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A Lesser flamingo (Phoenicopterus minor) was caught into a perfect frame while foraging under a muddy salty wetland. They are the natural feeder on algae and diatoms of extreme salty water bodies. In fact their pink colour comes from the pigments of symbiotic bacteria residing in their food. I had to wait inside the muddy wetland for three long hours on my knee with a camouflaged tele in monopod just for their intimacy. After such wait one of them approached and to my pleasure it became a success for me. The rest of group members were blurred into a artistic bokeh by my Nikon prime.The backdrop pastel pink color bokeh rendered the charm of this portrait. Pics was taken from Little Rann of Kutch, Gujrat, India.
In the Run of Kutch, Gujrat, under the umbrella of beautiful multicolor sky with sun showers its evening rays stand the camels often referred to as ships of the deserts, decorated to appear attractive in the white sheet of salt spread all around for miles. The picture has an amazing feel of the desert life!
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Haven't had a chance to carry and use my DSLR for a while. Here's a snap of a red-naped ibis with the mirror less borrowed from my son. Yaken at IIT Campus, Gandhinagar, Gujrat.
A Huge flock of Lesser flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor) roaming like the storm was framed from the ground level. They were really uncountable, all across the horizon but the noise and synchronous patterns were just amazing and can only be cherished in the field. I had to lie down in the muddy and salty wetland for long with my heavy tele only to frame this. The Blue water and sky along with their pink colours were just an amazing match for each other. A view's delight indeed. Pics was taken from Little Rann of Kutch, Gujrat, India.
This is the Bahauddin Maqbara (mausoleum) from the Mahabat Maqbara Complex in the town of Junagadh in the state of Gujrat, India. The Nawabs of the Babi Dynasty ruled the erstwhile Junagadh state.
The complex contains two mausoleums.The main is the Mahabat Maqbara which houses the grave of Nawab Mahabat Khan II and the Bahauddin Maqbara containing the grave of his Vizier Sheikh Bahauddin Hussain Bhar. The tombs were built between 1878 to 1896.They are exquisite buildings known for the amalgamation of Indo-Islamic styles with considerable European (Gothic) influence.
The main tomb was very near a boundary wall and difficult to photograph.However,Sanjay did manage a shot and I will share it next.
This is the Mahabat Maqbara (mausoleum) from the Mahabat Maqbara Complex in the town of Junagadh in the state of Gujrat, India. The Nawabs of the Babi Dynasty ruled the erstwhile Junagadh state.
The complex contains two mausoleums.The main is the Mahabat Maqbara which houses the grave of Nawab Mahabat Khan II and the Bahauddin Maqbara containing the grave of his Vizier Sheikh Bahauddin Hussain Bhar. The tombs were built between 1878 to 1896.They are exquisite buildings known for the amalgamation of Indo-Islamic styles with considerable European (Gothic) influence.
The main tomb was very near a boundary wall and difficult to photograph.However,Sanjay did manage to take this shot with his phone.In the distance (to the right) you can see the Bahauddin Maqbara from my earlier upload
Fishing boats near the island of Beyt Dwarka at the mouth of the Gulf of Kutch off the coast of the western Indian state of Gujrat, India.
A couple of Cheetal deer. Shot taken on a recent visit to Gir Wildlife Sanctuary , the home of the Asiatic Lion, in the western Indian state of Gujrat
Sadly, the lions were invisible ( we did hear a couple of roars:-) ) but we saw a fair number of deer, peacocks and other birds.
I am no wildlife photographer but these deer were fairly close and I managed to capture them.:-)
A Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus) was framed right after the take off with a feeling of the motion. It was difficult to approach the giant bird and I had to manage myself really close to the ground almost crawling out there to get the perfect low angle. I love the beautiful posture of the bird and the ambience with matching tones. Pics was taken near Dwarka sector wetlands in Gujrat, India.
I am back from a trip to the western Indian state of Gujrat. It was a hectic trip and sadly I hardly got an opportunity to use my camera.:-)This was one of the very few shots I managed to take.A fishing boat in Dwarka.
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Nikon D850
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8G
Lee Soft GND 1.2
Lee Square Circular Polarizer
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I wish I had a bit better salt condition. This is a very interesting location. A massive plane that gets flooded with sea water during monsoon and later in summer the water evaporates to leave the salt all over the plane. However it doesn't happen all the years. So to get the best salt condition one has to really get local news and get there with last minute plan to see the best salt condition. Now for me, that was not really the only location to visit in Gujrat and I mixed this trip with my visit to India for some other reason. So I had to settle with what I could find. I did look around a bit to get some better salt patch. I had to walk around a bit to find one and off course I tried to get away from the main tourist spot. It is actually easy as most of the people end up within 10 minutes of walk from the main road. So if you walk a bit more you have already left 99% crowd behind.
We took a camel ride, so we asked our camel man to give a bit of pose with the camels to make them as subject. I do have several images from middle east with camels a bit far from the camera. So in this case I wanted to have the camels a bit closer. I wonder, maybe I should have asked them to be a bit further. However the camels are not really object here, rather one of the main subject. That is why I wanted them to be more prominent in the frame.
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We all had one in every class. Typically his hand would go up every time the teacher asked any question. Hard not to dislike them.
Kutchch, Gujarat, India.
Canon EOS 5DSR
Canon TS-E 45MM F2.8
It was an amazing stroll through the state of Gujrat for two weeks with my dad. Well, I only visited selected locations where I could assume some photo opportunities. At the same time I have spent longer than normal tourists in one location. That is why I couldn't visit those amazing reserve forests. It also require different equipment to seriously photographing the birds and animals. So I gave it a pass for this time.
The Mahabat Maqbara is an amazing architecture built by Nawab Mahabat Khan II of Junagadh. The construction began in 1878 and was completed in 1892. The architecture and the design is stunning. It is a pity that the building is getting ruined without maintenance. One day; probably; it will fall apart and some real estate promoter will acquire the land and raise multi-storied apartments. Unfortunately we Indians are not good at protecting our heritage in the name of cast and religion and political parties and you name it.
However, till now, the building is a treat to watch and explore even in its last some years of existence. I can see that at certain time there were lights probably illuminating the building at night. But they are all ruin now.
Before going to the location I did make some research to find that the sun will set just behind it. So I wanted to capture a back lit shot with the sun going down. I wish my 45 MM TSE had a better star burst as it is in the newer and significantly more expensive 50 MM TSE. But, I had to settle with the resource that was available with me.
This place seems to be very popular for pre-wedding photo shooting. I have seen several groups trying to capture couples with partial background of the building. The warm colored architecture definitely suites pretty well as a background bokeh for portrait. Some of them approached me as king what am I doing and asked me about the TSE. I guess they were wondering what I was trying to do without any flash and why the lens looks strange with all those knobs and screws all around it. I did a bit of explanation. It was nice to discuss with local photographers. I also got to know that the pre-wedding photo session is a latest fashion and about the popularity of this location.
Eventually the right time came and I managed to take few shots. Not very happy about the way the star burst worked. But overall I managed to get a nice light and composition.
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I was fed up with distance teaching as I am human and love to teach human rather than machine. So, I was seeking chance to switch my job. Allhamdullilah I have joined University of Gujrat-Punjab-Pakistan as Lecturer.
This is another achievement in my life.
A beautifully decorated stepwell situated in Gujrat, India. These wells were also venues for colourful festivals and sacred rituals at one time.
Canon EOS 5DSR
Canon TS-E 24MM F3.5 II
B+W Circular Polarizer
Straight from the page of the history book. These places are pretty interesting and tells a bit of how much the rulers of that time thought about people. Way more than what the politicians do today!
I got a change to visit some important places of the Indian state of Gujrat. As I didn't have enough time, I have chosen some of the places that could be of photographic interest for me. I wish I had a bit more time and I could visit the wild life reserves. But I kept that for another time.
The Dada Harir Vav (Stepwell) is not that touristic compared to other places. We also visited the Adalaj Vav. That being more popular; was much more crowded and that was pretty disruptive for photography. Compared to that when we went to Dada Harir Vav; it was almost empty for me to explore on my own pace and in a tranquil manner.
I took several pictures. But only the architecture looked a bit empty to me. So I deiced to make myself as an object. I found this is an interesting place to read something. I didn't have a book with me. So, I asked my dad to borrow a news paper from the nearby tea stall to mimic that environment of reading. Well, it was a Urdu new paper and I can't read it really. But it was good enough for staging the image. :)
Big thanks to my dad for all the arrangements. It was lovely to have a father and son trip together. Discuss about old memories and create new memories.
Another big thanks to my college friend Mani who actually took similar image and that made me wonder about those locations. Otherwise I would have probably skipped.
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Civilization in the Indian subcontinent is almost as old as the human civilization! The scientific acumen and the city planning of our ancestors are mind boggling! The concept of rainwater harvesting was known to the Indians since the Harappan time (The ‘Greath Bath of Harappa-Mohenjo-Daro in 2000-3000 B.C). The rock cut step wells (steps leading to a large reservoir that used to hold rain water and used for drinking and several other purposes) started from 200 AD . Many step wells ('Vav' in Gujrathi, Baoli in Hindi) in the Indian subcontinents, particularly in semi arid region, demonstrate architectural splendor! The scientific designs of the colossal structure around the step well were so robust that these structures survived earth quakes and other natural hazards for several hundreds of years. This photo depicts a step well and the structure around this that was built in 1498-99 in the village Adalaj (now in Ahmedabad in the Indian state of Gujrat). The five storied structures with a centrally located well was constructed by Rana Veer Singh of the Vaghela dynasty and the muslim king Mahmud Begada. The magnificent five storied structures, curved out of sand stone, represent the amazing architectural design and exquisite Indo-Islamic artwork. This huge building is believed to be used for performing rituals, festivity and other purposes.
In this photo fourth floor of the structure is seen . Note as to how the design of the structure allows maximum penetration of sun light that was necessary to illuminate the floors.