Panasonic Lumix FZ-200 Test shots

Wooly Necked Stork

I just purchased this new super-zoom digital camera from Panasonic with full range f2.8 aperture at 24x optical zoom (35mm camera equivalent: 25-600mm) This Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200 featurs a high speed response and 1920 x 1080 60p / 50p full-hd video recording. Here are the test shots taken at 3PM sun at Gurupura river basin. … Read more

Golden Backed Ant Trapped by Cellar Spider

Golden Backed Ant Trapped by Cellar Spider

When my wife called me to our dining room to photograph a spider which has trapped an ant 10 times its size, I rushed to photograph this spectacle. It was true fight of David vs Goliath. The Golden Backed Ant (Camponotus sericeus) which was trapped in the Cellar spider’s web and was hanging upside down … Read more

Brown Shrike

Brown Shrike

Last January evening I found this Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus) sitting on a branch. As the setting sun shined on this lovely bird I used Canon EOS 1D mark IV with Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS USM lens fitted with Canon EF 1.4X II Extender to capture it. It was sitting quietly without moving on … Read more

Banana Stalk Fly

Banana Stalk Fly (Telostylinus lineolatus)

I found this Banana Stalk Fly on our Sugar apple (Annona squamosa) tree in my garden. I was attracted by the flock of insects and butterflies to the rotten Sugar apple. This lonely fly was difficult to capture as it used to disappear behind branches as soon as its big eyes spot my camera. I … Read more

Happy New Year 2013

Happy New Year 2013

This was a great year for me and my photography. Along with my blog Krishna Mohan Photography, I was involved with several forums on Facebook which became quite popular. Mangalore Photography Club Photo-critic Group which is a discussion forum and critical appreciation spot on photography became quite popular with a very lively discussion several photography … Read more

Chestnut-tailed Starling

Chestnut-tailed Starling

Last month I was photographing in the late evening when I found few of these Chestnut-tailed Starlings on a tree. There were a bunch of them hopping around searching for insects under the bark. They were very active and the light was fading. I used my Canon EOS 5D Mark III with Canon EF 300mm … Read more