Ray of Light in the Heaven (HDR)

Ray of Light in the Heaven (HDR), originally uploaded by Yogendra174.

how often i find myself in the "HDR Hole"??

Taken near Bhimtal lake in Nainital.. was pretty cloudy and sun was playing hide-and-seek!

This photo was taken in RAW with pure and simple intention to convert to HDR, simply because of the V shape two hills behind it, the sky and the light rays!! Isn't it enough reason for this to deserve the HDR?

I have tried not to go overboard.. i would let my friends judge if i have succeeded!! Some Photomatrix and my own style in GIMP.

Will wait for friendly Bricks / Roses!

Streaked Laughingthrush

Streaked Laughingthrush, originally uploaded by Yogendra174.

This was quite a lucky catch near my hotel in Kausani (Uttarakhand... bear the foothills of himalaya!) This guy was not scared of people and i could get real close (very slowly ofcourse).. early morning 6:22 am.. angular light falling straight on the bird's eye!

look at the sharpness around the eye... (i haven't used any sharpening on this.. rather its SOOC with some crop)..
who says Sigma APO-DG-MACRO 70-300 is SOFT? (i know it is sometimes.. but certainly not this one ;) )

Name.. thanks to www.indiabirds.com/newframe.asp and a bit of searching around!
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Lightning over Lake

Lightning over Lake, originally uploaded by Yogendra174.

I was fortunate enough to capture lighting over the Nainital lake in the visit last week!

This was whopping 30 seconds exposure with widest 18mm available.. from first floor balcony or my hotel room .. with a 6 inch pocket tripod kept between the balcony bars.

The reflection of lights in the lake balance the lightning nicely (i think!) what say you guys?.

I was told by few friends that catching a "horizontal" lightning is pretty rare... not sure about that!

Exposure: 30s @ f/6.7, ISO:100

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Circular

Circular, originally uploaded by Yogendra174.

Quite simple shot of a tiny flower on cactus like plant in my hotel @ Kausani! Turned out to be a very good macro!

Oriental Magpie Robin

Oriental Magpie Robin, originally uploaded by Yogendra174.

Taken on: Canon 1000D (Rebel XS) + Sigma APO-DG-MACRO 70-300mm
Focal Length: 300mm, Exposure: f/8.0 @ 1/250s, ISO 200

First upload from my Jim Corbett visit. Lovely place for birding, even though this was not he best season for birding!! This guy was sitting on the long grass strand on our safari visit early morning!

Summar Blossom

Summar Blossom, originally uploaded by Yogendra174.

Tree on University road

Emersed

Emersed, originally uploaded by Yogendra174.

This is Shruti Koparkar.. buddying hindustani classical vocal artist (and daughter of renouned Pt. Vijay Koparkar).. Attended a private "mehfil" on saturday organized by my brother in law @ katraj... her "Mi Radhika.." was amazing.. you guys should listen!