Wings of Freedom............. (view in Large)

            On the silent wings of Freedom
Where I offer myself midst the balancing of the Sun
On the winds of Celestial Seasons
That would carry me on, midst the balance of being one.............-YES(1978,album-Tormato)

The Hoopoe(Upupa epops)...This season it seems I'm blessed by this interesting & amazing bird,after craving to shoot it for almost past two years,...first,I had a close encounter with it in a nearby park few days back foraging on ground@New Delhi,IN & second,I watched it closely@Talwara,Punjab,IN, feeding its juveniles in a hole of a kutcha-house wall....& I say that was an amazing experience.This was one of those few shots I clicked there....and many more to come!!!:))

Exif details using my kit lens(18-135mm) are as follows-

Exposure - 1/5000 sec 
Aperture - f/5.6 
Focal Length -135 mm 
ISO Speed - 640

Taken in: India / Punjab / Talwara (show map)

Taken on: June 12, 2012

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Camera: Canon EOS 7D, f/5.6, 1/5000 sec, 135mm, ISO 640 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 7D
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	1/5000 sec
Focal Length:	135mm
ISO:	640
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	PhotoScape
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