That afternoon as I came home for lunch I was alerted to this adult Greater Coucal (Centropus sinensis) with its usual deep booming calls. Spotted the bird near the Yellow Oleander Thevetia peruviana bush where it frequents to eat its toxic fruit. It was accompanied by two birds which looked very similar to Lesser Coucal. … Read more
Chora Charnadasa (Charandas the Thief) was shown on the last day of Alva’s Nudisiri 2012 soon after the presentation of Dutavakya which I covered in the last blog. Chora Charnadasa is based on the famous play by Habib Tanvir, which itself was an adaptation of a classical Rajasthani folktale by Vijaydan Detha. Present Kannada play … Read more
Alva’s Nudisiri 2012 is a three day Kannada literary festival at my home town Moodubidire. Even though I could not attend all the programs which were held during that three days period, I watched three drama performances. Here are the photos from the Kannada drama performed by Alva’s Ranga Adhyayana Kendra Students under the able … Read more
As I was preparing for my upcoming Lightroom workshop I found these photos of Juvenile Shikra from 2010. At that time I was using Canon EOS 5D mark II and this photo is shot from the close quarters using Canon EF 300mm f/4.0 L IS USM. This Shikra was sitting in a Jack fruit tree … Read more
I found this Asian Slim Damselfly (Aciagrion occidentale) sitting on a blade of grass in my garden. I was using my Canon EOS 5D Mark III with Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM lens illuminated by Canon MT-24EX macro twin light flash. This looks like a male Aciagrion occidentale. Despite being quite a common … Read more
