Generally speaking, I have an awful memory for specifics. I hardly remember what I wore this morning or instructions that… Read more of photographs and memories
Tag: birding in the north east
Of mnemonic associations
Images trigger associations that you never knew existed in your memory. I am not sure if you identify with this… Read more Of mnemonic associations
A Blue Diamond
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
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
A berry good frame
A photography is not just about the subject but about the frame in its entirety. The female of the Dark-rumped… Read more A berry good frame
A bazaar of falcons
Did you know that the collective noun for a group of falcons is ‘a bazaar’? Neither did I but a… Read more A bazaar of falcons
A spot of colour in a monochromatic frame
bokeh (/ˈboʊkeɪ/ BOH-kay[1]) (Japanese: [boke]) is that aesthetic quality created by the out of focus elements of an image produced… Read more A spot of colour in a monochromatic frame
Of birds, birdies and biryanis 