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Animal Kingdom / Birds in neighborhood park

« on: October 25, 2012, 10:21:13 PM »

Shots like this make me want a 100-400. are these cropped at all? and tripod or no? great shots!

Only the Owlet was cropped by about 40%. I use a Manfrotto mono-pod on my walks. The Owlet was shot at 1/60 with reasonable sharpness.

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Animal Kingdom / Re: Lions of Gir National Park, India

« on: October 25, 2012, 09:14:20 PM »

A few more

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Animal Kingdom / Lions of Gir National Park, India

« on: October 25, 2012, 09:12:16 PM »

Gir National Park is the only park in the world to see Asiatic Lions in their natural habitat. There are about 400+ of them.

First, The cub was terrified of a fight amongst the elders.

Second, The lioness was in a group with seven others.

Third, One of the lionesses was trying to climb a tree.

the last, This lioness was right in the middle of the dirt track.

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Animal Kingdom / Re: Birds in neighborhood park

« on: October 25, 2012, 08:42:48 PM »

anand,
These are great. Thanks for sharing. I'm thinking about getting a 100-400. Tell me, how do you like yours?
Cheers,
djd

This is a great lens. Has been with me for a year now. All my wild life and birding is done with this.

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Animal Kingdom / Birds in neighborhood park

« on: October 25, 2012, 06:37:19 AM »

These were shot in the neighborhood park I frequent for my birding.
Canon 7D

Shikra was shot with this EXIF:
Shutter Speed    1/125
Aperture Value    5.6
ISO Speed   200
Lens   EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
Focal Length   340.0mm

Owlet was shot with this EXIF:
Shutter Speed    1/60
Aperture Value    5.6
ISO Speed   200
Lens   EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
Focal Length   400.0mm

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Animal Kingdom / Puppy Love

« on: October 20, 2012, 11:30:49 PM »

This was shot on 1st December 2000 with a Canon Rebel 2000 on Fuji 100.

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Animal Kingdom / GODZILLA!

« on: October 20, 2012, 09:25:01 PM »

Very good capture. If some thing could be done about the highlights on the top 20% of the image that images, they will be awesome. TFS.

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Animal Kingdom / Feeding Time

« on: October 19, 2012, 09:24:19 PM »

Red Vented Bulbul and chicks. In my garage. Now they have flown away. No other bird will use the nest again.


In the first image the three chicks were clamoring for food. The mother made a number of sorties and came with different kinds of insects every time.

In the second image she is feeding a pancake.

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Animal Kingdom / Birds in the back yard.

« on: October 19, 2012, 01:20:39 AM »

A few pigeons have set up their home in my apartment. I photograph them every day.
Canon 7D
EXIF of both images.
Aperture-Priority AE
( Shutter Speed )   1/1250
( Aperture Value )   2.8
ISO Speed   100
Auto ISO Speed   OFF
Lens   EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
Focal Length   200.0mm

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Animal Kingdom / Re: Show your Bird Portraits

« on: October 17, 2012, 07:37:54 AM »

A few..........................

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Technical Support / Image Browser EX

« on: October 17, 2012, 07:01:59 AM »

Please guide to import images from an external storage devise in Image Browser EX?

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Street & City / Italy 2012

« on: October 16, 2012, 08:13:13 PM »

Awesome. 

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Animal Kingdom / Re: Can't compete with Anand, but...

« on: October 16, 2012, 01:22:14 PM »

Why me.......Stephen !!!!!? 

You're too good! 

Stephen

Stephen, see the number of views your image got. That proves who is "too good".

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Animal Kingdom / Re: Can't compete with Anand, but...

« on: October 16, 2012, 10:35:41 AM »

...here is a shot of a three and half year old tigress in Bandhavgarh, India (the Banbehi tigress), taken at 8.00 one January morning at ISO2000 with a 1D MkIV and 300mm lens: 1/250 at f/4.5.

PLEASE don't ask why it wasn't a portrait shot - it was snatched in great haste with little time for thought! 

I shall post no more tigers: I simply can't compete with Anand's superb shots!

Stephen

Why me.......Stephen !!!!!? 

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Animal Kingdom / Tigress

« on: October 16, 2012, 01:33:30 AM »

Mother of the sub-adults. The sub-adults were photographed in January 2011. Their mother in May 2012. I was on an elephant back for over an hour. This tigress was in a cave just above me. The first image at 7.33 am and the second image at 750 am. 

No Cropping.

Canon 7D with 100-400. Few minutes later she came down to mate (posted earlier as Male Tiger Relaxing 2). He was in a cave below. Video-graphed with a 100-400 and iPad 2.   The elephant was all the time swaying. When the tigers climaxed they roared and that shook all of us  including the elephant that was just 10 feet away.