King Cobra

King Cobras rarely attack Humans, but one bite contains enough venom to bring down an Elephant. Now isn't that a fact?

They are the only snakes in the world that build nests for their eggs, which they guard ferociously until they hatch.

Horny Fellow

One foggy morning, watched this one-horned rhinoceros chew on the greens of Kaziranga. They are the second largest of the rhino species, standing five and a half to six feet tall. Two thirds of the world's One Horned Rhinos live in the Kaziranga National Park, Assam.

Emotions

Its great when you attend workshops and try to learn something more that just what you know. It was one such occassion over the last two weekends when I spent much of my exciting hours with like minded people...similar interests.....and quest for new skills.

The well known photographer, Arjun Swaminathan dedicated some of his precious time in teaching us the right ways of photographing. It was during this workshop where I took up this topic of emotions and captured some candid shots to depict the same.

Behind Bars

This was shot at the 'Shri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens' at Mysore.

I usually don't like shooting captive animals. But there was something different about her which made me take this picture.

I felt she was looking into her future with a ray of hope in her eyes that one day she would want to be on the other side of the fence... and I hope she does.

When the Sun Goes Down

The Sun cast an orange haze above the horizon, lighting up the sky as if lit by fire. The colours and intensity of the light is just enough to calm you.

The sun is like a great big romantic, inspirational fire in the sky. It would be as if a powerful symphony was quieting down, becoming more emotional and beautiful as it dies down.

"There I would often lie, as the sun went down, and watch the silent growth of another sea, which the stormy ocean of the wind could not disturb - the sea of the darkness. First it would begin to gather in the bottom of hollow places. Deep valleys, and all little pits on the hillsides, were wellsprings where it gathered, and whence it seemed to overflow, till it had buried the earth beneath its mass, and, rising high into the heavens, swept over the faces of the stars, washed the blinding day from them, and let them shine, down through the waters of the dark, to the eyes of men below."

- George MacDonald, The Portent

Into the Wild

There is something inexplicably wonderful about going into the wild. Even though the sightings of birds and animals are not as frequent and varied, it soothes the mind and heart immensely when the unexpected is sighted & captured. This is what makes the trip all the more special.

Motherhood

Be it Humans or Monkeys, the care given to the young ones is the same.

I was on my way to the Bheemeshwari fishing camp. It was the dry season filling up with heat. Food was scarce for these young arrivals. Mother as always was the one begging to save her assets.

There she was hoping she would get something for those little ones from strangers like us. The same mother who avoided us to save her kids has now no choice but to trust on thee.

Drinking Goose

Praying Mantis

This little green insect was shot in my Garden.

The praying mantis is named for its prominent front legs, which are bent and held together at an angle that suggests the position of prayer.
They have triangular heads poised on a long neck, and can turn their heads 180 degrees to scan their surroundings with two large compound eyes and three other simple eyes located between them.

This pic was taken by my sis.

The Toy Story

Channapatna toys are a particular form of wooden toys that are manufactured in the town of Channapatna loacted on the Bangalore - Mysore road. This traditional craft involves lacquering the wood of the Wrightia tinctoria tree, colloquially called as the Aale mara (ivory-wood).

The Living Store, an eco lifestyle store in Chamrajpet, arranged for an exclusive workshop where we learnt this captivating craft form from the skilled artisans of Katerpillar (Channapatna).