tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64598479055197017752012-02-15T04:49:41.445+05:30Thus spoke Hrishi...hrishihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15673586565404022929noreply@blogger.comBlogger161100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459847905519701775.post-55111810857792754622011-06-13T19:46:00.005+05:302011-06-15T17:43:52.836+05:30

Note: This writeup is intended mainly for those who are actually interested in going for this trek in the future. Hence, you'll find a lot of mindless details in here. Regarding photographs, all of them are of around 1200px wide, so click on the individual images for larger viewing. Feel free to download them. I encourage you to use them for educational purpose (if any), but as with my other

hrishihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15673586565404022929noreply@blogger.com13Kasol, Himachal Pradesh, India32.0098169 77.3144935999999931.482153399999998 76.8915201 32.5374804 77.73746709999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459847905519701775.post-79440747339324654902011-03-13T09:09:00.000+05:302011-03-13T09:09:00.560+05:30

Note: Spoilers ahead! Please do not read this unless you have read all three novels in The Hunger Games trilogy. It won’t make much sense otherwise (assuming that whatever I write makes some sense at all!) I recently read The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins. These are science fiction books concerning Panem, a country which stands on what was once North America. Panem has a Capitol and 13

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Note: I must mention here that I retain the copyright of all the images posted here. I am usually quite lenient with other's use of my images. This time, however, owing to bitter experiences of many a wildlife photographers, esp. in context to tiger images, I prohibit posting of these images on any other site on the internet, whether for commercial, promotional or academic purpose. After taking

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A few months ago, even the thought of photographing Buildings sounded preposterous to me! "Ain't there enough of these around us, that people wish to even capture them inside the camera?" -was my patent rhetoric. However, strange as life always is, I ended up spending a few minutes 30th and 31st Dec on my building's terrace photographing none other than Kumar's Karishma Complex. Karishma Complex

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John Lennon got shot on 8th Dec 1980. Not only was he the most loved and the most (arguably) talented of The Beatles, he had that different level of humility which very few posses. I am aware that loving Lennon has long since become a cliché, but I can’t help it. His ‘Imagine’, along with ‘Where mind is without fear..’ by Tagore and ‘If’ by Kipling are the most inspiring poems I’ve ever read. (I

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Black winged stilt Grey Heron I had the opportunity to attend Pune Bird Table 1, a group without membership, having only one rule, i.e, No Rules. No snobbish birdwatchers, only humble naturalists. No 'count', no 'race'. Only one aim, i.e to appreciate birds..Dr. Bharat Bhushan came up with this fantastic concept and was supported by others in Pune and within 2 weeks, first bird table meet was

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I shall write about my recent trip in the Garhwal Himalaya. Occasion was the Great Himalayan Bird Count 2009 (7th-10th Nov 2009). It was being organized by an NGO called ARCH (Action Research and Conservation in Himalaya) which is headed by a dynamic person named Prateek Panwar. I came to know about the Count from Dr. Bharat Bhushan (Count Director), who is a well known Ornithologist and

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A few days ago I read a rumour on Nikonrumors.comhttp://nikonrumors.com/2009/10/16/its-a-nikon-patents-friday-nikon-mirrorless-interchangeable-lens-camera.aspxNikon is patenting for a mirrorless small sensor camera with interchangable lenses! If the rumour holds true, then I'll assure you that we are in for a treat!! For so long I wished for a system with sensor not much larger than most of the

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I have seen, for countless number of times, panoramic shots of beautiful mountains or sea shores. While they are good to look at, they somehow don’t impress me. I feel they are largely unbalanced. They always seem to be cropped and mind seeks for the elements which it thinks have been sacrificed for the panoramic composition. Panoramas, in my opinion, look good only if they are not excessively

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NOTE: The side effects I'll be highlighting are exclusive of the miniscule bank balance that photographers usually have. I started photography in May 2007, when I received my 1st camera: Sony Ericsson W810i Camera phone featuring a solid 2 MP camera. Before that, I used to lot of extra-curricular activities like trekking, going outdoors for camps, trails; reading fantasies, fiction etc; playing

hrishihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15673586565404022929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459847905519701775.post-64386913929361681382008-12-17T23:45:00.002+05:302009-10-19T15:36:48.238+05:30

First of all, this is NOT a review of any sort, not even a field test. I am merely sharing my experience with the Canon system in general and 450D and 55-250 IS lens in particular. Dawn over Kaziranga Recently, I had an opportunity to try out the kit at Kaziranga National Park, Assam. Though we stayed in the park for only two days and were 'inside' the park for only 3-4 hours, We saw a great

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Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Pune was conducting a day long workshop on various environmental issues faced by the local communities over there, introducing them to the concept of sustainable development and helping in resoliving the man-wildlife conflict at the border villages around the Sanctuary..We arranged the workshop at a village school, very near to the Sanctuary

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I have been doing better and better with the Super Takumar 50/4 Macro with each passing day. Though I don't get to spend much time with it just few minutes a day, I do get at least 2-3 usable images every time I take out the camera. The lens has replaced my Kit lens and is always mounted on the K10D. Though we ain't sure about the above species, Juhi thinks it is a Blue Tiger. This is

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Here are few more images which I was able to capture in the Alice Garden, my favourite place in the University of Pune campus(apart from the Department of Environmental Sciences). Though Alice Garden is (in)famous for college couples and the ghost of Alice, I love it for its rich biodiversity. I'll write more about it in a separate blog on Alice Garden. This Tiny Grass Blue (Zizula gaika) is

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I have been offered this screw mount lens along with the K mount adapter and front cap for Rs. 3500/- ($88). Before buying it, I decided to test it as to confirm whether it really fulfills my field needs. The lens is in pretty good condition tough it shows some wear n tear. After all it is a 40 years old lens!. It doesn't focus to infinity on my Pentax K10D which isn't a big deal but severely

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This is my first blog ever! I shyed away from blogging earlier because I used to think there's no need to express yourself on the web, when there are so many people around you. But now I feel the need to interact with wider communities, similar minded people and to share my experiences with them. One warning though- I am a compulsive writer. So only compulsive readers are invited! Its strange

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