Spending most of my time in close vicinity of urban landscapes, I have a magnetic attraction towards natural landscapes, specifically to western ghats. Since last few years, I visit the region at least twice a year. The greens , scent of fresh air, monsoon rains that creates unique streams has healing effect on my mind …
The magic of monsoons (July ’11) – Workshop report
Text copyright Ashwini Kumar Bhat. Image copyright participants of Landscape Wizards Magic of monsoons workshop It all started on a Friday morning when all the participants assembled in Sirsi, Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka. Post breakfast, adventure of walking the jungles of the western ghats had finally begun. The entire team of nature photography enthusiasts …
Nature photography in monsoon
Monsoon – the word symbolizes freshness! When the initial drizzles transforms into pouring rain, the land of the mountains – Sahyadris too start their transformation. Rainfall brings life to the dried streams and the wetness causes the rocks to have a lovely green layer of moss. The forest gets life all over again and the …
Indispensable CPL!
Filters are indispensable when it comes to Landscape Photography. Whether it is a circular polarizer filter (CPL) or a neutral density filter (ND) or a graduated neutral density filter (GND) or other ones. Each one has their own use on a particular occasion. As explained by Shiva in his article on filters, the CPL is …
Magical Monsoons
Monsoon had set in. The land around was being transformed with a lush blanket of green cover and the streams had got their part of fresh water and started flowing amidst the forest floor. Western Ghats have come to life with lush green. Numerous streams emerge out of the small hills and mountains in that …

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