Female Fulvous Forest Skimmer
I found this female Fulvous Forest Skimmer (Neurothemis fulvia) dragonfly perched on a dry twig in our kitchen garden. It was a harsh August afternoon dappled sunlight falling over the dragonfly....
View ArticleHouse Sparrow
I found these house sparrows foraging for food in the local garden opposite Wayanad Heritage Museum, Ambalavayal. Last year when I had gone there, I captured them handheld using Canon EF 500mm f/4 L IS...
View ArticleTamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2 A022 Brief Hands-on Review
When Tamron announced its SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011 lens back in 2014, I had reviewed it on this blog here. Recently when Tamron introduced its 2nd version, I was curious to review it. This...
View ArticleKudla Kalamela 2017
The much awaited Kudla Kalamela 2017 was back with more participation and more attraction. It was held on the 15th of April 2017 and 16th of April 2017. Promoted by Karavali Chitra Kala Chavadi and...
View ArticleRopalidia Social Wasp
I found these Ropalidia species of paper wasps, on a dry twig in my garden. I was using my Canon EOS 70D with a Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM, lit by Canon MT-24EX macro twin light flash with a...
View ArticleFlesh Fly
I found this flesh fly resting on a leaf in my garden. It was captured handheld on Canon EOS 70D with Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM lit with Godox Ving V860c E-TTL Li-ion Camera Flash with...
View ArticleShort Horned Grasshopper Nymph
This is a nymph of a variety of short-horned grasshopper (Family Acrididae). The Acrididae are the predominant family of grasshoppers, comprising some 10,000 of the 11,000 species of the entire...
View ArticleSpider Catching Mosquito
I had found this long clawed orb weaver spider Tylorida striata in my garden on that late evening. This spider builds delicate orb webs with open hubs in shadowed areas of gardens. Since the spider had...
View ArticleKatydid
I found this katydid perched on a leaf of Chromolaena odorata in my garden. I used Canon EOS 5DS R with Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM lens. This was illuminated by Godox Ving V860c E-TTL Li-ion...
View ArticleOrange-tailed Marsh Dart Feeding Mosquito
This female Orange-tailed Marsh Dart (Ceriagrion cerinorubellum) damselfly was on a leaf in my garden munching on a male Culex mosquito. Damselfly larvae are important aquatic predators. Besides...
View ArticleTwo Workshops in Bangalore
Good news for Bangaloreans. On popular demand, I will be covering Basic Photography Workshop which will be on 10th June 2017 & Workshop on Understanding Light on 11th June 2017. Next month I plan...
View ArticleSoldier Fly
I found this soldier fly jumping around on a leaf in my backyard. I used Canon EOS 5DS R with Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM lens. This was illuminated by Godox Ving V860c E-TTL Li-ion Camera with...
View ArticleOriental Fruit Fly
I found this Oriental Fruit Fly jumping around on a leaf in my backyard. I used Canon EOS 5DS R with Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM lens. This was illuminated by Godox Ving V860c E-TTL Li-ion...
View ArticleTiny Grass Blue
I found this tiny grass blue butterfly foraging in my backyard. I used Canon EOS 5DS R with Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM lens. This was illuminated by Godox Ving V860c E-TTL Li-ion Camera with...
View ArticleBark Mantis (Humbertiella sp.)
Bark Mantis is a common name given to various species of praying mantis, especially those with cryptic camouflage resembling tree bark. This particular Bark Mantis seems to belong to genus...
View ArticleTelamonia Spider & Email Hoax
Long before social media like Facebook & Twitter dominated spreading fake news and hoaxes, emails were the staple way to spread similar nonsense around the world and create panic among gullible....
View ArticleThe Arboreal Bicolored Ant
I found this very active Bi-coloured Arboreal ant, Tetraponera rufonigra in my garden. Since it was moving around quite fast, I had to literally chase it to capture it. I used Canon EOS 5DS R with...
View ArticleMacro & Product Workshops in Bangalore
Good news for Bangaloreans. After two workshops on Basic Photography Workshop & Understanding Light on 10th & 11th June, I will be back again in Bangalore to conduct two more workshops. Macro...
View ArticleWine Bottle Post Processing tutorial
I conducted a very productive and successful, Product Photography Workshop on Sunday, 23rd July 2017 at Bengaluru. One of the demonstration was on how to capture a wine bottle with a wine glass. This...
View ArticleShiradi Waterfall
While returning from Bangalore after finishing Macro & Product Photography Workshop and driving down the beautiful Shradi Ghat, I spotted a small roadside stream flowing down as a small yet...
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