Along The Road

Might not be able to post everyday. It's vacation time! Delhi is great!

Flourish

We visited Darjeeling recently and stopped at a place which had some pretty flowers. Most of the flowers were drying up but there were some really pretty ones like these.

In Between

In our garden we have a plant with some amazing yellow-red flowers. The ants love them and you'll never see one of these flowers without ants on it. It's just beautiful and really amazing.

They start off all bunched together and as they blossom they move farther apart and stay that way.

Some say the flower resembles a parrot's beak.

This ant seemed content with staying here. It was perfectly still while all the other ants were moving about and having a nice time. Maybe it was just tired.

The Rising Clouds

Today was a fun yet tiring day. Got to go to Darjeeling with two new friends and although we didn't get to see much of anything it was fun.

This is probably the best view we had all day.

Tiny Beauty

This particular flower is probably less than a centimetre long - they're really tiny which makes photographing them a challenge.

I used the reverse-lens technique for this one and it is focus stacked - there is no other way you're going to a better DOF.

Together

First shot at photographing the reproductive parts of the Hibiscus flower. I have to admit that I find the macro world really fascinating. The closer you go the better it gets.

Just goes to prove that God's creation is indeed marvellous!

Almost Dry

Looks like the monsoons are early this year. We've been having rains for a few days straight with little or no direct sunlight. I personally prefer the sunlight to the rain but I just can't complain when we get a stunning sunset because of the clouds.

This particular insect didn't seem to mind the rain and it most certainly didn't mind the water on it. Fortunately it was pretty still so I could get two shots before it flew off.

Why two shots? Well two shots with different parts of the insect in focus can be used for focus stacking.

Drama

This particular Oriental Garden Lizard didn't mind me taking pictures of it. It was a little shy in the beginning but after a while it was ok with me being around it.

Above

Met some good friends who I had visited earlier. This is the amazing view from the house. It's just amazing. This is looking west and the sunsets are almost always amazing!

The Core

Summer vacations have finally started!
This also means I can get back to using my camera :D
Which is exactly what I did today. I went out into the garden in search of something interesting to photograph and found this rose.

Unfortunately it had already started drying up but the centre seemed to be intact. So I thought an extreme macro shot would be good and the beauty just blew me away.

The Falling Light

I really haven't been shooting anything lately - I've been really busy with studies and that least very little time for anything else. Hopefully it'll change during my summer vacations.

In the mean time here is one of the images from on my favourite shoots this year.
I shared the final image a while back and this was when I was trying different things.

Saffron

Recently a friend of mine was kind enough to give me permission to shoot her dog. It does make it easier when the dog is super cute.

True Flower

Most people confuse the coloured petals of a bougainvillea for the flower. Those are not the flowers - they're just leaves. The flowers are actually really tiny and don't really stand out.

Here is one flower.

Cricket

Found another dead insect and decided to shoot it. Unfortunately I'm busy with exams and completely forgot about it until I noticed a really bad stench in my room. Turns out it was the cricket so I sprayed some deodorant on it and then took a few pictures before throwing it out.

Also, I didn't use the usual reverse-lens technique. Instead I used a few extension tubes. Not much of a difference except for the fact that I have to get closer to the subject with these tubes which can be a big disadvantage as it'll spook most subjects. However, it's not too close and I don't have to hold the lens. I can now hold an external flash which should make lighting a whole lot easier and better.

Thankfully my room isn't stinking now.