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Traveling on a ferry boat (Dwarka peth, Gujarat)
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A scene from the holy Hindu town of Dwarka in the state of Gujarat, India.
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Today its raining in Delhi. With cold breeze blowing outside, its best time to sip a cup of hot tea with fries and enjoy the world cup cricket. This shot is taken from my apartments balcony.
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Settings etc.:
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Canon Rebel xti
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 18 mm
25 second exposure at F 9
Manual Focus
ISO 400
RAW files processed with Aperture
Tripod - Targus from Target Store.
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Flock of Greater Flamingos (Phoenicopterus roseus)
@ Outskirts of Dwarka, Gujarat, India
27/12/2016
Canon EOS 7D + 55-250mm
The streets of Dwarka, New Delhi are now bright shinning with yellow flowers of Sona Chura trees lined across the streets. The bright yellow colors stay only for few day before giving way to green leaves and truly a treat for the eyes.
Common name: Amaltas, Golden shower tree, Indian Laburnum • Hindi: अमलतास Amaltas • Manipuri: চহুঈ Chahui • Tamil: கொன்றை Konrai • Malayalam: Vishu konnai • Marathi: बहावा Bahava • Mizo: Ngaingaw • Bengali: সোনালী Sonali, Bandarlati, Amultas • Urdu: املتاس Amaltas
Botanical name: Cassia fistula Family: Caesalpiniaceae (Gulmohar family)
This native of India, commonly known as Amaltaas, is one of the most beautiful of all tropical trees when it sheds its leaves and bursts into a mass of long, grape-bunches like yellow gold flowers. A tropical ornamental tree with a trunck consisting of hard reddish wood, growing up to 40 feet tall. The wood is hard and heavy; it is used for cabinet, inlay work, etc. It has showy racemes, up to 2" long, with bright, yellow, fragrant flowers. These flowers are attractive to bees and butterflies. The fruits are dark-brown cylindrical pods, also 2' long, which also hold the flattish, brown seeds (up to 100 in one pod) These seeds are in cells, each containing a single seed. A postal stamp was issued by the Indian Postal Department to commemorate this tree.
Medicinal uses: The sweet blackish pulp of the seedpod is used as a mild laxative.
Highest Position on Explore: May 21, 2011 #199
Anyone down there??
Pigeon and Common Sandpiper
Outskirts of Dwarka, Gujarat, India
24/12/2016
Canon EOS 7D + 55-250mm
Dwarka lies in the western coastal region of Gujarat. It is believed to be the site of the ancient Dwarka kingdom of Lord Krishna.
Dwarka, India
Darkroom print
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