White Breasted Kingfisher

[A.S.Chandrashekaran]

Thank you for your comments. This was done in the initial stages when I had gone digital. I have learnt a lot now and hope to post better pictures. However you will appreciate that there are serious limitations to what one can do with a simple digit camera.
Within the cost I went in for better zoom than for resolution.
Thank you once again
A S Chandrashekaran

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Thank you for your comments. However you will appreciate that there are serious limitations to what one can do with a simple digit camera.
A S Chandrashekaran

Wildlife photography is equipment intensive. However, I don't agree equipment is the only factor in creating a good picture.

No camera would give you compositional skills. Vision is very important. First think what you want to communicate through your picture. Accordingly, you can add or subtract various elements from the image. Before you click a picture follow a simple discipline. Ask your self what is there in the scene that attracts me. I remember fifteen years back, when I was working in Telco (that was before my MBA days), I clicked a scenery from top of Dalma Hills near Jamshedpur. The resulting image was pathetic. There was clearly a disconnect between the scene that I saw and the photo that I clicked. Then I realised that you have to isolate the important elements and focus on those.

Please check on the tips section for approaching wildlife. Bird photography requires a long lens. However, if you set up a hide and sit there quietly, birds and animals will approach much closer to you. Try to understand the behaviour of birds and animals. You will learn more by observing.

My suggestion is to challenge yourself, try to be creative and create images with your existing point and shoot camera. You will learn much more than what you could have if you had a long lens and SLR.