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Kumararaj BALACHANDRAN posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: A simple tree and it’s neighbours - A Darter and a Spot […]

Sun, 12 Mar 2023 00:39:20 +0530

A simple tree and it’s neighbours – A Darter and a Spot billed Pelican on a yet another golden hour. All of them were still and enjoying the slow paced life and hence a shutter speed of 1/200 and an ISO of 100 at f9 with a -0.7 negative exposure. In Lightroom, reduced the colour balance from 7500k which I used as camera setting to 4500k to keep… Read more

Shoyab Khan posted an update in the group Creative (any genre): Megical light in kanha. I took this picture during […]

Fri, 10 Mar 2023 17:30:47 +0530

Megical light in kanha.
I took this picture during my morning safari in Kanha National Park.
Nikon D5600 Shot
A : f 4.8
S : 1/500
ISO: 400

Amol Pawar posted an update in the group Creative (any genre): Silhouette of OstrichThis was my 1st visit to Masai […]

Fri, 10 Mar 2023 07:11:12 +0530

Silhouette of Ostrich

This was my 1st visit to Masai Mara Kenya, Masai mara has one of the most beautiful skies and cloud patterns. We just started our 1st safari in the early morning hours around 5 am.

Mara being a grassland the visibility of the subjects is very good and very far away, so spotting subjects is comparatively easy.

We spotted…

Raghavendra Rayadurga posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: A thirsty BulbulHosapete, KarnatakaThis was captured at […]

Fri, 10 Mar 2023 04:54:30 +0530

A thirsty Bulbul
Hosapete, Karnataka

This was captured at the terrace of my home, a Dec 2021 pic. This is a designated place where we offer a portion of our morning meal for birds everyday, bowl is for water. Generally its the crows who take major share and sparrows the rest. May be my first closer observation or for a change couple of…

Abhinav Sharma posted an update in the group Creative (any genre): I took this picture in late morning and the light was […]

Fri, 10 Mar 2023 04:45:12 +0530

I took this picture in late morning and the light was good but flat. The action was great and I got a lot of nice shots with the fish darted by the blue heron. But when I was in post, I was not entirely happy and then I decided to do something different. I wanted to bring out the reflection, so decided to process it as a low key so that I can…

Aman Sharma posted an update in the group Macro Photography: DROP HUNG ON THE PETAL OF FLOWER Palampur […]

Fri, 10 Mar 2023 03:35:35 +0530

DROP HUNG ON THE PETAL OF FLOWER
Palampur (Himachal Pradesh)
IMAGE DESCRIPTION while watering my garden plants I noticed this tiny drop hanging on a petal found it intresting to capture not having a macro lens I chose my 300mm lens for the purpose hope.
EXIF INFORMATION: Nikon D3300 + 300mm lens
100ISO, f8, 1/160 s, auto white balance,

Gaurav Pathak posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: Title: Golden Jackal at dawnDescription: This was taken […]

Thu, 09 Mar 2023 14:58:50 +0530

Title: Golden Jackal at dawn

Description: This was taken at Bharatpur National Park just as soon as the park opened. Usually we go exploring the side trails to look for Jackals but we had heard that they had been spotted near the main road the day before and so we decided to wait there the next morning. People were wondering why we were waiting…

ATUL SINGH CHAUHAN posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: Common Tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius)(BARABANKI-U.P.)

Thu, 09 Mar 2023 14:51:05 +0530

Common Tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius)
(BARABANKI-U.P.)
HINDI or LOCAL NAME: Darzee Chidiya
I clicked this photo during a photo shoot of Backyard Birds in my plantation.
Camera: NIKON D7100,
Lens: TAMRON-150-600mm, Exposure: Aperture Priority, ISO: 800, Exposure Time:
1/640sec. , Compensation: 0 step, F Stop: f/6.3, Metering Mode:… Read more

Nilakshi Lohi posted an update in the group Macro Photography: Tittle: I wonder what i look like in your […]

Thu, 09 Mar 2023 13:21:34 +0530

Tittle: I wonder what i look like in your eyes✨💚

Place: Amboli,Maharashtra July’21

Description: The image was made in daytime when rains had stopped for couple of minutes after pouring nonstop. While walking around the forest i saw this vine snake camouflaged beautifully on nearby bush. I decided to take a head shot to emphasis the tiny rain… Read more

Aman Sharma posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: A SQUIRREL Ghumarwin (Himachal Pradesh) IMAGE […]

Thu, 09 Mar 2023 12:20:38 +0530

A SQUIRREL
Ghumarwin (Himachal Pradesh)
IMAGE DESCRIPTION This squirrel was feeding on wheat kept for drying instead of driving her away I choose to have some nice clicks
EXIF INFORMATION: Nikon D3300 + 300mm lens
200ISO, f9 1/600 s, auto white balance,

POSTPROCESSING
some sort of noice reduction + use of vignette

Amol Pawar posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: Heart Shaped Leopard Waited for this moment since 2013; […]

Thu, 09 Mar 2023 03:38:00 +0530

Heart Shaped Leopard

Waited for this moment since 2013; I took me 04 years and 74 safaris to see and photograph a leopard in wild and in 2016 saw and photographed my 01 leopard in Maharashtra. Always dreamed to seeing and photographing the leopard drink water as use to see lot of leopard image of Kabini. Finally, was able to see Leopard…

Rakshith Jakati posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: || INDIAN GREY MONGOOSE ||This curious little creature […]

Thu, 09 Mar 2023 02:46:20 +0530

|| INDIAN GREY MONGOOSE ||

This curious little creature loved to explore his surroundings and often wandered far from his den in search of adventure.

While out exploring, the mongoose stumbled upon a bird hide. He peered inside and saw a water source, tempting him to quench his thirst. But being a cautious animal, he hesitated to approach the…

Siddhartha Mitra posted an update in the group Street Photography: This photo was taken in the streets of Hoi An, Da […]

Wed, 08 Mar 2023 14:37:06 +0530

This photo was taken in the streets of Hoi An, Da Nang (Vietnam) on a rainy evening. Just after the rain, we took a walk on the streets by the riverside. The shops are beautifully decorated and the whole town is magically lit.

Post-processing is done in Lightroom.

EXIF

Nikon D850 with Tamron 70-200 G2 f2.8, Aperture: f 2.8, ISO: 2000, Shutter…

Sudhir Shivaram posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: Spotted Deer SilhouetteKeoladeo Ghana National […]

Wed, 08 Mar 2023 14:24:00 +0530

Spotted Deer Silhouette
Keoladeo Ghana National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan

What you visualize vs what the scene is.

Photography is an art. And as an artist, you need to have a free flow of your mind in creating that art.

There is no right or wrong in photography, there are tools available to create it and finish it. Start with the camera and end…

Aman Sharma posted an update in the group Creative (any genre): WATER DROP Ghumarwin (Himachal Pradesh) IMAGE […]

Wed, 08 Mar 2023 12:36:37 +0530

WATER DROP
Ghumarwin (Himachal Pradesh)
IMAGE DESCRIPTION Image was captured indoor with a jugaad setup. Inverted bottle used as dropper, camera setup on tripod with manual focus on a point where drops are supposed to fall. Since the bowl was red in color drop itself gave a red texture. I had to make extra light arrangement due to low… Read more

Saleel Gharpure posted an update in the group Landscape Photography: ASTRO-SELFIEKutch - GujratDescription / Information One […]

Wed, 08 Mar 2023 10:35:29 +0530

ASTRO-SELFIE
Kutch – Gujrat

Description / Information

One of the most essential element for shooting the Milky way is a location with least light and air pollution. Considering the same, I went to Kutch for sooting the Milky way in April last year.

As expected the Milky way was seen prominently in the sky even when there was some light…

Pramod Ramamoorthy posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: This Chickadee is a paid actor, Lol! These birds are […]

Wed, 08 Mar 2023 02:23:25 +0530

This Chickadee is a paid actor, Lol!

These birds are sweet bundle of joy! I don’t think I can ever get tired of seeing these fluff balls. One of the birds came and sat on my lens, that moment was so magical.

Shot with Sony A6400 + 200-600 lens.

ISO 320, FE 820 MM, EV -0.3, WB 5,500, f6.3, Shutter Speed 1/1250s

I saw this perch through lens and…

Sudhir singla posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: Squirrel My Backyard In cities there's not much […]

Tue, 07 Mar 2023 16:44:59 +0530

Squirrel
My Backyard
In cities there’s not much animals around to Shoot . But You have to keep practicing ,So i targeted this squirrel & clicked some pics . I am sharing one of them..
Canon EOS 90 d
Sigma 150-600mm
S: 1/1250 F: 6.3
ISO:100 EV:0
Focal Length: 600 mm
January 2023

Amol Pawar posted an update in the group Macro Photography: Painted Grasshopper (Adult)These grasshoppers are fount […]

Mon, 06 Mar 2023 07:40:23 +0530

Painted Grasshopper (Adult)

These grasshoppers are fount just after the monsoon on feed on poisonous plant Giant calotrope (these plant leaves are offer to Lord Hanuman and release a sticky glue-like white liquid).

Hence, they are comparatively easy to find if we search on isolated habitat where the Giant calotrope is found. The grasshoppers…

Pranav Mahendru posted an update in the group Wildlife and Birds: Wings of Hope ! Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary, […]

Sun, 05 Mar 2023 12:20:08 +0530

Wings of Hope !

Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary, Gujarat, India

Rudy Shelduck taking a bath during late sunset (sun almost gone) at Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary.
The R6’s Incredible ISO capabilities allowed me to capture this image at a decent shutter speed while the camera managed a bumpy ISO. This shot was taken at 1/400 of a second at 1000 ISO and…