Decapitated
A python lies still across the railway tracks, its head separated from its body. Once full of life, now silent and broken. Nikon D750 + Nikkor 50mm f Lens
Category Urban Wildlife
Origins on Tiles
Small eggs sit quietly on a twig before some brown tiles, waiting for life to begin. The smooth shapes and warm colors create a calm and simple scene. Nikon D750 + Nikkor 105mm f Macro Lens
Summer
Perched on a straw of grass, this dragonfly was enjoying the summer sun. The vibrant warm tones really make the dragonfly pop. Nikon D750 + Nikkor 105mm f Macro Lens
Minimal
A lone kingfisher perches on a wire, its figure standing out against the soft, white background. Nikon D750 + Nikkor 105mm f Macro Lens
Azure
The misty banks of the Sharavati Backwaters hold many surprises. One of them are the creative spots spiders find for themselves. I found this dew-laden web inside a hole on an azure boat. I like how the composition turned out,…
Peak
I feel like the spider looks like it is on the top of the world. The monochrome adds a lot of depth to the image. We spotted this backlit Ant Mimicking Spider on a palm leaf during a cloudy winter…
Divine Dwelling
Doesn’t the curve of the egrets body perfectly complement the temple’s architecture? When visiting the ancient Belur temple, we spotted various birds on the roof. It was mid afternoon, so I got the perfect light for this shot. Nikon D750…
Holy Walk
When walking around the serene Kumbh Mela, I spotted numerous Egrets in the many rivers. It looked like it was taking the “Holy Walk” in the Yamuna. I tried photographing this particular one while on a Pontoon bridge. The sunset…
Amidst the Landfill 2
When commuting to school, I spot these egrets amidst a landfill every day. Sometimes, these egrets come close to the road, trying to find a meal for themselves. When trying to photograph them creatively, I realized that I could capture…
Corner House
When searching for spiders on a tree, I found this Ornamental Tree Trunk Spider on its web. I tried taking a silhouette image of it in the corner, with many out-of-focus leaves in the background. I converted this image to…
Camouflage
I found this Housefly on a vibrant plant in a garden near my home. Trying to get a creative shot, I included some other leaves in the foreground. In one of these images, I got a good frame with importance…
Amidst the Landfill
When commuting to a park near our home, we spotted many egrets in a landfill. We immediately got off and started taking photos. These birds didn’t feel bothered since many people were walking on the road regularly. People regularly throw…
Living in a Treehouse
After spotting this Ornamental Tree Trunk Spider on a tree inside a park, I wanted to depict it from a unique angle. Since I had a wide-angle lens, I tried to include the majority of the tree it was sitting…
Pursuit of Prey
While exploring the shrubs beside a huge lake on the outskirts of Bangalore, I found this crab spider on a Lantana flower. I tried many different perspectives to frame this spider, but I found this one the most appealing since…
Handlebar Haven
My father and I often explore old, abandoned vehicles near our home in search of urban wildlife. One day, while examining an antique motor scooter, I discovered a Moorish Wall Gecko tucked inside its broken handle. Over the next few…
Standing out in the Crowd
Doesn’t this ant look very confident standing in the middle of a huge gathering? I had spotted a huge weaver ant nest in the middle of our relative’s garden in Sringeri. Many ants like this one were trying to scare…
Perching on a Colourful Wave
On a cloudy morning, I noticed several common houseflies buzzing around the slides in a children’s playground. The bright yellow and green of the largest slide immediately struck me as a striking backdrop for a close-up, and I began envisioning…
A Tribute
This image was named so since I felt this ant was paying tribute to the dead ant by carrying it on its shoulders. I really like this image since the ants are perfectly backlit, the background is very contrasting, and…
Resilience
While taking a casual stroll on a beach in my native Udupi, I spotted many objects that had clams living on them. Then I realized that this waste had been washed ashore by the sea. These clams were still alive,…
Get a hold
This is a Giant wood spider (Nephila), on a cloudy winter morning in my native, Sringeri. If you look closely, you can see thousands of dew drops on this delicate web. I love how the barren trees complement this frame.…
A Feast
While my father and I were exploring our relative’s garden in Sringeri, my father spotted this Green Vine snake with a Garden lizard it had just caught. I rushed to get a good image of it. It took the snake…
Contrast
When my father and I were attending a family function, I spotted a Signature Spider that had built its web inside a huge idol of Ganesha. I liked the background which had a high contrast. I did not have my…
On Cloud Nine
When I was exploring a broken old slide in a park near my house, I spotted this hornet on another insect’s eggs. This Hornet did not mind my presence, even if I got close to it. I also noticed that…
A Bee in its Environment
When I was looking at a few flowers that my relative has in Sringeri (my native), a bee suddenly landed on it. Since I was holding my camera at the time, I could quickly snap a picture of it. I…
Blue, Black, White
What do you think the blue glow behind this spider is? Whatever you guessed was probably wrong. It is a very bold, blue, building. This is a backlit signature spider inside another park near my home. Since this was a…
Dreamy
This is an image of two bugs mating on a leaf under the overcast sky in my native, Sringeri. I really like that there are only a handful of colors in the frame. When I was exploring our backyard in…
Portrait of a Malabar Gliding Frog
It was as if this Tree Frog wanted me to take an image of it. It allowed me to get very close to it, while it was perching on a huge leaf. While exploring and searching for frogs in our…
Watercolours
This looks like a fuzzy dream, doesn’t it? I found this Signature spider with a wrapped prey on a field visit during the Saaliga Spider Workshop 2023. I tried composing this image with nothing in focus, to achieve this eye-catching…
A Unique Home
These birds are just like humans. Why, you ask? The two parakeets that are flying look like performers and the two birds sitting on the chimney are the audience. (The bird sitting nearest to the performers has the VIB [Very…
The Unusual home
And.. the prize of “The most unusual house” goes to… This Signature spider! My father and I have noticed that many spiders live inside abandoned vehicles. An old taxi, was where I captured this spider. Since this car was located…