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Pramod Ramamoorthy posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: Sleeping Beauty - Northern Saw-whet OwlI stumbled upon […]

Wed, 27 Dec 2023 03:05:17 +0530

Sleeping Beauty – Northern Saw-whet Owl

I stumbled upon the cutest bird, no bigger than a coffee mug, the Northern Saw-whet Owl! She was deep in slumber throughout the day, and I just couldn’t catch her with her eyes open.

Even without the perfect background or that sparkly catch light in her eye, this little one still looks incredible. It’s one…

Keyur Patel posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: Subject: Canada GooseLocation – Cheesequake State Park, NJ […]

Wed, 27 Dec 2023 00:22:08 +0530

Subject: Canada Goose

Location – Cheesequake State Park, NJ

Conditions/Thought process:

Cold winter Golden hour just before sunset, group of geese were sleeping in lake and some of them were active swimming and cleaning their wings. I didn’t have tripod so had to put camera on my shoes in wet ground! haha.. so had to have high shutter speed to…

Sudhir Shivaram posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: One Horned RhinoKaziranga Tiger ReserveSony A7R5 + Sony […]

Mon, 25 Dec 2023 13:29:16 +0530

One Horned Rhino
Kaziranga Tiger Reserve

Sony A7R5 + Sony FE 70-200 f2.8 GM OSS II
ISO 250, 92mm, f/2.8, 1/5000
Multi Metering at Zero Ev
WB at 7500K
AF Area Mode : Tracking with single point AF + Animal Subject detection

Winter is here and so are the lovely foggy / misty mornings. Getting the right camera settings is the key to making beautiful…

PRASAD TELANG posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: Indian Pond Heron in flight@ Dombivali 24 Dec 2023 […]

Sun, 24 Dec 2023 05:54:01 +0530

Indian Pond Heron in flight

@ Dombivali 24 Dec 2023 8 am

Attempted to capture Indian Pond Heron in flight. What I like is the reflection on the water and totally blurred background

Canon 80 D, Tamron 150 600 mm (at 600 mm)

Manual Mode

F 6.3

SS 3200

ISO 1600

Evaluative Metering

AF 9 Point

WB 5400

LRC used for minor adjustment of contrast, texture and clarity.

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Sun, 24 Dec 2023 02:44:08 +0530

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Ranganatittu Bird Sanctuary, Karnataka

Nov 2023

Name(s): Spot-breasted Fantail or White-spotted fantail (Rhipidura albogularis)

The spot-breasted fantail is well known for its fantail posture.

However, during this time it was hopping around tree branches and the ground, maybe in…

Sudhir Shivaram posted an update in the group SSP Students’ Showcase: A BIG Congrats to Saleel Gharpure @Saleel for getting […]

Wed, 05 Apr 2023 10:07:30 +0530

A BIG Congrats to Saleel Gharpure @Saleel for getting his image featured in the SSP Students’ Showcase.
Masai Mara is known for its amazing sunrise/sunset colours and as photographers we wait for Giraffe, Elephants, Zebras etc to be part of it.
This is an awesome signature shot of Masai Mara with beautiful colours, tonality and an…

Sudhir Shivaram posted an update in the group SSP Students’ Showcase: A great image by @vibhavaringmail-com of this pair […]

Wed, 29 Mar 2023 02:28:00 +0530

A great image by @vibhavaringmail-com of this pair of Cheetah shot at Masai Mara. Congratulations on getting this featured in the SSP Students’ Showcase. The lovely contrast and the beautiful lighting along with the great composition is what made me shortlist it.
– Sudhir Shivaram

A pair cheetahs on a stormy evening at Masai Mara. The sky was…