Curfew Captures

Soldier Fly (Stratiomyidae)

Curfew Capture 1. Soldier Fly (Stratiomyidae) On 24 March 2020, the Government of India ordered a nationwide lockdown for 21 days, limiting movement of the entire population of India as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 pandemic in India. It was ordered after a 14-hour voluntary public curfew on 22 March, followed by enforcement of … Read more

Around Iceland in 8 days – Part 3

Skeiðflötur

For our third day in Iceland, we wanted to explore southern Iceland. So, after our breakfast, we started on the Ring road or Road#1 towards east. When driving on the main road #1 or ring road direction east you take a turn to the right to road 218 to reach Dyrhólaey which was our first … Read more

Around Iceland in 8 days – Part 2

On the way to DC Plane Wreck Site

The second day of our trip in Iceland started with a great breakfast in the kitchen in our guest house. The first site in our itinerary for the day was the DC Plane wreck site which has its rusting shell laying on haunting black sands. Frankly, as this is not a natural attraction I would … Read more

Around Iceland in 8 days – Part 1

Hallgrímskirkja Church

Recently I had taken few friends to Iceland for a Photo Tour. In the next few weeks, I will be blogging the details of that photo tour and here is the first part. We embarked on 28th September 2019 from Kempe gouda International airport in Bangalore to Amsterdam via Dubai in Emirates airways. From Amsterdam, … Read more

Annular Solar Eclipse 2019

Annular Solar Eclipse

On Thursday, 26th December 2019, almost the whole of south India witnessed Annular Solar Eclipse. I was fortunate enough to be close to the path of the Annular Solar Eclipse. Even though my home town was just outside the path, I went to Mangalore which was just an hour’s drive to capture this spectacle. This … Read more