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Monday's Critters.

A little suite from Sydney's Chinese Gardens.  The coy carp there are prolific breeders and grow to a full 24 inches in length, with hefty girths to match!!  Taken with the Uniden.

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MOONday - last Sunday of September!

This was the last clear night before monsoon hit.  Had the 'Nik' on full extension into the 4x digital as well as 26x optical zoom and auto exposure.  This definitely affects the quality, but does give an ambience - rather like the old trick of smearing the lens with petroleum jelly for soft focus!!

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Saturday Symmetry

I admit I played around a bit in WLPG with this one - somehow I felt that the fence protecting the Gateway of India needed to look more aged. May not be everyone's taste, but am happy with the grainy, 1960's quality I got!












Taken with the 'Nik' on auto everything.

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"The amen of Nature is always a flower."  (Oliver Wendell Holmes)

The Uniden pocket digital camera has deceased. However, its legacy lives on, for I have many of its offerings stored. It had its limitations, no doubt, but golly, it could also turn up some amazing things I was never expecting.  It did good and constant service for six years.  I miss its convenience over the Nikon for those candid moments.  Whilst the 'Nik' might make a better technical job of a shot like this, I am left with a fondness for the quirkiness and character I got from the Uniden.  It shall be missed.

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Last Thursday - the day when things can go haywire, or are just plain peculiar!

image copyright to Yamini Ali MacLean

I am entering this in the Thursday Challenge.  It is my second entry - mostly I forget, but always enjoy others' offerings!!

This week's prompt was 'BEVERAGE'.

This is a piece cut from a full colour shot taken at my niece's 18th birthday.  I got stuck into it with WLPG, paring back the brightness, boosting contrast and highlights. Aim was to accentuate the champers at the back of the frame and enhance the sparkles in the glasses.

It kinda-sorta worked...

Taken with the Uniden.

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Wings on Wednesday -

YAM's take on the good, the bad, the ugly and the downright hilarious in respect to photographing birds.

Am now on my last three Wednesdays before leaving India. Am doing a little 'backwards sequence' so as to say goodbye to these shores on a top-note...  

There will be many more pictures from here which have been worth the keeping, but here are a few to delight.  

Ready?  Okay.  THREE...

Black Kite takes a dive - look out snake!  Taken with the 'Nik' on sports auto and 5x zoom.

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Hari Om everyone!  Welcome to the 'Wings on Wednesday', a mid-week spot for those folks who have 'wings' piccies!  

This is YAM's very own bird specific theme, so please, if you do link up, do keep to the subject - unless it is really inventive and you win me over...  plead your case well!!!

Even if you never tried photographing a bird ever before, give it a go!  Let's have fun and your comments and link-backs will also be appreciated.

This linky will remain open until midnight Friday, Mumbai time. 

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The Tuesday Tease

"Percy, Priscilla and Purdy paraded the ramparts of the Fortlet..."

Now it's your turn dear visitor - put a caption to the piccie!!

These are Australian pelicans playing soldier.  Taken with the Uniden.

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Monday's Critters

B1 (aka Winkie), the alpha bitch of the B-pack, spotted after having made an 'A1' catch of a crow.  Even her puppy didn't get a lick of this kill.






Captured on extreme zoom with the 'Nik' on sports auto. She had no idea the YAMarazzi was there!