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Samurai · 21st April 2009, 14:55

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Originally Posted by redrage

Greetings from Bandipur

Wow, great shot. That peacock has a very different color than the peacock from my neighbourhood, like this one:

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Originally Posted by NomadVagabond

While dropping with the gravitational pull towards the water. This was shot just before he was about to hit the water.

Very different kind of shot. You can see his every muscle tensed bracing for the impact.

redrage · 21st April 2009, 15:41

@Nomad&TG: Thank you, I use a 100-400 L and heres the exif, Shutter Speed 1/200, F 5.6, ISO 400, Exp Bias -.33, Focal length 400 mm.

@Samu: The picture i have posted is of a peahen the female. Hence the difference in color. What you have posted must be a peacock in rufous state and once its an adult it gets all those colors, for peahen its more of an green on the neck and brown on the head combination.

Another one..

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hellstar · 21st April 2009, 16:27

here is another one from my side of the avian kind !

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Torqy · 21st April 2009, 16:39

@hellstar, that's a lovely capture.
Did you shoot from below or were you level with the bird?

hellstar · 21st April 2009, 16:48

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Originally Posted by Torqy

@hellstar, that's a lovely capture.
Did you shoot from below or were you level with the bird?

Thank you very much @torqy, i was about 1.5 meters below the level of the owl but the tree was angled towards me , thats why you get the impression that i was shoot at level with the bird.

extreme_torque · 21st April 2009, 16:54

A few from my side from my weekend trip

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gd1418 · 21st April 2009, 18:35

This is utterly shocking....

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Originally Posted by Sudipto-S-Team

Not only disturb the nest, many wouldn't think twice before destroying the nest so that other photographers can't get it !!!
Sudipto

pratap007 · 21st April 2009, 21:23

I drew a dragon on my friend's head....

Torqueguru · 22nd April 2009, 00:29

@anirban
Mindblowing shot man...simply mindblowing.

@sudipto
That is unbelievable! What kind of a moron photographer would even think of it!!!

@Hellstar
Nice catch!

@Extreme_torque
Lovely shots, specially the 2nd n third.

@Samurai
Do you live in a peacock paradise? Looks like you do.

@Redrage
Again loved your color combo there.

Been experimenting with the fill in flash while my friend Dennis was exhibiting his jumping skills..haha.

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Regards,
TG.

abhijitaparadh · 22nd April 2009, 01:22

@TG

Nice shot. But I would also like to see any other shot taken around the same time at a similar angle to check out the difference fill-in flash had made.

Torqueguru · 22nd April 2009, 01:58

Well actually here i had placed the flash off my camera, on the right side of this image to just tone down the harsh shadows created by the sunlight hitting him from the left, used the remote wireless triggering of the SB900 unit. will see if i can in the future do a with flash and without flash comparison.

Samurai · 22nd April 2009, 07:54

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Originally Posted by Torqueguru

@Samurai
Do you live in a peacock paradise? Looks like you do.

I don't know about that. But colleagues who live next to the office campus tell me that dozens of peacocks can be seen on the top of the office building early morning, sometimes dancing with fully spread out feathers.

Torqy · 22nd April 2009, 09:40

@Extreme_torque
Lovely blues. The second and third are post-card stuff.

@TG
The jump shot is good to be in a Nike ad.

tsk1979 · 22nd April 2009, 10:17

So TG, did you get a chance to do any "long" exposures with your new gear? This cams awesome for extreme long exposures. you can head over to Carmel for starry skies!

redrage · 22nd April 2009, 12:00

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Originally Posted by Samurai

dozens of peacocks can be seen on the top of the office building early morning, sometimes dancing with fully spread out feathers.

Next time i am passing near Manipal i am heading there with full force

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Torqueguru BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Seattle Posts: 277 Thanked: 165 Times View My Garage	@anirban Mindblowing shot man...simply mindblowing. @sudipto That is unbelievable! What kind of a moron photographer would even think of it!!! @Hellstar Nice catch! @Extreme_torque Lovely shots, specially the 2nd n third. @Samurai Do you live in a peacock paradise? Looks like you do. @Redrage Again loved your color combo there. Been experimenting with the fill in flash while my friend Dennis was exhibiting his jumping skills..haha. Regards, TG.

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Torqueguru BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Seattle Posts: 277 Thanked: 165 Times View My Garage	Well actually here i had placed the flash off my camera, on the right side of this image to just tone down the harsh shadows created by the sunlight hitting him from the left, used the remote wireless triggering of the SB900 unit. will see if i can in the future do a with flash and without flash comparison. Last edited by Torqueguru : 22nd April 2009 at 01:59.

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redrage BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 557 Thanked: 106 Times	@Nomad&TG: Thank you, I use a 100-400 L and heres the exif, Shutter Speed 1/200, F 5.6, ISO 400, Exp Bias -.33, Focal length 400 mm. @Samu: The picture i have posted is of a peahen the female. Hence the difference in color. What you have posted must be a peacock in rufous state and once its an adult it gets all those colors, for peahen its more of an green on the neck and brown on the head combination. Another one..

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hellstar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,073 Thanked: 44 Times	here is another one from my side of the avian kind !

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Torqy BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 967 Thanked: 244 Times	@hellstar, that's a lovely capture. Did you shoot from below or were you level with the bird?

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extreme_torque BANNED Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Melbourne Posts: 4,462 Thanked: 5,534 Times	A few from my side from my weekend trip

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abhijitaparadh BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 222 Thanked: 3 Times	@TG Nice shot. But I would also like to see any other shot taken around the same time at a similar angle to check out the difference fill-in flash had made.

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Torqy BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 967 Thanked: 244 Times	@Extreme_torque Lovely blues. The second and third are post-card stuff. @TG The jump shot is good to be in a Nike ad.

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tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,695 Thanked: 23,484 Times View My Garage	So TG, did you get a chance to do any "long" exposures with your new gear? This cams awesome for extreme long exposures. you can head over to Carmel for starry skies!