[navin_bhp]

Originally Posted by nilanjanray

Thanks Shaju :-)

A recent one. Involved stalking (offroading) to get the blackbuck against the setting sun.

Impressive shot Nilanjan!

[darklord]

Sunset captured from a riverbank:

[Durango Dude]

Gajalakshmi Alangaram at the recently concluded Brahmotsavam in a temple in my locality in Chennai. Nikon D610, Nikkor 24-120mm f/4VR.

[amit_rai]

This is one of my favorite pictures. This is from the Goa drive we took. My younger twin (Yes, I have twin daughters !!) went just crazy for sea and started running towards it whenever she got opportunity. This is one of those moments.

[nilanjanray]

Underexposed shot to highlight the rimlit horns of the cheetal. Early morning shot in the Nilgiri forests.

[i20ian]

Hi guys.. I am back with a few more photos. Kindly give feedback and tips to improve.



Painted storks from Malampuzha Palakkad. Shot at 250mm, f5.3, 1/800s, ISO 400



Peacock near my home. Shot at 250mm, f5, 1/250s, ISO 3200 since it was a cloudy evening.



Asian koel near my home. Shot at 250mm, f6, 1/100, ISO 200.

The first two images I feel are not that sharp. The subjects were father away compared to the third picture.

In the second picture the lighting was not that favorable. Any suggestions for improvement? Your honest feedbacks are indeed useful.

[Durango Dude]

1) Portrait of a female Koel.
2) Portrait of a Myna.
3) Lemon Pansy on penta.
4) White tiger, Singapore zoo.
5) Argument between a male and female Koel over food, a two image pano done to keep both birds in focus. a technique I figured out myself.
some of my miscellaneous shots

[Nempuguru]

Wow! I somehow not gave much attention to "Shifting Gears" section over the years. It's hidden treasure. Loads of valuable info on almost all topics. Truly great.

Will follow this particular thread and DSLR thread regularly.



Here's my recent experiment. "Jasmine flower, specialty of coastal Karnataka".

[RajaTaurus]

Few snaps during my recent trip to Kollam, Kerala.

Sunrise


Mid-day


Sunset

[nilanjanray]

Originally Posted by RajaTaurus

Few snaps during my recent trip to Kollam, Kerala.

Not that I am some expert. E.g. I can't justify to SWMBO why a human needs to buy that long exotic lens instead of upgrading one's vehicle.

But:

The problem here is the light, a little harsh. IMHO. But only if that matters to you. E.g. I have very seldom keepers nowadays if I am not shooting when the light is right (I don't want to get into composition, very subjective).

Perhaps a artistic solution (lol): convert harsh light photos into B&W.

[RajaTaurus]

^^These were shot by Sony DSC-HX300, hand held. Actually I myself like that extra 'punch', (if you like) of light. Especially the first one was actual lighting, sunny and hazy. Added to that I am so poor in PP, everything I try becomes worse than the original, so I left it as it was. Same with composition, I like to frame it as much as possible than to crop it later. Thanks for comments/ advise.

This one, taken with my Mobile camera.

[FarPatel]

Though we've seen so many pictures of sunrises and sunsets here I particularly love the contrast in these two pics I took during a geophysical survey cruise between Chennai and the Andamans a couple of years ago in Nov-Dec. The first one is at approximately 7 AM and the second, about 12 hrs later. Totally unretouched, taken with my Sony Xperia Z smartphone. I took pics of the sunrise and sunset almost every day for a month and every one of them was unique.

[avingodb]

From my weekend Qutub Minar Visit.

[Kumar101]

Uploading some Pics taken with my Sony RX10M3.

Pic 1 - Old timer from my local neighborhood
Pic 2 - Close up of Sand gatherers near Kiri Bridge Goa
Pic 3 - Zoomed out of above
Pic 4 - Lazy Cat having a afternoon nap!
Pic 5 - Thirsty Magpie Robin came for drink at my back garden

[nilanjanray]

Originally Posted by FarPatel

Though we've seen so many pictures of sunrises and sunsets here I particularly love the contrast in these two pics I took during a geophysical survey cruise between Chennai and the Andamans a couple of years ago in Nov-Dec.

The cloud formations and light are very interesting. You are lucky to have experienced such sights.

Sharing a couple of photos. Different types. I prefer the first type nowadays, though I will still drive 5000 km to meet a a big cat :-)

Misty sunrise over the terai grasslands of Dudhwa National Park, near the India-Nepal border. Shot from a forest rest house while listening to deers giving predator warning calls.


Checking for scent marks. Tadoba.