A few years ago, some colleagues of mine, discovered pairs of the Malabar Trogon (Harpactes fasciatus) causing quite a stirr in our diminutive Wildlife Photography community. Everyone who was anyone, wanted in on the action and being weak willed (Thank God), I too succumbed to the temptation of capturing a few images when I visited … Read more
Spam, unwanted advertisements and the sheer amount of e-mails I had received over the last few years had my inbox clogged and I found that I had nearly used up my quota of space allotted by Google. Seeking a solution to my predicament, I was faced with two options. Either delete all mails or transfer … Read more
Ever the photophile, a particularly languid morning found me wandering Miramar beach of Goa, testing out my 150-600 Tamron lens. Goa at dawn is quite the ghost town. A smattering of housewives waging a never ending battle against waist fat. Stray dogs lying comatose after a night of reverie. Groggy eyed morning walkers. And the … Read more
I found this Rice bug Leptocorisa acuta feeding on young shoots of grass. I was trying to capture it using Canon EOS 5D Mark III fitted with Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM. For the illumination I used Canon MT-24EX macro twin light flash covered with diffusers. The most important rice bugs in the … Read more
Sometime ago, a mighty fine opportunity presented itself, as a particularly dreary post-monsoon day found me testing a Canon EF 180 mm f/3.5 L Macro USM lens, for a friend. The 180 mm macro was exceptionally sharp and a joy to use and I enjoyed immensely enjoyed every ioata of time spent with it. As … Read more
The Purple Heron, Ardea purpurea in my humble opinion, is the most shy of all the herons, I have photographed, thus far. For while I had seen these magnificient birds many a time, getting close enough to capture decent images was another story. Finally, a 300mm f/2.8 lens coupled with 2X TC on 5D mark … Read more