Late Krishna Mohan

I am Krishna Mohan (krishi as I am affectionately called). I am a practicing surgeon having my own hospital - Prabhu Hospital at Moodabidri. My interests include trekking, mountaineering, wildlife conservation, Nature photography, classical music, computers and Internet. I was a member of the team of 1990 Expedition Brahma I, to scale 21,050 feet of this world’s 17th toughest peak on western Himalayas. I am also member of Arohana, mountaineers and adventurers, Mangalore. I served for World Wide Fund for Nature in 1989-92 and conducted innumerable nature camps for young nature enthusiasts at Mudumalai, Bandipur, Nagarhole,& Bhadra wild life sanctuaries. I am an active member of Wildlife First.

Commander Caterpillar

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Sahyadri Commander (Moduza procris) Caterpillar

I saw this strange & bizarre looking caterpillar on the leaves of Mussaenda frondosa in my garden. The caterpillar was dirty brown with a chestnut tinge and dark reddish brown splotches all over. The body also bore numerous processes which helped it to break up its outline. Just like Hans Christian Andersen’s classic The Ugly … Read more

Photography Post Processing Workshop Using Adobe Lightroom

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Photography Post Processing Workshop Using Adobe Lightroom

Mangalore Photography Club Proudly Presents Photography Post Processing Workshop Using Adobe Lightroom Adobe Lightroom is the essential post processing software of choice for digital photographers. This unique hands-on intensive workshop is focused on Adobe Photoshop Lightroom. Participants will learn to download, organize, manage, develop, and present digital photographs using their own laptops. Led by Lightroom … Read more

Adobe Lightroom 4 Beta Review

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It was a strange coincidence that I took to digital photography and Adobe introduced Lightroom simultaneously. Both these events happened exactly six years ago. In last six years Adobe Lightroom has changed the way many photographers manage their images. The powerful cataloging and developing features in Lightroom provide photographers a great ability to manage their … Read more

International Kite Festival 2012

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Similar to last 3 years this year too we had International Kite Festival 2012 at Mangalore. It was held on 21st & 22nd January 2012. I went on Sunday to photograph these colorful kites. Compared to last 3 years variety of kites this year were less. But the show was better organized this year. Thousands … Read more

Moodabidri Kambala 2012

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My home town Moodabidri hosted its 10th annual buffalo race also called Kambala at Kadalakere Nisargadhama on Saturday January 21. The Kambala or the buffalo race is unique to Udupi & Mangalore districts. Historically Kambala was the event when farmers paid tribute to their gods for protecting their crops. There used to be lot of … Read more