Wednesday, 14 January 2026
Sunday, 8 January 2017
Birding at Bhigwan, Maharashtra.
Today I visited Bhigwan on tour with beyond Wild tours. Feeling excited as this was my first outing with complete strangers.
Left pune by 12 and reached kumbhargaon by 2pm. Had a quick fish meal and headed for tent site.
The meal was sumptuous and filling. Worth every cent. The fish was freshly caught at the Ujjani lake. Offloaded most of the luggage in tent and headed to boat in Lake.
Ujjani lake was formed when there was a dam built on a river downstream. The water is mostly shallow and has algae.
This attracts migratory birds from siberia like flamingoes.
We were given life jackets to wear as safety precaution.
We entered the lake by 4pm on a mechanised boat which was switched off and only oars used when we approached the birds. Very few flamingoes welcomed us .
We waited and soon a flick of 1000-2000 landed in front of us.
These were greater flamingoes which are pink in colour.
On our way back we saw Open Bill Stork, glossy Ibis, egrets and herons.
Came back and had a quick tea. Had dinner and headed for night trail to spot nightjar bird.
Came back and campfire till late night.
The photos are taken using a canon 70d , Canon 70-200mm non is usm and 1.4 extender.
Shots are all handheld.
Left pune by 12 and reached kumbhargaon by 2pm. Had a quick fish meal and headed for tent site.
The meal was sumptuous and filling. Worth every cent. The fish was freshly caught at the Ujjani lake. Offloaded most of the luggage in tent and headed to boat in Lake.
Ujjani lake was formed when there was a dam built on a river downstream. The water is mostly shallow and has algae.
This attracts migratory birds from siberia like flamingoes.
We were given life jackets to wear as safety precaution.
We entered the lake by 4pm on a mechanised boat which was switched off and only oars used when we approached the birds. Very few flamingoes welcomed us .
We waited and soon a flick of 1000-2000 landed in front of us.
These were greater flamingoes which are pink in colour.
On our way back we saw Open Bill Stork, glossy Ibis, egrets and herons.
Came back and had a quick tea. Had dinner and headed for night trail to spot nightjar bird.
Came back and campfire till late night.
The photos are taken using a canon 70d , Canon 70-200mm non is usm and 1.4 extender.
Shots are all handheld.
Sunday, 21 September 2014
The weekend it was.... at Singapore GP 2014
Here is what I want to share for general public with walkabout tickets Zone 4.
1. Go early and enjoy the Padang activities
2. Go on a Friday or Saturday. Sunday's Final race is just for enjoying and less for photo clicking.
Entry at gate 3
Free standing bleacher at turn 7-8, almost empty on Saturday but no place to stand and peep even on Sunday
Esplanade bridge drive
3. Dont miss the concert, anyways it is crowded to approach the MRT just after the race. Soak in the atmosphere and have some dinner at the Padang.
4. I carried Canon 70-200mm f4L non-IS on Saturday and used 24-105 f4L IS on Race day.
The Saturday is the day when the place is less crowded. The cars come out in daylight for practice.
So you can get a decent shot in proper exposure.
The reach of 200mm was seldom used as there are very less straight line race track visible for walkabout tickets. Turn 10 has a limited straight line visibility. You may try your luck.
I realized that i shot 50% or more at 70 mm with my 70-200mm. At times I wished that I had a wider lens. So I took 24-100mm on Sunday. Decision well taken.
Turn 12, narrow turn, need a wider lens
Shooting locations, Turn seven Bleacher, Turn 11 bleacher, Turn 13 near Fullerton, Esplanade straight drive etc. None of them asked for a 200 mm zoom.
Courtesy:- http://www.f1nightrace.com
After the Saturday the hell broke loose and it started raining. I could not take a decent shot of Robbie Williams performing.
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