First shot with Canon 100-400

My first photography trip with Canon 100-400 was to my favourite birding spot in Bangalore, Valley school. A pair of Pied Wagtails were bathing in the parking lot. Stopped the car, got out and fired this shot. I am impressed with the lens.
Deepika, thanks a lot!

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Falconcrest – Birds of Prey

I never even dreamed of shooting the fastest bird on earth at 10mm, but here i have it. Located at the outskirts of Eindhoven, Netherlands, Falconcrest supplies falconry equipment across the world. After co-ordinating with Frank Lenders, I had a chance to visit this place on a Sunday afternoon.
I reached the place by 1pm, and [...]

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Maidenahalli (Jayamangali) Black Buck Reserve

The thought of visiting the Black buck (Antilope cervicapra) reserve in Maidenahalli was lingering in my mind for nearly a year. Shreeram floated the idea and a Sunday (21 June ‘09) was well spent.
Route: Bangalore -> Nelamangala -> Tumkur -> Koratagere -> Madhugiri -> Puravara village -> Maidenahalli reserve
Distance: 145km
The drive on Hindupura road, after [...]

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Birding at GKVK/UAS campus and Jakkur lake

I joined Shreeram, Vineet, and Gopal from NTP for a quick trip to GKVK campus for bird watching today morning. Prem also accompanied us. It turned out to be a great outing with some excellent sightings.

I reached the GKVK/UAS campus by 6:30am, parked my car near Ganesha temple and started looking for birds. All i [...]

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Trip around country side

I have really been sweating this summer, more so at work. Still, I did manage to attend NTP on the last weekend of March. Three weeks later, made a trip to a village near Hassan for a wedding. Wedding trip turned out to be a great one, for birding and visiting historical monuments.
Anyone driving to [...]

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JLR Naturalist Training Program

I remember a colleague asking ‘Who’s a Naturalist?’ when one other colleague told us that he was invited by a popular wildlife photographer to work as a naturalist (the authenticity of which is not worth exploring). Answer to this question was what first answered in the Naturalist Training Program, which i attended from March 27-29, [...]

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Ranganathittu bird sanctuary trip

Located at a distance of 125km from Bangalore, Ranganathittu bird sanctuary is one of the most popular bird sanctuaries in India. Large number of migratory birds arrive here during winter from across the world.
My plan of visiting this place was to shoot a supermodel of Ranganathittu, the Pied Kingfisher. Almost everyone who has been to [...]

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Bangalore Bird Race 2009 – report

The post event meet of Bangalore Bird Race 2009 personally, for me, was the best place, where i spotted some really rare species. I was overwhelmed to see and meet some great naturalists, and bird watchers like S Karthikeyan and Deepa Mohan, whom i had known only through net, and some of the best [...]

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Super telephoto lenses under $1500 for bird photography

What’s a super telephoto lens?
Lenses with focal length greater than or equal to 300mm.
Most important aspect to consider before you buy any gear is to decide what do you want to photograph. This might seem trivial, but it is the most important thing going forward. This is as important as deciding to shoot on [...]

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