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Hey Aditya!

That is great news! We all hope that every piece of precious forest
is restored to its glory.

As a favor, I would like to request you to check on the relocated villagers now and...

bibhav one thing is to write repeatedly to the dfo...its a smallish place and she will be quite pleasantly surprised to see so much of serious interest in the sanctuary and she might be moved to...

what a beast! look at the shoulder muscles..!

personally for me the shot is too tight..i would have loved to see some more grass in the foreground or some landscape at the back..but it looks like...

According to the website the best time to visit is "Mar-May or Sep-Nov when the weather is favorable"

For more info check this -
http://hpchamba.nic.in/Sanctuaries.htm

The dfo's email address...

Kalatop Wildlife Sanctuary / Kalatop Khajjiar Sanctuary

At 8000ft amidst mixed coniferous forests of deodar, blue pine and oak trees is set the Kalatop Wildlife Sanctuary. Just 6 km from the...

Any updates on this?? this is really sad..keep up the brave work of photo documenting this kind of perverse development sabyasachi..

harshad,
a really beautiful shot..coupled with tht population info it has a captivating charm about it...as if the langur is sad and looking on in vain as we destruct its home..
what beautiful eye...

harshad,
great shot! love the eye and the details in the feathers..just lovely.
i think the lighting was a bit harsh and so the white around the eye and some portion of the beak has lost...

Kiran,
Nice action in some harsh lighting..

I wonder if going a little lower (if possible) would have helped.
Also i think you could have increased the ISO to 200 so as to
have a higher shutter...

Whoa! Killer eyes and killer legs! what a beauty..
sorry..no help with the id..where was this shot?

ya..i could have gone a little lower...i think i over processed the blacks...they looked ok on my laptop! :(..will give it another shot..
thanks!

shot with a canon eos 350d with 18-55 mm lens at 55mm
at
1/160 ; f/7.1 ; ISO 100

i can see now that i should have taken the snap with a narrower aperture as the eyes havent come out focused :(
...

Harshad,

Nice photo there..Sad to hear that B2 is on the last leg of his journey..

I think it might improve if you crop out a bit of the ground at the bottom..maybe till just near the edge of...

Thanks Sabyasachi...will look into this for more...

this post is primarily for identification purpose..i find these pigeons in varying plumage with the regular flock of rock pigeons..this is the first time i am seeing this irregularity..kindly...

ya..there is substantial cropping in this image..i know i should be getting more
stability and sharpness during capture but i am simply not able to hold my cam still when using the lens at the 300mm...

thanks sabyasachi and bibhav...
@bibhav : thanks for identifying..
@sabyasachi : thanks fr the tip..sadly,i dont hv a tripod/monopod yet..will keep in mind the aperture bit..thanks again!

yes..indeed it is..i had searched tiger butterfly before posting..but not common tiger...thanks!

this one is a very frequent visitor in delhi...took this shot at home..
Canon EOS 350d;75-300mm lens
f/5.6
ISO 100
1/200 sec
300mm

ya :) ..i hv often spotted insects accompanying butterflies..
thanks fr the book info..will definitely procure it..

A very pretty butterfly that frequents the garden at home..help out with the name please..
Canon EOS 350d,18-55mm lens
f/5.6,1/10sec,ISO 400mm,focal length 55mm

canon 350d,75-300mm lens
f/5.6
1/125
ISO 400
focal length 300mm

Canon EOS 350d;75-300mm lens
f/5.6,1/800,ISO 100,focal length 300mm

Canon EOS Digital Rebel Xt(350d)
Aperture : f/5.6
Shutter speed : 1/640
ISO : 200
Focal length: 300mm