Little Cormorant Again!! This time with better wing texture!
Press L for better view of the wings!
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Spread Thy Wings.. Let them Dry :)
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Opps... (Blue Throat Robin.. female)
Lovely pose and head turn one would say.. but you know what the bird is saying.. "hay dude.. can i have some privacy for my natural needs??"
Bird Name: Blue Throated Robin (Female).. wish to capture the male in breeding plumage SOME DAY!!
Comments / suggestions please!
shot taken 2 seconds before the main shot! Now you see where the Opps is coming from?
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Wet
This kingfisher came out of water and sat besides me... (and for that.. i was laying motionless on this REALLY DIRTY spot for 15-20 mins.. or more!) This is a full-frame picture with 300 mm.
Vaibhav had tole me that you can kill all defects of a slow-small zoom lens by going as near to the bird as possible... if i was any closer than this.. i would have cut some part of the bird! :)
And the results speak (not patting my back here!).. but i am impressed that sigma 70-300 can capture the textures on the back and the "wet" feathers on the belly!!
Thanks Vaibhav for all the tips.. i am trying to implement them as much as i can!
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Monday, February 21, 2011
Yellow Wagtail
Wanted to capture the brilliant yellow colors of this wagtail for a few months. This was first time i could reach near enough to capture good amount of details with Sigma 70-300! This is a full-frame shot! (that tells how near i was!)
See couple of other interesting poses it gave me in the comments!
BTW.. it get confusing whether its a Yellow Wagtail Or Citrine Wagtail... following two links should help!
Yellow Wagtail : orientalbirdimages.org/search.php?Bird_ID=2087
Citrine Wagtail : orientalbirdimages.org/search.php?Bird_ID=2098
Considering the black head i concluded that its a Yellow Wagtail.. the experts can correct please!
2. Standing Tall
3. Side view
Symmetry
Sometimes reflections bring more to the shot than the original subject alone..
ID Please!
Shot at Kavadi last week.
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Precious.. Very Precious
Soft Box shot with my P&S... taken years back.. hope you like it
Uploaded via FlickrQ
Friday, February 18, 2011
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Colorful Reflection
Khadakwasla..
sunset...
real low camera on wire-tablepod
18-mm
30sec exposure.. simple!
Recommend large view (click on the picture and hit f11)
Uploaded via FlickrQ
Love.. Defined by Diamonds
That's my ring.. gifted by wify-dear 3 years back (from her hard-earned-money).. very precious for me..
Happy Valentines Day :)
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Thursday, February 10, 2011
Ready to Catch Food
This web was invisible till i almost went through it. The morning sun rays lit it with colors when i was inches away from blowing it away in my path. A quick few steps back, manual focus and steady hands.. that's all that was required.
Getting the background & the glare right was difficult... this one looks better but i have one more with colorful bokeh in comments 
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
FFF - Finding Food in Fog
Do you see the other end of the river? :) Yes.. it was very very foggy & misty morning
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Hope in my eyes & You can help
We visited
"Saraswati Anath Shikshan Ashram" on Friday 4th Feb.
it was a great experience to see 50+ children taken care of by a dedicated guy, who at one point of time was abandoned on Pune Railway Station when he was a child! Currently he works as a laborer and still has no complaints to take care of 50+ kids.
It was very humbling experience to visit this small place in really poor area in Dapodi.
www.saraswatianathashram.org
two small room shared by 40 kids on bunker beds and still being "happy" was very humbling experience!
very humbling experience.
I don't want to make it a sales pitch.. but if any of you can help.. please extend the help (to these guys or anyone like them).
Regarding this guy in the photo.. he was so affectionate that that he hugged almost everyone of us.. and boy.. the warmth of his hug is still with me.. and will remain.
Monday, February 7, 2011
Caught in the flight
Humm... that clarity and focus on bird-in-flight with sigma... i am impressed with the lens... and in spite of it misfiring many times, occasionally it gives away things like these which are priceless.
OK.. enough of "self-praise"... now tell me whether the photo is really good?
I see some problems like background not very clear etc.. which were out of my control (which still means its not a perfect shot :D).
Come on guys.. go ahead.. say something!
Friday, February 4, 2011
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Guarding the Shop
Shifting gears!! Will be uploading a series of village portraits i did last month.
Let's see if my friends like it.
Review comments PLEASE!! Trying to learn portraits.. so please help!
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