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Black breasted Weaver, Thol sanctuary, Gujarat, January 2012.

Canon 40D + Canon EF 400 f5.6.

1/1250; f7.1; ISO 400; Aper. pr.

Montagu's Harrier, LRK, February 2011.

EOS40D + EF70-300IS, Handheld.

1/800; f8; ISO400.

Chestnut Bellied Sandgrouse, LRK, Gujarat, feb 2011.

Handheld late afternoon shot of another first timer for me.

EOS 40D + 70-300IS.

1/320; f/8; ISO 100.

Small Pratincole, Nal Saroval, Gujarat. Feb 2011.

Was able to approach this bird to reasonably close, also being my first sighting of the bird.

EOS 40D + 70-300IS handheld; about 70% of...

Sabyasachi: No vertical compo, i'm afraid. we were in a vehicle and could approach close, about 15 feet.
The Rann can be explored only in a vehicle, its too large and disorienting due to a flat...

Short eared Owl, LRK, Feb 2011.

Found him sheltered under an acacia in the early afternoon, one of three individuals sighted in a small area.

EOS 40D + EF 70-300IS; Handheld @300mm

1/250;...

Mumbai, level 4. kept it with them for 6 weeks in november, nothing done, i took it off them for a trip; gave it back in the second week of jan finally got it today, after escalations.:001_rolleyes:

I have given my 400mm to canon service for a AF calibration, they just don't seem to be able to complete/revert! :confused1::mad:

Hope to get it back today!

CSE, Pench National Park, May 2010.

Wish I had gotten the complete tail in the frame.

EOS40D + EF400L F5.6; handheld.

1/320; ISO 400; F5.6

Crested Lark, Little Rann, Gujarat, Feb'11.

EOS40D + EF70-300IS, handheld.

1/500; f8; ISO100.

Thanks,

Sabyasachi, this is about 80% of the original frame. got the birds fairly low.

Mridul, Little sharpening(+2 pts in DPP) applied over the in -camera default.

In good light I try keep...

Steppe Eagle, Outskirts of Bikaner, Rajasthan, Dec,2010.

EOS 40D + EF400L F5.6, Handheld at 1/1600; f5.6; ISO 200

you surely meant to type 500 F4 % 600 F4 ?

Indian Roller, Pench National Park, May 2010.

May seems a good time to catch them in the region! this guy was posing!

EOS40D+ EF400L f5.6, Handheld.

1/1250; ISO 400; f5.6

Ruff, Churu, Rajasthan; Dec 2010.

EOS 40D + Ef 400L f5.6, handheld.

Ap Priority, f 5.6; ISO 400; 1/3200

Common Kestrel, Bikaner, Rajasthan; Dec 2010.

Well its seems to be Kestrel season!! got this fellow sitting on a tree stump - as most trees in the region seem to be - stripped of branches...

My first sighting of this one:001_rolleyes: yes, the (small) bird was at afair distance, hence this is a cropped image. about 50%

Mrudul: I try to use wide open as it gives leeway on SS, works...

very nice overall, perhaps a tad too contrasty? the OOF foliage is the only other problem.:thumbup1:

Red Recked Falcon, Churu, Rajasthan, Dec 2010.

EOS 40D+Ef400L f5.6, handheld @ 1/1000; f5.6; ISO400

Long legged Buzzard, churu, Rajasthan, Dec 2010.

found him sitting on a bare tree and was shooting from my car-hide when he decided to leave.

EOS 40D, EF 400L f5.6, handheld. Ap pr mode; f5.6;...

The Steppe. mid afternoon, along a busy highway near Bikaner, Rajasthan. Dec 2010.
eos 40D + Ef 400L f5.6

1/1600; f5.6; ISO 200

Eaglenest WLS, Arunachal Pradesh.

Quite a 'noisy' photo, but light was too bad, didn't want to push the ISO any further.

EOs 40D + EF400mm f5.6L, handheld.

1/200; ISO 1250; f5.6; EC:0.

The +1EC is not by design :sad:, simply a carry forward setting. though i guess it would have been only at 1/100 w/o it, still should have remembered to correct it. Need lots more practice!

The...

From Eaglenest, Arunachal Pradesh. Fast moving birds in flocks, undergrowth and bamboo thickets.

EOS 40D+ EF400L f5.6, handheld.
1/50; ISO 800; f5.6; EC +1

Abhishek, yes, this is with the EF 400L f5.6.

Sabyasachi, sorry no vertical. This was my first visit to the NE, Eaglenest was akin to a pilgrimage as a birding enthusiast.:) I consciouly tried to...