society and I spotted them many times but they always found a way behind some […]

Rohit Ketkar posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: Red Naped IbisI knew these ibis have taken shelter […]

Tue, 20 Feb 2024 17:13:57 +0530

Red Naped Ibis

I knew these ibis have taken shelter around our society and I spotted them many times but they always found a way behind some branches and leaves and hence I was unable to capture them in my camera. Today, however they gave me a chance and I captured it. It was nice morning sunlight and I was able to get good shots.

Post-processed…

Rohit Ketkar posted a new activity comment

Fri, 16 Feb 2024 08:06:21 +0530

Nice image with very complementary background.
However, I see some blurriness on left side of perch. Were you trying to remove some obstacle?
Also, can you post raw screenshot.

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This beautiful kingfisher captured 5 days back near Ilkal in the morning around 8 am.

NIKON D5200

Sigma Lens 150-500mm

Aperture priority

ISO […]

Rohit Ketkar posted a new activity comment

Thu, 15 Feb 2024 14:55:41 +0530

Nice habitat shot. Loved the rim lighting. Just one suggestion – I think processed image will look more elegant without white border.

In reply to - Darshan Olkar posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds Magical Kanha.

My first attempt at rim light photography coupled with a diffused backlight environment.. I recently visited the magical land of […]

Rohit Ketkar posted a new activity comment

Thu, 15 Feb 2024 14:53:02 +0530

Nice image. I liked the raw one as well. Leaves on tiger’s forehead are looking more natural in raw than in processed one.

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Tittle: Stare right into your fears..✨

Place: Shot at Sanjay Dubri National Park Dec’23

Description: Made this image during morning safari..light was […]