The Small Niltava is a very pretty bird. So pretty, infact, that blurred imperfections in the foreground don’t really matter.… Read more A Blue Diamond
Category: National Parks
A flock of the dazzling Grandalas
Just got back home after a wonderful week in North Sikkim, photographing birds in the cold heights of Lachen, Thangu… Read more A flock of the dazzling Grandalas
Blood on the snowline
A visit to Sikkim is incomplete without a sighting of the state bird, the Blood Pheasant. While the name is… Read more Blood on the snowline
A Grandala tree
What do you do when you find yourself in a 90-minute session with a flock of around 700-800 Grandala’s and… Read more A Grandala tree
An existential dilemma, resolved, maybe
There is this long-standing tussle that has been lurking around the edges of my mind which is probably well highlighted… Read more An existential dilemma, resolved, maybe
Misty, moody and magical
A lovely misty, moody morning at Bharatpur with a family of Sarus Cranes. We spotted the cranes through the mist… Read more Misty, moody and magical
Teaching a juvenile
Two things about this pic that make this a very interesting capture. a. This juvenile Sarus Crane is about 4-5… Read more Teaching a juvenile
Folklore and conservation
The Sarus Crane is one of the few birds that have benefitted from traditional folklore, in so far as their… Read more Folklore and conservation
Panning
The basic idea in panning is that you pan (track the subject) your camera, at a relatively slow shutter speed… Read more Panning
Creative license or distorting reality?
These two images are illustrative of the tussle that goes on in my mind as the learning process continues. Is… Read more Creative license or distorting reality?
