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Thrush Found In Manali _ Himachal Pradesh Birds
Dec 27, 2022 | Birds of India Thrush Found In Manali _ Himachal Pradesh Birds

Thrush bird found at low to mid altitude of Himalayas. Generally it found in Himachal pradesh , Uttarakhand, North East Himalayas in India. It also found in Nepal, Bhutan and Tibet areas. In manali trekking there are lots of thrush bird spices you can find. Some spices found at 6000 ft and some of them found at 10000 ft. So there are more Birds of Manali in my checklist too.  I found  spices of Thrush named :

  • Whistling Thrush
  • Blue Cap Rock Thrush 
  • Streaked Laughingthrush 
  • Variegated laughingthrush 

About Variegated Laughingthrush :

  • Variegated Laughingthrush is medium size bird and its size arround 16-24 cm lenght and 55-80 gm weight.
  • Its overall olive color and black stripe down the center.
  • Tail is large and grey subterminal band with white tip.
  • Its feathers are yellow in primary and black primary coverts.
  • Beak to eye area is black in color. It has white eye ring arround the eye.
  • Variegated Laughingthrush is least concern in IUCN bird list.
  • Variegated Laughingthrush is endamic in Northern region.
  • It is a spices of family Leiothrichidae.

Variegated Laughing Thrush

Variegated LaughingThrush Manali

Birds of Manali

About Blue Capped Rock Thrush :

  • Male Blue capped rock thrush has blue head.
  • Upperparts are blue and black
  • White patch on wing.
  • Underparts are chestnut brown.
  • Female color is brown with white and brown underparts.

Blue Capped Rock Thrush

Blue Capped Rock Thrush Manali

About Blue Whistling Thrush :

  • Male Whistling Thrush is blue and female is blue or brown.
  • Blue Whistling Thrush found in hilly areas. 
  • Blue whistling Thrush is specialize in feeding of snails.
  • They build their nest near water with pices of  rock and boulder.
  • They lay 3-4 eggs with grey color and maked with speckles.

Blue Whistling Thrush

Blue Whistling Thrush Manali

About Streaked Laughingthrush :

  • It generally found in Northan region of India.
  • It color is brown with Streaked of white. 
  • It lays 2-4 eggs in a cup type nest.

Streaked Laughingthrush

Streaked Laughingthrush Manali

Manali Trekking : 

Manali is located in Himachal Pradesh in India. Lots of people go to manali for trekking and for leisure in summer. Best way to explore manali is via trek. Chandrakhani Pass trek starts from Dobhi is one of amazing trek in Himachal Pradesh. Trek also managed by YHAI and it managed very well. During trek there are more than 25 spices of different birds i found. So for bird lovers manali trek to Chandrakhani pass is amazing. Chandrakhani pass trek is easy to moderate trek so it is most favorite trek for begineers. Trek start from Dobhi.

Birds of Manali : 

In Himachal pradesh manali is most visited tourist place in summer. Also for trekker its most favorite place. Different treks in manali are most attraction in summer. For bird lovers manali is heaven and found lots of different birds spices like Magpie, Jay, Flycatchers, Bulbuls, White eye, Barbet, Russet Sparrow, Himalayan Vulture, Redstart , Laughingthrush, Warblers, finches,  Tits, Himalayan Monal etc. Birders can stay more days in trek then they get more birds. 

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Leaf-Toed Gecko _ Endemic Lizard
Jul 27, 2022 | Reptiles Of India Leaf-Toed Gecko _ Endemic Lizard

Leaf-Toed Gecko are reptiles. It is a spicies of lizard in the Gekkonidae family. This spices is native to east Asia. They are lizards but now a days they are endemic. They generally found in jungles and low grass areas. In Gujarat i found it at Jessore Sanctuary and also near to Narmada river dam at Pratij. They are camouflage in color so you can not found them easily. Small in size and in grass it is difficult to find them. Generally found them at night and in light when they are coming out for eating insects.

Endemic Lizards

Generally some lizards found at everywhere. We can find lizards at home also. The house lizards are widespread everywhere. Some spices of lizards are found in jungles and they are difficult to find. Indian leaf toed Gecko is endangered spices of lizards. Leaf toed gecko is one of the endemic spices of Lizards or Reptiles.

Things to know Leaf Toed Gecko :

  • Adult Leaf Toed Gecko feed every other day and Juvenile feed everyday.
  • Gecko lizards are insectivorous. It means they need live insects to get nutritions for their body.
  • Leaf Toed Geckos are shy reptiles and they does not like handled.
  • Leaf toed gecko color dark brown with black spots on body. 
  • They have camouflage skin so not easily to see them.
  • Leaf toed gecko lizard is cold blooded reptile.
  • Most spices of lizards do not have eyelids but have corner very thin and transparent membranes for covering surface of each eye.
  • Geckos are differant from other lizards in terms of their living , eating and physical charateristics

Lizards found In India

I found Leaf Toed Gecko lizard first at Jessore Sanctuary Gujarat when i was with my friends for trail to Kedarnath temple of Jessore sanctuary. One of my friend is good naturalist who find snakes and reptiles easily. Unfortunately i could not capture image of Leaf toed gocko lizard. But second time when i was going for full moon photography on Sharad Purnima day i found it at Narmada river dam near Pratij village. I was shooting double exposure photos of full moon and suddenly my friend told me about lizard. I wondered and found Leaf Toed Gecko which is endangered spices of Lizards found here. Luckily at that time i have another camera and aslo a canon 100 mm macro lens with me. I capture good macro image in  a short time because it running faster then i capture it. But my luck is with me and i capture eye close up of Leaf toed Gecko . I also capture full body photo too. Not more than 3-4 images i capture but still got good images of that lizards.

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Abstract Photography Objects At Home
Jan 06, 2022 | Macro Photography Abstract Photography Objects At Home

In small words abstract means the object create a conceptual image or some kind of experimental images that is Abstract photography. I really love to shoot at home or indoor photography with my canon 80D and 100 mm macro lens. I always wondering in spare time for subject of Abstract photography. This time I use some artifacts, Kitchen instruments and also my son's decorative materials. I will explain you in details how i shoot .

Abstract Objects Home

Abstract Photography at Home

A tooth pick image looks beautiful. Well this image is not so good as i am very new to shoot in a macro. But definitely i try again for better result as shown below.

Toothpick Abstract photo

The motion Abstract photo :

The above image is of a tiny and thin about 0.5 cm paper roll of red color. My son use it for decorative art. You can make it urself or buy it from store its easily available. I put my camera on tripod and the roll moved IN front of camera by my son . For this you set your aperture above F/10 and set shutter speed min 2-3 second . More long exposure need more aperture so set it accordingly. The result is good with motion red color of roll and make a good abstract images at home.

Abstract photography

Another example of motion abstract of my home door chain movement capture in sunlight so maximum aperture to set.

Motion Blur Abstract

Motion Blur Photography

Playing with paper :

This shows you how you create an object for abstract photography. Take a plain white paper , fold it in any shape like below image and put it on a black glass that reflect in black color. Make different paper objects and improve your creativity.

I also using camera motion blur for paper abstract photography. For motion blur images you just set your shutter speed below 1-2 second and during your shutter open move your hand in any direction before shutter closed. The result shown in below image.

Paper Abstract

Paper Abstract Images

How to shoot abstract photos ?

Start Abstract photography at Home

Some Topics to try for abstract photography : 

For abstract photography you don't need any experience to shoot. Just know about your camera and some DSLR camera settings for capturing good images. Abstract photo you can shoot everywhere like at home abstract photography, At nature abstract photography, At kitchen abstract photography etc. Also you can take photo of sand dunes, some formations of Mountain range, Night landscapes, Water droplets , textures, bubbles, macro of peoples, also long exposure of water and light trails, camera blur, river valley, sea waves, urban photo, shadow and my favorite black and white photography. These all topics you can shoot as an abstract photography.

Color Abstract photography

Color abstract

Color Mixure Abstract

Home abstract photography

Giftwrap Abstract

The above and below image is of gift wrap paper. I use non color side of paper means the other side of color wrap paper. I squash the paper and give some external light from different sides like left and right. That image is really awesome abstract photo beyond my imagine.

Giftwrap Paper Abstract

Abstract Objects

Creative abstract photography

Black And White Abstract photos

Kitchen Abstract Objects

Objects for abstract photography

Abstract Macro

Objects i use for this blog article for abstract photography :

I use red decorative paper roll, a chain of my door lock, Bluetooth speaker , Tooth pick, oil paint in water mixture, Kitchen shredder , artifacts of masai lady face , artifact of flower the spiral the first image , a gift wrap paper with directed light, some paper design with mirror images on glass.

You can try any object for an abstract photography at home. Try something new everytime for photography. Improve your skills with any type of photography at home. Canon 100mm Macro lens is good for abstract photography. I used it mostly for indoor photography and also canon 50mm prime lens is too good because both lenses are good in low light.

Gear Used : Canon 6D, Canon 80D, Canon 100mm macro lens, Canon 50mm Lens.

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Learn DSLR Basic Photography Rules
Dec 06, 2021 | Photography Basics Learn DSLR Basic Photography Rules

Photography is widely explore subject. Now a days peoples widely join in photography. There are so many types of photography with different themes you can learn. Here i suggest you some tips for basic photography composition.

What is composition for photography ? :: Create an image through a frame is the simple answer. There is no definition for composition in photography because different people has different creativity. So the frame is different for every people. But create your frame which looks very attractive than others.

Basic composition rules in Photography

  • Framing : Frame your subject with surrounding things like trees or buildings. Like below image i take all tree trunks in my frame. You can also capture with leaves too to make your frame wider. For framing i suggest to use wide angle lens to capture more details in photo.

Framing

  • Color composition : Choose different color for background and subject. For better result use opposite color for subject and background. As below image shows you a color composition of green background and pink flower. Flower is perfact for color compositoon images because different color flower mixed up with different background color. You can try with blue sky with flower it also looks good. 

Color Composition

  • Leading lines : It means create your frame by lines towards your subject. Mean Buildings,Rail Lines,Roads etc leading to the subject. Generally roads are good for leading line because it found everywhere. you can also shoot Rail lines for perfact leading line object. You can also take electric poles in raw for your frame.

Leading Lines

Basic Photography Tips

DSLR Photography

  • Differential Focus :  Shoot your subject sharp focus to guide the eye toward it. Focus on your subject make your frame attractive and viewers attend your subject first. sharp and focused object image keep eye towards it. I take sharp waterdrops with blur background makes good image but not perfact. 

Learn Photography

  • Patterns : Use pattern in your frame. Always look for naturally occur patterns in your frame. Patterns are really good to shot. I tried on trees for beautiful patterns. This also create abstract subjects too. Trees are natural pattern subjects.

Patterns

Photography Tutorial

  • Depth of Field : Create blur background to separate your subject in your frame. Creating blur background in your image is good. Just need sharp focus on subject and rest all are in out focus. For this you need some zoom lens or canon 100mm macro lens or some prime lens like 50mm , 300mm etc.

Depth of Field

This techniques or rules are basic for photography. Follow this rules before you start clicking. I will share more and some advance techniques later on.

This all images are taken on Canon Cameras model Canon 1000 D, Canon 6 D, Canon 80 D with different lens like canon 100-400, canon 50mm, canon 100 mm macro, canon 55-250 mm, canon 18-55mm etc.

Well these are techniques to learn photography. An easy way to learn follow these rules. These techniques helps you to how to capture images but at the end all creativity is yours. Always think creative for your frame. Do all types of photography not stick only one type of photography. That improve your creativity for photography.

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Birds In Flight Images Gujarat
Apr 28, 2021 | Birds of India Birds In Flight Images Gujarat

Flock of Birds Photos : Birds in flight .... this moment is always dream of every nature photographer to shoot. For the photos of  Birds in flight is always challenging bcz birds are very sensitive and when u go to them close they will fly. they are very scary by humans. So you need too much patience to shoot birds. A early morning and evening time is best for birding. While you need good camera setting for shoot them in a flight movement. When i was in LRK during Wild Click powered by canon and Nature Wanderers i got some good shots of Birds in Flight with amazing golden light too. Above image taken at morning at LRK . Flamingo birds going in a row. A morning Golden light make image perfect. Its make my image Birds In Flight Silhouette. 

HOW TO SHOOT BIRDS :: If you have DSLR camera and good quality telezoom lens then you can easily capture it. You need your shutter speed at at least 1/1000 sec or 1/1500 sec is better. Aperture level going to be F/5 or F/7 max. If your camera supports good ISO then your image don't get grains. Your image will be perfect. Use AI focus for birds in flight so camera automatically follow birds with auto focus. Use continuous shooting for flight birds. Your camera setting depends on sunlight too either you are in front of sun or behind sun so make changes accordingly.  

Flock of Birds Black and White

Amazing crowd of birds with blue sky . The sky is flat so i do this image black and white bcz no other disturbance in image and it looks perfect.

Flock of birds

Another crowd of birds at farm. I want to capture them in slow shutter for motion image of them but unfortunately i cant. Sometimes you can not get more time to think about your shot. 

Bird in Flight LRK

A raptor or harrier may be Montagu's harrier wants some food at evening at LRK. Lovely evening sunset make beautiful silhouette image with golden light.

Little rann of Kutch Birds group

For birds in flight images you take your shot acording to birds or single bird. If you got group of birds then go for wide angle shot and make all birds in frame. Or if you go for single bird in flight image then go for tele zoom lens and take close up shot. Generally i love wide shots and also vertical shots as my frame so i take it like these. Plz feel free to comment and also suggessions accepted.

Photos Taken At Little Rann Of Kutch Gujarat

Gear Used : Canon 6 D, Canon 80 D, Canon 100-400mm lens

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