The Umbrella
When exploring our backyard in my native Sringeri, I spotted a black ant on the stem of a plant with a yellow flower. Immediately tried taking shots from below, trying to include the out-of-focus flower in the background. After many…
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Palette of Patterns
While exploring my relative’s garden in Sringeri, I came across this damselfly resting beneath the canopy of a tree. The out-of-focus leaves created fascinating patterns in the background, adding a unique, abstract quality to the scene. I converted the image…
Ancient Structures
Can you guess what this is? I got this unique image of a spider web in my native, Sringeri. This web was backlit, and I went really close to it to get this effect. I got these special patterns while…
Silhouette of a Special Twig
This caterpillar was adorned with dew drops on a twig in my native, Sringeri. We were exploring our backyard early in the morning when we found it. The caterpillar was climbing this artistic twig while being covered with these jewels.…
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…
Hide & Seek
What do you think the thin green wire in front of the head of the snake is? It is a part of the serpent itself! When my father and I were visiting our relative near my native, Sringeri, we spotted…
Tough Terrain
Doesn’t this image have a very tranquil yet dramatic feel? I like the multiple textures and gradients in the image. While trekking to “The Valley of Flowers” in Uttarakhand, India, we could see many sensational sights like this. I like…
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…
Serene
I took this soothing image while trekking to the “Valley of Flowers”, in Uttarakhand, India. While we were on the final and most grueling stretch of the trek, I spotted this calming frame. I decided to rest for a while…
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,…
The Eye
While out exploring our relative’s garden in my native Sringeri, we spotted this calm Green Vine Snake. I experimented with foreground blur while trying new ways to shoot this serpent, so I included many out-of-focus leaves in the picture. I…
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…
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…
Stuck
While I was traveling by bus during the monsoon season in the Western Ghats of India, I spotted a horsefly stuck on a window. This window had some designs that added to the composition of the picture. I got some…
The Hidden Peak
I took this image while on a moving bus in Uttarakhand, India. When we traveled on the scenic roads of Uttarakhand during the mesmerizing monsoon, we could see many peaks with fog surrounding them. I tried to snap pictures of…
Exploring the Sunset
While my father and I attended the CNP Meet 2023, all the members went to a nearby lake to photograph Demoiselle cranes. When we were moving back towards our car I spotted a singular crane moving towards the sunset. I…
Thirst
One weekend, my family, a few friends, and I drove to Hampi for a photography trip. Early the next morning, around 5:30 am, we made our way up Matanga Hill to watch the sunrise. As the first light spread across…
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…
Dual-Tone
I was exploring the beginning of The Valley of Flowers in Uttarakhand, India, when I spotted many of these plants. I wanted to try to capture these unique plants in a different manner, so I ended up photographing them with…
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…