The Official Theme Photography Thread: Festival Spirit

Proxima · 6th November 2009, 11:57

Samurai, how much do the lens that you just mentioned cost? Exceptional shots here!

Samurai · 6th November 2009, 12:19

I don't know the Indian prices, the owners can share that info.

kaushik_s · 6th November 2009, 13:24

Lovely photos Dilip.. You are charging ahead with the birds.

TSEA · 6th November 2009, 20:44

@TG: Great composition, nice shot.

@PatchyBoy: Nice pics, specially the owl one.

Going along the national bird lines:

Torqueguru · 6th November 2009, 20:47

@TSEA
Oh man, what a nice shot!

mental4vray · 7th November 2009, 14:30

Awesome pics everyone

Here are a few from my collection

rkbharat · 7th November 2009, 16:02

took it today from my P&S

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TSEA · 7th November 2009, 19:09

@mental4vray: Fantastic Pictures.

bmw_m5_titus · 7th November 2009, 19:22

Some splendid shots there, redrage, samurai, tsea, tg, sorry if i missed a name.

Redrage, Mental4vray, You guys are too good! I can only imagine the infinite hours you have put into studying and tracking these birds with the lens.

mental4vray · 7th November 2009, 19:50

thank you TSEA and bmw_m5_titus

A few more.....

v&v · 7th November 2009, 19:52

Two more shots from my flats balcony.

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clevermax · 7th November 2009, 20:28

wow.. Some really professional pictures can be seen here...!

Two from my side, taken with 210 mm and heavily cropped.

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Guna · 7th November 2009, 21:33

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Originally Posted by Samurai

Guna, it is the lens that matter, even the most basic dSLR would do. Sreeraj and Redrage have 50-500mm and 100-400mm respectively. And then you need infinite patience, understanding of the behavior of that bird, it's natural habitat, etc, etc.

Samuari, I agree that the lense matters the most. I have a 5D but with Sigma 170-500 I have not been able to take very sharp pictures. I am thinking of swapping it with an affordable alternative and seriously considering Canon 100-400 + 1.4X adopter.

14000rpm · 8th November 2009, 08:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by mental4vray

thank you TSEA and bmw_m5_titus

A few more.....

The 6th pic, the silhouette one is awesome. I loved it.

Rudra Sen · 8th November 2009, 09:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by Guna

I am thinking of swapping it with an affordable alternative and seriously considering Canon 100-400 + 1.4X adopter.

You need to push ISO very high in this case. 100-400 is f4.5-5.6 as standard. So it'll be 140 mm - 560 mm and f stop will go to 6.7 - 8.
560 mm at f8 and lens collar sitting on the tripod won't allow you to use lower ISO.

Check out with regular bird photographers before going ahead with your purchase.

6th November 2009, 11:57	#421
Proxima BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Chennai Posts: 910 Thanked: 302 Times	Samurai, how much do the lens that you just mentioned cost? Exceptional shots here!
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Samurai Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bangalore/Udupi Posts: 25,832 Thanked: 45,628 Times View My Garage	I don't know the Indian prices, the owners can share that info.
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6th November 2009, 13:24	#423
kaushik_s Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,088 Thanked: 164 Times View My Garage	Lovely photos Dilip.. You are charging ahead with the birds.
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TSEA BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 420 Thanked: 852 Times	@TG: Great composition, nice shot. @PatchyBoy: Nice pics, specially the owl one. Going along the national bird lines: Attached Thumbnails
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Torqueguru BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Seattle Posts: 277 Thanked: 165 Times View My Garage	@TSEA Oh man, what a nice shot!
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mental4vray Newbie Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 19 Thanked: 0 Times	Awesome pics everyone Here are a few from my collection
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rkbharat Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Gurgaon/New Delhi Posts: 1,601 Thanked: 724 Times View My Garage	took it today from my P&S
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7th November 2009, 19:09	#428
TSEA BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 420 Thanked: 852 Times	@mental4vray: Fantastic Pictures.
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bmw_m5_titus BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kochi/Kuwait Posts: 179 Thanked: 4 Times	Some splendid shots there, redrage, samurai, tsea, tg, sorry if i missed a name. Redrage, Mental4vray, You guys are too good! I can only imagine the infinite hours you have put into studying and tracking these birds with the lens.
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mental4vray Newbie Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 19 Thanked: 0 Times	thank you TSEA and bmw_m5_titus A few more.....
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v&v Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 1,545 Thanked: 1,205 Times View My Garage	Two more shots from my flats balcony.
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clevermax Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Tvm/Amsterdam Posts: 2,086 Thanked: 2,640 Times View My Garage	wow.. Some really professional pictures can be seen here...! Two from my side, taken with 210 mm and heavily cropped. Last edited by clevermax : 7th November 2009 at 20:30.
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