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2018 – A wonderful photography year!

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Feb 21 2019
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Tucked away into my flight seat, I began writing this piece as we flew out of South America towards Africa. It was the first day of the new year. And the end of one of my longest tours – all of 35 days (not to mention another 4 days of flying) spent in Argentina, Chile and Antarctica. A big smile had lit up my face a few minutes ago as I glanced through the photographs that I made through the trip. It had been an amazing photography experience, in addition to being an enriching travel experience, on virtually the opposite […]

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A cat crossed our path…

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Aug 03 2018
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All through the night, I’d been tossing and turning in my bed. A drowsy mistake had cost me 128GB of lost photographs over the past 2 days. A Cut-Paste job gone horribly wrong

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What’s that Squirrel-like animal?

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Aug 10 2015

…we heard soft squeaks from the tree above. Tracing the source of the sounds, we chanced upon a small squirrel-like animal running up and down different branches. I was dumbstruck as I didn’t recollect reading about squirrels in Nicobar. Could this be what I think it is?

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The World’s Smallest Eagle!

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Jul 30 2015
Great Nicobar Serpent Eagle (Spilornis klossi) - The world's smallest eagle

The few endemic birds of the Nicobar islands are very charismatic. And they were the biggest motivation for me to make the journey to the remote island of Great Nicobar in March this year. The world’s smallest eagle made the trip special!

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Can scratching look cute?

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Nov 12 2013
Common Kestrel - PortraitCommon Kestrel Scratching - 1Kestrel Scratching - 2Common Kestrel Scratching - 3Common Kestrel Scratching - 4Common Kestrel Scratching - 5

    You think NO!! Take a look at the following series… (Click on any of the images to view them large. Navigate using the buttons below the image.)     I repeat the question again – Can scratching look cute? 🙂

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Target acquired…locked…and…

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Nov 08 2013
Montagu's Harrier - Double checking on targetMontagu's Harrier - Well, doesn't look interesting from up-closeMontagu's Harrier - Off to find another mealMontagu's Harrier - Seems like breakfast is served

    It is always the element of surprise that makes wildlife photography thrilling. Like this sequence of a Montagu’s Harrier trying to find breakfast on a warm October morning at Tal Chapar. Can you guess how long this whole sequence would’ve lasted?   Harriers are winter migrants to the Indian subcontinent and are among the most graceful birds in a grassland. These birds of prey can be seen gliding gently a few metres above the ground scanning for prey. They are, in fact, so slow at times that it seems they would land on the ground soon. When they […]

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Photography Technique – Laggar Falcon on the Ground

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Oct 30 2013
Laggar Falcon - Ground LevelLaggar Falcon - First ImpressionLaggar Falcon - Eye-level

      On my last morning at Tal Chapar this month, I came across a juvenile Laggar Falcon on the ground.   A few photographs later, I started wondering if I could better this image. What else could I have done? Read on…   No doubt, the direction of light was perfectly illuminating the Falcon. However, the angle was bothering me. I’d been clicking from the car window and was photographing the bird from the top. Not following the “holy grail” of wildlife photography – Eye-Level.   Since the others in the vehicle wanted to stay put, I decided […]

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