FLIGHT OF AN EGRET....BANGALORE...!!

This picture was made during the Photo walk session of the just concluded photo workshop by VIEWFINDER.

PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP....!! FEB. 26th, 2011.--A REPORT.

VIEWFINDER had organized a Photography Workshop on 26th Feb. 2011..It was well attended by the Techi's group from Wipro and Delphi. Armed with their Digital Cameras they got to know the controls & concepts of Digital photography in a 4 hour Theory, Hands on experience.

This was followed by an early morning photo walk session at Lalbagh for a field experience and different lighting conditions. The participants expressed happiness for what they have gained by the photography workshop and were more than happy & confident to say...they have moved away from  AUTO MODE to explore other controls of the DSLR's.

VIEWFINDER would like to Thank all participants.

PURPLE HERON...PORTRAIT...RANGANTITTU...KARNATAKA..!!

Portrait of Purple Heron with the Breeding plumage...

PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP....!! FEB. 26th, 2011.

Click the above picture for the details of PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP...This weekend.

QUENCHING THIRST...OPEN BILL STORK...RANGANTITTU...KARNATAKA...!!

A quick dash to RANGANTITTU BIRD SANCTUARY on Saturday early morning yielded some nice action photographs...It was beautiful morning sun grazing the quietly flowing cauvery river. We were boating as early as 7.15 am...Nest building and reinforcing is in full swing. Spotbilled pelicans, and Painted storks were the birds of the day, interlaced with black headed Ibis, Egrets, and Night Herons...

In few were Stone plovers, River terns and Pied King fisher...and a big Croc. basking the Sunshine. Ended the session with a Wolly neck Stork an in flight Short Toes Snake Eagle and Bramhiny Kite.

NORTHERN SHOVELER IN FLIGHT...!!! JAMNAGAR, GUJRATH.

Northern Shovelers are Waders. Very colorful and has yellow eyes and a typical shovel type beak. Beautiful in flight and graceful in landing. It is a shy bird and difficult to get in close.

ROSE RINGED PARAKEET....YALA, SRILANKA....!!

Rose ringed Parakeet...Common species to the Sub-continent. Very pretty bird and noisy. They are very sociable and family oriented. Often seen as pairs or either of them guarding the nest and rearing the young ones.

BLACK WINGED STILT...LRK..GUJRATH....!!

Black winged Stilt as the name suggests the wing parts are black.. They are waders and are found near water bodies, seen doing extensive fishing...The long and slender beak allow then to fish little deep.

CAREING FOR....SPOTTED DEER, SUCKLING...!!

Despite being the most sought after prey in the food chain at the jungles...the life continues. It was this moment in the jungle which caught my eyes early in the morning...the Mother caring for its young one...Despite dangers of being attacked. I felt like staying there and keep watching...but had to move on....

TIGER OF KANHA....MADHYA PRADESH...!!

This Image was taken in my previous trip to Kanha Nationa park, Madhya Pradesh. This elusive cat's presence was being heard off by the alarm calls of spotted deer & monkeys...but could not be seen the entire day....

Waiting at the same spot the next day early morning....The cat appeared, but this time without any alarm calls...So it works both ways...Early morning light thro the forest did give me an opportunity to take some good pictures.