Wasp Moth – Euchromia polymena

Wasp Moth - Euchromia polymena

I photographed this day flying moth when I was doing review of Panasonic Lumix FZ-200 Camera at Gurupur. This Euchromia polymena moth is also called a wasp moth as it looks like a dangerous wasp. It utilizes this act of mimicry to put off potential predators who are familiar with the wasp’s sting. This colorful … Read more

Dubai – Mirage on Desert – Part 5

Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque

For the last day of our stay at Dubai we wanted to explore the capital of UAE, Abu Dhabi. Abu Dhabi lies on a T-shaped island jutting into the Persian Gulf from the central western coast. The city proper had a population of 921,000 in 2013 making it the second largest city of the United … Read more

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200 A Brief Review

Pond Heron

I purchased this new bridge camera Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200 around 45 days back. I had an extensive look at the features, benefits and pit falls of this highly capable bridge camera. After clicking over 3500 pictures, I have gained enough experience on this camera. As the web is full of extensive reviews of this little … Read more

Two Birds on a Rainy Day

Indian Peahen

We had unexpected summer showers that day. I was going to Mangalore from my home town and spotted these two birds on the way. Peahen was foraging in the undergrowth, after the rains had stopped. Even though I would have liked to capture the Common Hawk-Cuckoo on a natural perch, I had to be satisfied … Read more

Panasonic Lumix FZ-200 Test shots

Wooly Necked Stork

I just purchased this new super-zoom digital camera from Panasonic with full range f2.8 aperture at 24x optical zoom (35mm camera equivalent: 25-600mm) This Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200 featurs a high speed response and 1920 x 1080 60p / 50p full-hd video recording. Here are the test shots taken at 3PM sun at Gurupura river basin. … Read more