Flower Crib..

Flower Crib.., originally uploaded by Vijay...

A flower acting as a crib for the little dandelions seeds.

Camera Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi
Exposure 0.003 sec (1/400)
Aperture f/5.6
Focal Length 300 mm
ISO Speed 200
Exposure Bias -1 EV
Lens Canon EF 70-300

Bird On Wire..

Bird On Wire.., originally uploaded by Vijay...

Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas to all my friends. May it be the most joyful event of all times.

Camera Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi
Exposure 0.002 sec (1/500)
Aperture f/5.6
Focal Length 300 mm
ISO Speed 200
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Lens EF 70-300

Good Morning..

Good Morning.., originally uploaded by Vijay...

Good morning friends!!

Camera Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi
Exposure 0.003 sec (1/400)
Aperture f/9.0
Focal Length 300 mm
ISO Speed 200
Exposure Bias -1 EV
Lens EF 70-300

Solo..

Solo.., originally uploaded by Vijay...

Two is company but selective focus makes it a Solo.

Camera Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi
Exposure 0.001 sec (1/800)
Aperture f/5.6
Focal Length 240 mm
ISO Speed 200
Exposure Bias -1 EV
Lens EF 70-300

Shikra..

Shikara.., originally uploaded by Vijay...

The Shikra or Little Banded Goshawk (Accipiter badius) is a small bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as eagles, buzzards and harriers. The Shikra is a widespread resident breeder throughout south Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. It nests in trees, building a new nest each year. It lays 3–7 eggs.[Source: WikiPedia]

Camera Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi
Exposure 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture f/7.1
Focal Length 250 mm
ISO Speed 200
Exposure Bias -1 EV
Lens EF 70-300

Lying Low..

Lying Low.., originally uploaded by Vijay...

The title is not for the bird, but me who had to literally lie down on the ground to get this angle. Got my clothes dirty doing that, but on other note its a very comfortable position to click shots :)

Camera Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi
Exposure 0.033 sec (1/30)
Aperture f/9.0
Focal Length 300 mm
ISO Speed 200
Exposure Bias -1 EV
Lens EF 70-300

Star Burst..

Star Burst.., originally uploaded by Vijay...

Does it not look like a exploding star :)

Camera Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi
Exposure 0.002 sec (1/640)
Aperture f/5.6
Focal Length 275 mm
ISO Speed 200
Exposure Bias -1 EV
Lens Canon EF 70-300

Suspended..

Suspended.., originally uploaded by Vijay...

These were found hanging actually to a web, but it gave a nice feel that they were falling down or suspended in mid air. The breeze gave a hard time to do a macro on this one. This is the best shot out of n number of shaken images.

Camera Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi
Exposure 0.013 sec (1/80)
Aperture f/7.1
Focal Length 70 mm
ISO Speed 200
Exposure Bias -1 EV
Lens Canon EF 70-300
Closeup Lens Raynox DCR150

Curious..

Curious.., originally uploaded by Vijay...

A monkey hiding in the bushes, curious to see new visitors in his territory. Shot durng latest visit to Nagzira wild life sanctuary.

Camera Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi
Exposure 0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperture f/7.1
Focal Length 260 mm
ISO Speed 400
Exposure Bias -1 EV
Flash On, Fired
Lens Canon EF 70-300