[yajaman99]

@Shaju - love the show of the #8538 great capture. what lens were you using.
The others are also very eye catching.

[shajufx]

Thanks Yajaman, its a D60 with 70-300 VR lens. Learning through the fun-filled way !! Here is another smooth landing, preparing a take off and a rough take off ! The blueish tint came through processing !

[theMAG]

Originally Posted by HellwratH

theMAG,
Nice. Shaju, Unni and I were there in the morning. You were there at the right time, for us the light had become a little too harsh at 9 am and I at times had to set the EV to -2 (the max I could go)!

HW,

Thanks. I went there by 530 pm - just as the sun was starting to dip across the horizon. The result: some interesting silhouette photos during the setting- but no usable pics later since the sun dropped with extra gravity!

Saw a couple crocs prowling around stealthily in the water but couldnt take any snaps in that lighting.

Here's the last of those silhouettes from that day:

[unni.ak]

Originally Posted by HellwratH

Unni,
Thanks bro. Am I allowed to post your portrait? .

Go ahead if you want to!!!

@Shaju - Loved ur pics and the comments. Sync sisters!! Loved the take-off/landing ones as well.

[rjstyles69]

Originally Posted by kpzen

Which polish did u apply on the egg beater ? 3M or standox ?

I wouldn't be surprised if the response was YES I had polished it. The ole birdie sure has a wonderful eye for compositions.

Originally Posted by HellwratH

Had an awesome day with Shaju, Unni and Shaju's guru Anil at Ranganathittu. Here's a shot of the red whiskered bulbul. Got this shot after a long wait and struggle . Birding is addictive!!! Had to cut the tail as it was blocked by a branch :((. And I must admit, I am kinda impressed with the sigma 70-300 APO DG, but it's a bit soft at 300 :(.

veeresh I used to have one of those lenses earlier and found it to be a good investment in the sub 15k range of tele's. Worth the money, however sold it off for a 70-300mm VR.

Originally Posted by theMAG

Been out to Ranganthittu today evening with an old pal, after 2 decades.

Good one maggie, love the silhouette.

Originally Posted by Torqueguru

@Rudra
Moon lit Niagra
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Regards,
TG.

Brilliant one Mukul.

Originally Posted by shajufx

Thanks guys, learning is always fun. HW, I wish I could spend more time with you as you have some tips for every subject of photography. I am yet to open the files you copied on my PC. Here is the 'sync' sisters for you ! More soon.
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Good shots there shaju .

[clevermax]

@HW, Shaju: Beautiful bird shots!
@TG: The falls pic is amazing!

[pawan_pullarwar]

Tulip Garden



This is from the small vilage located near Amsterdam

[HellwratH]

Originally Posted by unni.ak

Go ahead if you want to!!!

@Shaju - Loved ur pics and the comments. Sync sisters!! Loved the take-off/landing ones as well.

Thank you . I'll post it here.

Originally Posted by rjstyles69

veeresh I used to have one of those lenses earlier and found it to be a good investment in the sub 15k range of tele's. Worth the money, however sold it off for a 70-300mm VR.

Riju,
Yep. Pretty good indeed, but if things go as planned I think I'd probably invest in a 100-400L IS or a 400mm f5.6 or a 300mm F4L. When I have the funds, I'll deal with that confusion .

Originally Posted by clevermax

@HW, Shaju: Beautiful bird shots!

Thank you Clevermax.

Originally Posted by pawan_pullarwar

Tulip Garden

Pawan,
The composition in the second photograph is just mind blowing. Love it man!


Ladies and Gentleman, presenting Unni, our model for the day. And I can't stay away from close ups, so the second photograph is that of a red dragon.

[Karthik1100]

Dear Expert Photographers, I need your guide in taking different kind of photographs. yesterday night i learnt a new technique to expose 2 different subjects in one frame over lapping each other. i need your suggestion on this, in what kind of applications i can use this technique? its amazing to see 2 different subjects on one frame.

[Karthik1100]

some more experments

[bblost]

The Charminar, Hyderabad

[shajufx]

Thanks guys !
HW, I am posting my version of the same red dragon.

[clevermax]

@HW: Did you soften the face in the portrait? Looks a bit too blurred at some places. The background is a bit distracting as well...

[abhishek_bmw]

@HW: Nice Red dragonfly.
@Saju: That first landing photo is great.

I was searching Wiki after viewing you red dragonfly posts.
Found this one in Wiki http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/iipcache/137212.jpg

P.S.: How it automatically got uploaded to Team-BHP server? I posted the link deliberately Anyway,its the main page: Dragonfly

[shajufx]

Some change from the birds, before someone starts yelling "stop stop stop" !!

This is Dr.Venkat from AP, we became friends very soon, he swapped his 80-400 lens with my 70-300, fortunately we then spent only an hour more around the lake, unfortunately not a single shot came in focus from that lens, I had to do everything manual as my D60 didnt want to cooperate with a 80-400. Lessons learnt the hard way !!! You can check more about him at www.wildlifephotogallery.com