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Rudra Sen · 31st May 2009, 11:54

Both of them are very good. I don't see any big issue here.

fazalaliadil · 31st May 2009, 11:58

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Originally Posted by Rudra Sen

Both of them are very good. I don't see any big issue here.

Rudra Sen,
Thanks, feels good to be complimented by professionals like you Torqueguru, Payne and others.
The issue in the pic. where the tiger entering the water..., I was too caught up trying to frame the tiger and missed out on the reflection in real time, had I noticed it I would have taken more shots with tiger and full reflection in frame.
Regards,

NetfreakBombay · 31st May 2009, 12:49

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Originally Posted by fazalaliadil

Notice the reflection of the head, which I particularly like in this pic.

Amazing shot Fazal. Thanks for sharing.

How much time did you have to wait for, to get this frame?

Torqueguru · 31st May 2009, 13:08

@Fazal
Nice shots of the white tiger, its a pity they are no longer there in the wild, arent white they due to the albino gene?

Nice place to go fishing, clicked at San Franciso

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Regards,
TG.

fazalaliadil · 31st May 2009, 13:16

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Originally Posted by NetfreakBombay

Amazing shot Fazal. Thanks for sharing.

How much time did you have to wait for, to get this frame?

NetfreakBombay,
Thanks for your appreciation.
It was about 4:30+ in the evening and I knew through my limited experience the way this tiger was striding along the water line, its intentions to get in. Waited for about 20 minutes before I got the first shot as he entered the water. On the previous pages you will see a picture of a lion yawning, at that time one can see the canines to their max. as he yawns... so as his mejesty was sleeping (it is the most boring thing) and they do it most of the time, I waited knowing what follows is the yawn after the slumber. for this pic. I waited about 35 minutes. And for the panther to stare direct into my camera (he was most disinterested even looking in my direction leave alone a stare) I shot about 30+ frames before i got the one I wanted.
Sometimes shots take place in an instant to an extent where you miss them, most frustrating thing in wildlife photography.
Sometimes they will give you an overdoze of poses (pics below).
Regards,

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fazalaliadil · 31st May 2009, 13:45

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Originally Posted by Torqueguru

@Fazal
Nice shots of the white tiger, its a pity they are no longer there in the wild, arent white they due to the albino gene?
TG.

TG,
You are right!
The principal gene which result in albinism prevents the body from making the amounts of melanin pigment, absence of this gene which is responsible for lack of colour pigmentation in our skin,eyes and hair.
Actually the white tiger is a freak, luckily for the world in the pre-independence years, Maharaja of Rewa (M.P.) managed to catch a white tiger (Mohan) alive and that single tiger is the great, great grand father of all the white tigers we see in captivity today (none exist in the wild and there is no record of any before Mohan).

Torqueguru · 31st May 2009, 13:49

WOW! Fantastic shots man!

rkbharat · 31st May 2009, 19:03

I recently started learning some better photography. Some of them taken this week

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fazalaliadil · 31st May 2009, 19:56

A sunset from my terrace today.

chevelle · 31st May 2009, 20:07

shot this moon from the levy behind where i live.

Samurai · 31st May 2009, 22:31

@Fazal: Great Shots, I especially liked the close up shots. On spot exposure, perfect eye contact, and great bokeh to boot.

@TG: The fishing shot is a very nice compo.

Torqueguru · 1st June 2009, 00:39

@Samurai
Thank you Samu! And yes the eye contact in that shot of Fazal's is gripping to say the least.

Ok you guys are gonna massacre me for this! I could not resist building up a couple of HDRs!

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Regards,
TG.

vivekiny2k · 1st June 2009, 02:55

a collage of the pics at a butterfly show that we attended today. This is an indian buttefly show with a lot of indian flavor, taste of india, indian movies etc over around 2 months.

most of the shot with my canon S2 IS and really missed not having my tripod. It would have looked out of place in the packed area.

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Rudra Sen · 1st June 2009, 06:58

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Originally Posted by fazalaliadil

A sunset from my terrace today.

Exceptional! Lovely composition. But this is where JPEG compression banding starts disturbing the pictures.

@ Vivek. Very good collection there boss. And have you lost some weight by any chance?

vivekiny2k · 1st June 2009, 07:06

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Originally Posted by Rudra Sen

Exceptional! Lovely composition. But this is where JPEG compression banding starts disturbing the pictures.

@ Vivek. Very good collection there boss. And have you lost some weight by any chance?

thanks rudra.

yes, I have been consciously keeping my weight in limit. but the pic in my avatar is optical illusion of the bulk i never had

31st May 2009, 13:08	#5434
Torqueguru BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Seattle Posts: 277 Thanked: 165 Times View My Garage	@Fazal Nice shots of the white tiger, its a pity they are no longer there in the wild, arent white they due to the albino gene? Nice place to go fishing, clicked at San Franciso Regards, TG.

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chevelle Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: sacto Posts: 1,299 Thanked: 552 Times View My Garage	shot this moon from the levy behind where i live. Attached Thumbnails

1st June 2009, 00:39	#5442
Torqueguru BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Seattle Posts: 277 Thanked: 165 Times View My Garage	@Samurai Thank you Samu! And yes the eye contact in that shot of Fazal's is gripping to say the least. Ok you guys are gonna massacre me for this! I could not resist building up a couple of HDRs! Regards, TG.

31st May 2009, 11:54	#5431
Rudra Sen Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 11,590 Thanked: 6,532 Times View My Garage	Both of them are very good. I don't see any big issue here.

31st May 2009, 13:49	#5437
Torqueguru BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Seattle Posts: 277 Thanked: 165 Times View My Garage	WOW! Fantastic shots man!

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rkbharat Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Gurgaon/New Delhi Posts: 1,601 Thanked: 724 Times View My Garage	I recently started learning some better photography. Some of them taken this week

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fazalaliadil Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 2,022 Thanked: 672 Times View My Garage	A sunset from my terrace today.

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Samurai Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bangalore/Udupi Posts: 25,826 Thanked: 45,514 Times View My Garage	@Fazal: Great Shots, I especially liked the close up shots. On spot exposure, perfect eye contact, and great bokeh to boot. @TG: The fishing shot is a very nice compo.

1st June 2009, 02:55	#5443
vivekiny2k Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: cincinnati, jabalpur,chennai Posts: 1,264 Thanked: 209 Times View My Garage	a collage of the pics at a butterfly show that we attended today. This is an indian buttefly show with a lot of indian flavor, taste of india, indian movies etc over around 2 months. most of the shot with my canon S2 IS and really missed not having my tripod. It would have looked out of place in the packed area.