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
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A Dream
Whispers of pink in a spinning dream — a tree that breathes, remembers, and celebrates. Nikon D750 + Nikkor 24-120mm f/4 VR lens + K&F Concept ND2-400 Variable ND Filter
A Portrait of Wind
Nikon D750 + Nikkor 24-120mm f/4 VR lens + K&F Concept ND2-400 Variable ND Filter
Ripples
Don’t the multiple textures in the frame give it a 3D look? I really like how the reflection of the trees turned out. While experimenting with reflections on a lake, I spotted this pair of palm trees. With tight framing,…
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…
Escape
Doesn’t it look like the crow is rapidly escaping from something? It’s probably just a quintessential morning for it. I decided to try something new with some typical subjects, such as crows and black kites. So, I started panning through…
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…
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,…
Autograph
When my father and I were casually strolling around a park looking for subjects, I suddenly spotted this artistic shape made by a caterpillar. I experimented with including different types of leaves in the other parts of the image, and…
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…
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…
Ancient
I found this artistic dried bush in the middle of a trek to Gudibande fort. Yes, I did add the noise (grain) and the slight yellowish tint (sepia) to make this image look old. I tried to recreate the look…
The Feather of Luck
This image was taken on a quintessential Sunday morning in Bangalore. As I was searching for subjects in a park I spotted this fantastic white feather on a very nice leaf. I underexposed this image to make sure the part…
Escape
Everyone run!! Er… I mean fly. Where do you think these birds are flying to? This was one of my favorite images which was taken at a CNP meet. (CNP is a photography forum that I and my father are…
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…
Divided
This housefly was sitting still for a long time. A very long time. Are you asking me the question “Why”? This is a natural behavior exhibited by houseflies, just after the sun rises. This habit warms their wings up and…
The Special Spider
Isn’t it so interesting that a spider can live in sooo many places? This was one of the first times, I had seen a spider, on a yellow board made of bricks! On one of our regular safaris to parks,…
Hanging
Isn’t this beautiful? A spider, weaving its web in the cloudy sky… As always, this was captured at a park near my house! This was a cloudy Sunday morning when we spotted this Giant Wood Spider. In my luck, it…
The Orangutan
We went for an excursion in a park last Friday (Of course with our cameras), and, I spotted this! This was part of a tree that was uprooted because of heavy rains and wind. This orangutan was at a perfect…
Reflections
This is a Grey Wagtail. It was captured right in front of my house. This wagtail was seeing its own reflection in the mirror of this vehicle! Usually, there are trucks parked beside my apartment. Every day, this wagtail used…
Reflection
This is a Grey Wagtail. It was captured right in front of my house. This wagtail was seeing its own reflection in the mirror of this vehicle! Usually, there are trucks parked beside my apartment. Every day, this wagtail used…
Dome Home
This image won me the “Grand Title Award” of Young Wildlife Photographer of the year 2021! This image also won me the award of “Category Winner” of 10 years and under in the Wildlife Photographer of the year 2021 competition.…