[Samurai]

Originally Posted by clevermax

@Samurai: Can my previous shot be classified as abstract? Except may be the little spider sitting on one of those leaves?

Do you want it to be abstract?

Guys, abstract is not the same ink-blot test. The idea should come first, composition next, clicking+PP comes last. In other words, abstract shouldn't happen by accident, it should happen by design.

[kpzen]

Originally Posted by Samurai

That depends on your interpretation. What made you shoot it, what does it represent?

Originally Posted by Samurai

Guys, abstract is not the same ink-blot test. The idea should come first, composition next, clicking+PP comes last. In other words, abstract shouldn't happen by accident, it should happen by design.

Samurai

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What i understand from your statements is that for an abstract pic the subject has to static like the pics u had posted earlier (tender coconut on the ground & small plants growing on the pipe edge)

[clevermax]

Originally Posted by Samurai

Do you want it to be abstract?

Originally Posted by Samurai

Guys, abstract is not the same ink-blot test. The idea should come first, composition next, clicking+PP comes last. In other words, abstract shouldn't happen by accident, it should happen by design.

Understood, need to try some planned abstract shots...!

-Not this one-

55mm, 1/250s, ISO200, f/5.6

[v&v]

Cattle egret shot at sultanpur national park.

[amitk26]

Can some one name this Bird

[clevermax]

Coming to birds

I don't know its name but the wrinkles on its face reminded me of an elephant's face!

100mm, ISO400, f/5, 1/125s

Here's a closer look at the face

[-GS-]

Originally Posted by preetam_KORG

GS, that is an amazing shot!

Thank you Preetam.

Originally Posted by shajufx

GS, you are working some magic over here, share some secrets ! We are more learners here than pros. Feel free !

No secrets mate, am still learning the basics!

Originally Posted by amitk26

-GS- and -RJ- simply astonishing

Thank you Amit.

Nice shot of the bird, don't know what its called though.
You got a PM.

Originally Posted by clevermax

@GS: Nice shot, a bit oversaturated though

Thank you clevermax. Will keep the saturation a bit low next time.
Beautiful shot of the kid and bird.

v&v - nice shot. Did you go to Sultanpur recently?

[amitk26]

Snake bill

[hkanitkar]

Originally Posted by amitk26

Can some one name this Bird

Its a White Breasted Waterhen.

Originally Posted by clevermax

Coming to birds

I don't know its name but the wrinkles on its face reminded me of an elephant's face!

Thats a classy shot of Painted Stork !! Awesome capture & selective de-sat !

Originally Posted by amitk26

Snake bill

Its a Little Cormorant. And what a timing for the first shot dude ! :P

[clevermax]

Originally Posted by amitk26

Snake bill
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Don't you give any privacy to the bird?

Originally Posted by hkanitkar

Its a White Breasted Waterhen.
Thats a classy shot of Painted Stork !! Awesome capture & selective de-sat !

Thanks hkanitkar!

Not a good composition this shot, but I was surprised to get this result at ISO1600 from my humble A-200

210mm, 1/100s, f/4.5, ISO1600

I felt ISO1600 to be better than ISO800 in this case. ISO800 had more noise because of more exposure time required - the light was low.

[Torqueguru]

The last few bird shots are incredible. Well done each one of you.



Regards,
TG.

[v&v]

Originally Posted by -GS-

v&v - nice shot. Did you go to Sultanpur recently?

GS , i went in December. Good spot for birding. Here is one more.

[Samurai]

Originally Posted by kpzen

Samurai

I'm
What i understand from your statements is that for an abstract pic the subject has to static like the pics u had posted earlier (tender coconut on the ground & small plants growing on the pipe edge)

No.. that's a wrong inference. For it to be abstract, it has to mean something, preferable something profound. First you want to think about what it means to you, before you compose and shoot. Static or dynamic doesn't matter.

For example, when I shot this photo, I wasn't thinking rain. It made me think of somebody who gave up against extreme odds. Here the flower lost the battle against the rain and gave up. So I can titled this one as:

Defeated

[jacs]

Originally Posted by amitk26

Can some one name this Bird
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This is a White Breasted Waterhen.

Originally Posted by clevermax

Coming to birds

I don't know its name but the wrinkles on its face reminded me of an elephant's face!
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100mm, ISO400, f/5, 1/125s

Here's a closer look at the face
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This is a Painted Stork.

Originally Posted by amitk26

Snake bill
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I think this is a Little Cormorant.

Wishing you all a great week ahead!

[HellwratH]

Originally Posted by kpzen

HW - Congrats.

Thanks KP.

Originally Posted by clevermax

@Hw: Congrats!

I was not contributing to this thread for a long time, and I wasn't even clicking pictures. Luckily my camera and lens had no fungus attack in the hibernation period

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Thanks Clevermax and I love this shot. I love photographs of grass, well done mate.

Originally Posted by Torqueguru

The last few bird shots are incredible. Well done each one of you.

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Regards,
TG.

TG,
What an awesome shot. I like the way you're leaving out the titles for your photographs these days and every photograph tells a story in itself. And a story that is different for each and every one, totally dependent on our perception .

I had one awesome weekend @ Pondicherry/Thiruvannamalai despite the heat/humidity, all thanks to Shaju and Unni. Watch out for this space for some wonderful photographs by these two.