by Krishna Mohan
Fire Breathing Tiger
After using Shiva‘s Canon EF 300mm f/4.0 L IS USM, I was very impressed with the result. I wanted to buy this lens. Right at that time I saw the sale of this lens at JJ Mehta Forum and went to get it. It reached me on 26th September 2009. I thank Siaon for selling me such a beautiful lens.
Same evening there was immersion of Sharada Idol taken in procession was going on as part of Dasara Festival. and It was best time to check out my newly possessed lens. Here is the shot taken in existing light of the tiger dance (hulivesha) artist breathing fire.
Tiger Dance is a unique form of folk dance in Dakshina Kannada that fascinates the young and the old alike. Since tiger is considered as the favored carrier of Goddess Sharada (the deity in whose honor Dasara is celebrated), this dance is performed during the Dasara celebration. It is also performed during other festivals like Krishna Janmasthami & Ganesh Chathurthi. There are over 150 troupes who perform this famed folk dance.
EXIF info…
Camera:
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens:
EF300mm f/4L IS USM
Exposure Mode:
Manual exposure
Exposure Time:
1/320 sec.
Exposure Bias:
0.0
Aperture (F Stop):
f/4.0
ISO Used:
800
Flash Used:
Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode.
White Balance:
As Shot
Focal Length:
300.0 mm
Metering Mode:
Pattern
Date Time:
2009:09:26 19:07:22
GPS Location in Google Map:
13° 4' 1.8" N, 74° 59' 44.3" E, 1271 m.a.s.l.
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Krishna Mohan
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Tags: Akruthi, Asia, breathing, Canon EF 300mm f/4.0 L IS USM, Dakshina Kannada, Dasara, fire, Hulivesha, India, Karnataka, Sharadha festival, Tiger Dance, Vijaya Dashami
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by Krishna Mohan
Fatal Attraction
I was trying to test Canon EF 300mm f/4.0 L IS USM which was courteously provided by Shivashankar with my Canon EF 1.4x II Extender when I spotted these mating Common Grass Yellows(Eurema hecabe) on a Peacock Flower (Caesalpinia pulcherrima) plant. On closer inspection there was this dark brown spider stuck on the head of the male. I wanted to capture the whole sequence so I quickly changed to my Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro with Canon MT-24EX macro twin light flash and captured the whole sequence. I have posted 4 most interesting shots from this sequence.
Fatal Attraction
This Adanson’s House Jumper (Hasarius adansoni) had caught hold of the male by the head while in the act of mating. It had killed it and is now proceeding towards the female which was still stuck to the mate.
Fatal Attraction
It was a precarious perch for the spider as it had to manage the dead body of one and struggling butterfly on the other. The female was desperately trying to escape from the clutches of the spider but was unable to do. Spider manage to twist and turn the body of the dead male and lurched forward to reach for the female.
Fatal Attraction
After nearly 15 minutes of struggle the female managed to tire out the spider and gain the upright position. With bit more struggle she was able to release herself from the mate and fly away free and alive. It was such an awesome sight that I was amazed how she managed to do that.
EXIF info…
Camera:
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens:
EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Exposure Mode:
Manual exposure
Exposure Time:
1/80 sec.
Exposure Bias:
0.0
Aperture (F Stop):
f/8.0
ISO Used:
100
Flash Used:
Flash fired, compulsory flash mode.
White Balance:
As Shot
Focal Length:
100.0 mm
Metering Mode:
Pattern
Date Time:
2009:09:13 10:31:59
GPS Location in Google Map:
13° 4' 1.8" N, 74° 59' 44.3" E, 1271 m.a.s.l.
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Krishna Mohan
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EXIF info…
Camera:
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens:
EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Exposure Mode:
Manual exposure
Exposure Time:
1/200 sec.
Exposure Bias:
0.0
Aperture (F Stop):
f/11.0
ISO Used:
100
Flash Used:
Flash fired, compulsory flash mode.
White Balance:
As Shot
Focal Length:
100.0 mm
Metering Mode:
Pattern
Date Time:
2009:09:13 10:25:19
GPS Location in Google Map:
13° 4' 1.8" N, 74° 59' 44.3" E, 1271 m.a.s.l.
Copyright ©
Krishna Mohan
All rights Reserved. This Image may not be copied, reproduced, distributed, republished, downloaded, displayed, posted or trasmitted in any forms or by any means, including electronic, mechanical, photocopying & recording without my written permission. If you’d like to make usage request, just ask: drkrishi@drkrishi.com
EXIF info…
Camera:
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens:
EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Exposure Mode:
Manual exposure
Exposure Time:
1/200 sec.
Exposure Bias:
0.0
Aperture (F Stop):
f/11.0
ISO Used:
100
Flash Used:
Flash fired, compulsory flash mode.
White Balance:
As Shot
Focal Length:
100.0 mm
Metering Mode:
Pattern
Date Time:
2009:09:13 10:24:52
GPS Location in Google Map:
13° 4' 1.8" N, 74° 59' 44.3" E, 1271 m.a.s.l.
Copyright ©
Krishna Mohan
All rights Reserved. This Image may not be copied, reproduced, distributed, republished, downloaded, displayed, posted or trasmitted in any forms or by any means, including electronic, mechanical, photocopying & recording without my written permission. If you’d like to make usage request, just ask: drkrishi@drkrishi.com
EXIF info…
Camera:
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens:
EF300mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x
Exposure Mode:
Auto exposure
Exposure Time:
1/100 sec.
Exposure Bias:
0.0
Aperture (F Stop):
f/5.6
ISO Used:
800
Flash Used:
Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode.
White Balance:
As Shot
Focal Length:
420.0 mm
Metering Mode:
Pattern
Date Time:
2009:09:13 10:20:36
GPS Location in Google Map:
13° 4' 1.8" N, 74° 59' 44.3" E, 1271 m.a.s.l.
Copyright ©
Krishna Mohan
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Tags: Adanson's House Jumper, Akruthi, Arachnida, Araneae, Araneomorphae, Arthropoda, Asia, Attus capito, Attus forskaeli, Attus nigro-fuscus, Attus tardigradus, Caesalpinia, Caesalpinia pulcherrima, Caesalpinioideae, Canon EF 1.4x II Extender, Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro, Canon EF 300mm f/4.0 L IS USM, Canon MT-24EX macro twin light flash, Coliadinae, Common Grass Yellow, Cyrba picturata, Cyrene fusca, Dakshina Kannada, Dwarf Poinciana, Ergane signata, Eris niveipalpis, Euophrys nigriceps, Eurema, Eurema hecabe, Evarcha longipalpis, Fabaceae, Fabales, flamboyan-de-jardin, Guletura (Hindi), Hasarius, Hasarius adansoni, Hasarius albocircumdatus, Hasarius citus, Hasarius garetti, India, Insecta, Jacobia brauni, Jotus albocircumdatus, Karnataka, Kenjige (Kannada), Krishnachura (Manipuri), Krishnachura Radhachura (Bengali), Krishnochuda (Oriya), Large Grass Yellow, Lepidoptera, Magnoliophyta, Magnoliopsida, mating, Mayurkonrai (Tamil), Mexican Bird of Paradise, Nebridia borealis, Panorpida, Peacock Flower, Phiale fusca, Pieridae, Plexippa nigrofusca, Plexippus adansoni, Plexippus ardelio, Poinciana, Pride of Barbados, Ratnagandhi (Telugu), Red Bird of Paradise, Salticidae, Salticus citus, Salticus oraniensis, Salticus ruficapillus, Salticus scabellatus, Salticus striatus, Sankasur (Marathi), Settimandaram (Malayalam), sex, Sidhakya (Sanskrit), Sidusa borealis, Tachyskarthmos annamensis, Vitia albipalpis
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by Krishna Mohan
Pill Millipede
This Pill millipede was found when I went to Charmadi Ghats recently. it was crossing the State Highway 64. I picked it up and curled into a nice ball. I left it on the other side and proceeded towards Mudigere in Chikmagalur District. It belongs to genus Arthrosphaera under Sphaerotheriidae family od order Sphaerotheriida.
Pill millipedes make up two orders of millipedes, often grouped together into a single superorder, Oniscomorpha. Pill millipedes are short compared to other millipedes, with only eleven to thirteen body segments, and are capable of rolling into a ball when disturbed. Evolutionary importance of Pill millipedes is that even though the northern and southern hemispherical pill millipedes evolved separately, both developed capability of rolling into a ball when disturbed. This is an example of parallel evolution, rather than homology.
The Order Glomerida is found in the Northern Hemisphere and includes species such as Glomeris marginata, the common European pill millipede. They have from twelve body segments, and lack the defensive repugnatorial glands found on many other millipedes.
The Order Sphaerotheriida is a Gondwana-distribution taxon, with around 100 species in southern Africa, Madagascar, Australasia and south-east Asia. They have thirteen body segments, and possess repugnatorial glands releasing nasty chemicals like rest of the millipede family.
EXIF info…
Camera:
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens:
EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Exposure Mode:
Manual exposure
Exposure Time:
1/200 sec.
Exposure Bias:
0.0
Aperture (F Stop):
f/11.0
ISO Used:
100
Flash Used:
Flash fired, compulsory flash mode.
White Balance:
As Shot
Focal Length:
100.0 mm
Metering Mode:
Pattern
Date Time:
2009:08:21 10:29:12
GPS Location in Google Map:
13° 4' 40.3" N, 75° 28' 5" E, 3222 m.a.s.l.
Copyright ©
Krishna Mohan
All rights Reserved. This Image may not be copied, reproduced, distributed, republished, downloaded, displayed, posted or trasmitted in any forms or by any means, including electronic, mechanical, photocopying & recording without my written permission. If you’d like to make usage request, just ask: drkrishi@drkrishi.com
Tags: Arthropoda, Arthrosphaera, Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro, Canon EOS 5D mark II, Canon MT-24EX macro twin light flash, Charmadi, Chikmagalur, Diplopoda, India, Karnataka, Sphaerotheriida, Sphaerotheriidae
Posted in Nature, Photography, Wildlife | Comments (3)
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