Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/01/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim N, Nathan Thanks for looking Cheers Jayanand On Wed, Feb 1, 2017 at 1:16 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: > You and Doug Herr are the two master wildlife photographers on this list. > Amazing. > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> > http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws < > http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ < > http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> > Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator < > http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> > YNWA > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 31 Jan 2017, at 04:27, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > The next installment of photographs starts off with four shots of a pair > of > > squabbling Glossy Ibis. I was photographing something i the diametrically > > opposite direction when I turned around and saw this presumably > territorial > > squabble starting. I had no time to change the settings, so I ended up > with > > a set of grossly underexposed images, but with fine, dramatic action. As > > the Glossy Ibis is a dark, muddy reddish brown in colour, there was no > real > > colour of note in the frames, so I converted the lot to B&W, and then set > > about recovering whatever detail was possible - only the last shot is > > processed differently, more of a silhouette: > > > > Squabble 1: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/ > > Bharatpur/Bharatpur-20170122-2087.jpg.html > > > > Squabble 2: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/ > > Bharatpur/Bharatpur-20170122-2102.jpg.html > > > > Squabble 3: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/ > > Bharatpur/Bharatpur-20170122-2103.jpg.html > > > > Squabble 4: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/ > > Bharatpur/Bharatpur-20170122-2105.jpg.html > > > > Next on the agenda is a Purple Sunbird in breeding plumage: > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/ > > Bharatpur/Bharatpur-20170122-2128.jpg.html > > > > Two migrant geese from Central/Northern Asia - the Bar-headed Goose and > the > > Greylag Goose. The former is arguably the highest flying bird in the > world, > > flocks having been seen flying over Mount Everest, but what I find even > > more amazing is that they cross the Himalayas in one go, non stop! > > > > Landing: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/ > > Bharatpur/Bharatpur-20170122-2173.jpg.html > > > > High Flyer: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/ > > Bharatpur/Bharatpur-20170122-2047.jpg.html > > > > Finally, a Purple Heron keeping watch early one morning: > > > > Lookout: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/ > > Bharatpur/Bharatpur-20170122-1227.jpg.html > > > > Please see LARGE > > > > Criticism and comments, as ever, welcome! > > > > Cheers > > Jayanand > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >