Picture a desolate shrubland, ashen and dry as a bone – skeletal, in every sense of the word. A wilderness studded with pallid Tamarisk trees and jagged saline deposits as …
Bharatpur – A Wider Perspective
Keoladeo (pronounced ‘kev-la-dev’) National Park – the beating heart of Bharatpur – is known all over the world for, amongst many other things, its picturesque landscapes. However, sifting through the …
Nikon 500mm f/4e FL – A Long-term Review and Comparison with the 500mm PF
A while ago, I dropped my trusty old 500mm PF – a gem of a lens – onto hard concrete, decentring the optics and rendering it completely unusable. As a …
2022 – A Year in Review
Whew! The past year was a whirlwind. Time flies when you’re having fun, I suppose. As 2022 draws to a close, though, I figured this was a great opportunity to …
‘Fog Upon The Fen’ – Little Cormorants
“Little Cormorants – Flock on a snag”, is what I’d pencilled down in my diary while doing my due diligence on Bharatpur. This is the shot I’d envisioned of this …
‘Between Dusk and Dawn’ – Indian Scops Owl
I was the first person to enter the sanctuary on this cold, foggy morning. It was my last day in Bharatpur and there was one species I desperately wanted to …
‘Sentinel’ – Nilgai
While Bharatpur is well-known for its accessibility to wildlife, especially along the park’s main roadway, I find that very little is said about some of its smaller, untraveled trails. They …
‘Friend or Foe’ – White-breasted Waterhen
This is yet another shot I’d envisioned long before my trip to Bharatpur came to fruition. Besides the park’s spectacular Painted Storks and majestic raptors, there were quite a few …
‘A Mist Opportunity’ – Oriental Darter
When I was putting together my cheat-sheet of ideas and compositions before my trip to Bharatpur, there was one species that left me scratching my head on more than one …
How the COVID-19 pandemic changed my approach to photography
Reminisce. This post is going to be quite different compared to my usual technical ramblings. Over the past few days, I’ve been reflecting on the past year and the direction …
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