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Old 6th September 2017, 21:57   #17311
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A water lily about to fold up for the day, taken yesterday evening, Nikon D610 + AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8 G IF-ED.
Lovely shot.

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Wild bull elephant in musth. High ISO shot, processed as a low key image for wildlife fine art print. Which looks better? Colour or B&W?
First one, if you ask me.

An egret just about to take off !
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Lovely shot.
Thank you! Wonderful frame on the egret about to take off!

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Wild bull elephant in musth. High ISO shot, processed as a low key image for wildlife fine art print. Which looks better? Colour or B&W?
B&W, of course, adds character! Excellent portrait of the pachyderm!

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I ave vertigo; can't even look down from a height, unless I force myself :-)
Very nice.
A few wildlife shots. JPEGs resized, excuse the quality.
Et tu, Brutus!! Nilanjan, because of this problem, I persuaded the better half that we mustn't go in for a high-rise (even when the opportunity presented itself once!), but to stick to one of the lower floors!

The tusker caught head on is gripping and unusual. How far away were you at the time?


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I've been trying out the Plotagraph software got it on my iPhone and have some animations done and have shared it on my Instagram handle.
Here're some links where you can see it:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BYmtABBlM5o/?hl=en
https://www.instagram.com/p/BYlMe39F4Gp/?hl=en
And a Butterfly from my garden taken today: Common Mormon Female on a Perwinkle with Nikon D610 + Tamron 150-600mm lens.
Durango Dude, your butterflies (this one as well as the earlier one) really seem to capture - for me certainly - the timeless grace & beauty of nature. We all know that nature in the raw is often seen as savage & feral, but your butterflies capture the other side of the story as well.


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Wild bull elephant in musth. High ISO shot, processed as a low key image for wildlife fine art print. Which looks better? Colour or B&W?
I would say that the sepia (colour) photograph carries the story better. From what one reads, elephants in musth (even those in captivity) are treated with caution. How close was this one at the time when you took the photo?

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Durango Dude, your butterflies (this one as well as the earlier one) really seem to capture - for me certainly - the timeless grace & beauty of nature. We all know that nature in the raw is often seen as savage & feral, but your butterflies capture the other side of the story as well.
Thank you, Shashanka! Here's another butterfly shot a Common Leopard Butterfly a plane and a squirrel taken today...
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The tusker caught head on is gripping and unusual. How far away were you at the time?
It came within ~ 20 feet when it charged. I don't like elephants in musth, glad our Gypsy scooted off after that.
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Upupa epops

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Excellent Hoopoe portrait! Here's a macro of a Common Mormon Butterfly female caught in action at close range. Nikon D610 + MicroNikkor 105mmf/2.8VR.
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Practice. Today afternoon/eve.

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The 2nd is my favourite, simply from an effort point of view. 1/30s, handheld, 750mm equivalent. Lots of moving on my part to align the light + bird, and also focus on the birds in evening light. I was trying lower shutter speeds earlier, to keep down the ISO (I was using a DX body), but was getting too much motion blur since the birds were moving.
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Practice. Today afternoon/eve. The 2nd is my favourite, simply from an effort point of view. 1/30s, handheld, 750mm equivalent. Lots of moving on my part to align the light + bird, and also focus on the birds in evening light. I was trying lower shutter speeds earlier, to keep down the ISO (I was using a DX body), but was getting too much motion blur since the birds were moving.
Superb pics, Nilanjan. I like the one with the heron tossing up the fish! What DX body do you use! I initially leant photography with the Nikon D3200 and then moved to a Nikon D610, I've retained the 3200 and my wife uses it, now. At present I'm drooling over the D500!!
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Superb pics, Nilanjan. I like the one with the heron tossing up the fish! What DX body do you use! I initially leant photography with the Nikon D3200 and then moved to a Nikon D610, I've retained the 3200 and my wife uses it, now. At present I'm drooling over the D500!!
That was shot with a D500
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It came within ~ 20 feet when it charged. I don't like elephants in musth, glad our Gypsy scooted off after that.
Nilanjanji, that is the difference between amateur shutterbugs like me and a dedicated pro like yourself! 20ft from a charging bull tusker is, for me, an excellent recipe for arm-chair reading of the tale!


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Practice. Today afternoon/eve.
The 2nd is my favourite, simply from an effort point of view. 1/30s, handheld, 750mm equivalent. Lots of moving on my part to align the light + bird, and also focus on the birds in evening light. I was trying lower shutter speeds earlier, to keep down the ISO (I was using a DX body), but was getting too much motion blur since the birds were moving.
I would second Durango Dude's preference - the bird tossing the fish. I understand the importance of the tech. details of the shooting process, but for me the initial visual impact is what lingers.....

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Lots of fabulous pictures in this thread.
Here's a few from my recent encounters

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Nilanjanji, that is the difference between amateur shutterbugs like me and a dedicated pro like yourself! 20ft from a charging bull tusker is, for me, an excellent recipe for arm-chair reading of the tale!

I would second Durango Dude's preference - the bird tossing the fish. I understand the importance of the tech. details of the shooting process, but for me the initial visual impact is what lingers.....
No, I am never comfortable re cranky elephants. Perhaps the vehicle should have moved out sooner.

Re the darter and the fish: it was just an action shot. I still like the blue image more :-)

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Lots of fabulous pictures in this thread.
Here's a few from my recent encounters

Lovely wild life images, i20ian!

Here's an image of mating Asian Koel's taken way back in 2014 and a macro of a Rose Bud taken today 10-09-2017.

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No, I am never comfortable re cranky elephants. Perhaps the vehicle should have moved out sooner.

Re the darter and the fish: it was just an action shot. I still like the blue image more :-)

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Lovely images, Nilanjan!

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Now this is once again - for me - that trip to Magonia. I don't know what photographic black-magic you have used Nilanjan, but the effect is vertigo-inducing - devastating!
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