Rahul's Photoblog
Aim The Sky 2
Posted by Rahul (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) on 14 July 2007 in Plant & Nature.
Thanks everyone for the lovely comments on my earlier shot of this bird, here is another one to share with you all wonderful people.
Enjoy!!!!
And have a wonderful weekend. :)
allyy`* from Singapore, Singapore
flying in a different direction? :p this is as good as the first, if not better! haha.
14 Jul 2007 5:00am
@allyy`*: Haha... this was probably the brother or may be the sister of the earlier one. LOL!!!!!
Babul Bhatt from Bombay, India
Aye! isn't this the same bird who flew north instead of south earlier? Nice shot dude...
14 Jul 2007 5:42am
@Babul Bhatt: Thanks bro. ;-) The timing was slightly out on this one as the wings went inwards a bit and not completely open.
MichelG from Koksijde, Belgium
again a good shot of this bird, but i prefer the first one
should it not be better if the bird is not so central in the pic?
less blue on the right side and on top of the pic produce a much stronger one in my opinion but who am i :) colors are again wonderful ,normal with a Nikon ......
14 Jul 2007 6:58am
@MichelG: Thanks Michel. :)
TravBoy from West/Wet Coast, United States
beautiful colours, great action caught.
14 Jul 2007 7:16am
@TravBoy: Thanks pal. Appreciate your time and kind words. :)
Behrooz from Tehran, Iran
Even BETTER!!! The clouds and colors are great, but I like that expression on her/his face! ;-) Excellent capture!
14 Jul 2007 8:24am
@Behrooz: Thanks Behrooz, i like the sky here better than the earlier one. ;-)
Dave from United Kingdom
A great set of images Rahul, I've enjoyed seeing all of them. I prefer the other shot of this bird but this is still good, just a shame the wing isn't fully spread out. Really good saturated colours. So what have you got coming up next?:)
14 Jul 2007 8:55am
@Dave: Thanks Dave, you have been the inspiration and this series would be animals and birds. Probably next series would be some exoitic birds haha... ;-)
Kiran Nair from Cochin, India
Fantastic timing and lovely background.. Well done..
14 Jul 2007 9:07am
@Kiran Nair: Thanks Kiran.
badala from Leiria, Portugal
Words cannot do my compliments justice...Phenomenal shot.
14 Jul 2007 9:54am
@badala: Thanks Badala, you have been just too generous. :)
Catalin from Bucharest, Romania
Even better the the past one! Bravo Rahul! Enjoy your week-end pal;)
14 Jul 2007 10:18am
@Catalin: Thanks Catalin, catch up with you on monday. ;)
HorseRotorVator from Newton, United States
Incredible! :) You have some timing! :) Nice.
14 Jul 2007 10:28am
@HorseRotorVator: Thanks pal, the timing was a bit out in this shot though. The wings were not fully open here. :)
@Craiger: Thanks Bro.
Madhavi from Worcester, United States
Very nice but I must say I like the first one better.
14 Jul 2007 12:51pm
@Madhavi: Thanks Madhavi, and i great to see your footprints back. :)
Viewfinder from Bradenton, United States
Another dramatic and wonderful image! Wow!
14 Jul 2007 1:31pm
@Viewfinder: Thanks buddy, appreciate your kind words. :)
@Bron: Thanks Bron.
Amit from Santa Clara, United States
I wonder how did you capture such nice shot and where? Well captured.
14 Jul 2007 2:46pm
@Amit: It was captured near the zoo, there is this place near the zoo where you get to see plenty of these birds. All that it requires is patience and few hundred shots to get some good ones LOL!!!!!
Thanks a lot for wonderful words bro.
@Double KK Photography: Thanks pal. :)
amy from Rocky Mountain House, Canada
Rahul!! This is sooooo FANTABULOUS!! It's truly remarkable how you captured this bird. Is is a stork? Anyways, it's just excellent!! My post isn't a bird today... but I think you may like it anyways...... ;-)
14 Jul 2007 3:00pm
@amy: Thanks for the mother of all F-words. ;-) I am on my way to your page now. :)
Celialee from Kyoto, Japan
Excellent shot again Rahul! I really love the first one but this one is good as well! Wow wow :)
14 Jul 2007 3:05pm
@Celialee: Thanks Ai-Ling, when you are here, i will show you this spot. ;-)
@Evie: Thanks Evie. :)
Christie from Indianapolis, United States
Very well done! How did you get these shots? This one looks like you took from a plane.
14 Jul 2007 5:00pm
@Christie: Haha.. nah it wasnt taken from the plane, it was just near the zoo where you can see lots of these. I shot this panning this one for sometime and releasing the shutter in continous mode following it.
Thanks a lot for the wonderful words and encouragement. :)
Anthony from Singapore, Singapore
Woh...another great...shot of the bird..looks like the bird have freeze in the air for u to take the shot.. great one!
15 Jul 2007 1:59am
@Anthony: Thanks Anthony, models do pose for me. ;-)
Melanie from Geneva, Switzerland
Really nice picture.
This birds seems to be far away in the sky... And you seem so close....
Well done
15 Jul 2007 7:47am
@Melanie: It wasn't that far. :) I guess 135mm could get this one. Thanks pal for the lovely comments and i am glad you liked it.
@Stunner: Thanks Stunner. :)
Sriram from Chennai, India
Another superb shot... I just wonder where were you while taking this shot!
15 Jul 2007 8:22am
@Sriram: Thanks Sriram, this was shot very much with my feet on the ground. ;-)
@KM Faisal: Thanks bro. :)
rissa from Kampong Tapioca, Singapore
really superb skills... u sure u din copy this from the net? *just kidding.. :)
15 Jul 2007 2:13pm
@rissa: Haha.... well the exif data is attached. LOL!!!! Thanks pal. ;-)
@Walt: Thanks Walt.
Nick Passantino from Bronx, United States
everything about this shot is fantastic, the colors, composition and your timing to get the bird in mid flight are all on point.
15 Jul 2007 2:24pm
@Nick Passantino: Thanks Nick, glad to see your footsteps on my page. :)
MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Wow Rahul! just checked out your posts for the past week, and I have to say you've really captured these animals/bird in an amazing way, that Tigress is stunning.
Thanks, pal, for visiting my P-blog while I've been away and for your kind comments :)
15 Jul 2007 11:00pm
@MaryB: Thanks Mary, you were the inspiration pal with your NG eye tsk tsk..., you know how much i loved your animal and bird shots.
Great to see you back Mary, missed you tons. :) Hope you had a blast of a vaccation, and all back with new energy, enthusiasm and a lots of pics. :)
Haha... told you the tigress loved me. Best regards to Ian. :)
{H} creatives from Santa Clara, United States
Dude! This is just "A"-mazing! Excllente, amigo!
16 Jul 2007 8:13am
@{H} creatives: Thanks Bro, appreciate your generous comments and encouragement. It made my day for sure. AM3 is an excellent bunch of friends. Cheers and have a great day.
eydryan from Bucharest, Romania
impressive... great shot, and trust me, i'm no animal-photo lover... :) so take this as a major compliment :)
keep taking simple photos, their effectiveness is a lot more than crowded ones. (logically...)
16 Jul 2007 2:29pm
@eydryan: Thanks Pal, really appreicate your kind words, and fully agree with you on keeping it simple. A clutter in a frame is never a good idea. :)
Nikon D40
1/2500 second
F/11.0
ISO 800
112 mm (35mm equiv.)