Nagzira


Nagzira, originally uploaded by vijayphulwadhawa.

A Tiger caught on camera during a Jungle Safari in Nagzira National Park. The photos are from my archives which i had forgot to upload.

The Elephant Family


The Elephant Family, originally uploaded by vijayphulwadhawa.

A elephant family in different moods.

Collage inspired by work done by Suzie

Pink Flower


Pink Flower, originally uploaded by vijayphulwadhawa.

Red-Wattled Lapwing (Vanellus indicus)

A Red-Wattled Lapwing spotted near a water hole at Tadoba.

Hi There !!


Hi There !!, originally uploaded by vijayphulwadhawa.

A beetle posing up for the shot. A nice little "Hi" from him/her to all :)

Mother


Mother, originally uploaded by vijayphulwadhawa.

A protecting and caring mother elephant with her child.

Watch tower


Watch tower, originally uploaded by vijayphulwadhawa.

A watch tower standing tall near a umbrella shaped tree in a large open plain covered with tall grass.

Oops! I was about to fall

A colorful insect about size of a thumb, walking on a shrub just missed his rear leg during his shoot.

Flamboyant Spider


Flamboyant Spider, originally uploaded by vijayphulwadhawa.

A wild spider, with flamboyant and mesmerizing colors.

Happy Saturday!


Happy Saturday!, originally uploaded by vijayphulwadhawa.

A macro shot taken at ground level of a tiny flower.

Count them All..


Count them All.., originally uploaded by vijayphulwadhawa.

Lots of butterflies, all grounded may be trying to get some minerals from the soil :) don't know exactly, but there was a flock of them coming to these particular spot.

Fountain Pool


Fountain Pool, originally uploaded by vijayphulwadhawa.

A fountain pool which was all dried up except at the end where i could found some water. I entered in the dry pool and took a shot with my cam rested on the bed rocks. The photo was processed for shadows and highlights, which overall gave it a HDR look.

Happy Day! : Explored


Happy Day! : Explored, originally uploaded by vijayphulwadhawa.

A usual yellow flower (called Yellow Gerbera thanks Tarique :) ) with an unusual shot angle.

Up Up and Away...


Up Up and Away..., originally uploaded by vijayphulwadhawa.

A black bee in take off.. Not at all as good as as i would have liked it to. It will be a good "compare to" control picture when i am able to take a decent shot. Looks good in a thumbnail though :)

Let's be friends


Let's be friends, originally uploaded by vijayphulwadhawa.

Two insects trying to get friends with each other :)

My first Panning shot


My first Panning shot, originally uploaded by vijayphulwadhawa.

Taken at 1/25 sec exposure. The bike may be at 40-50 km/hr

Pink Sphere


Pink Sphere, originally uploaded by vijayphulwadhawa.

Pink Surprise


Pink Surprise, originally uploaded by vijayphulwadhawa.

A babul flower, shot near Zilpi lake, Nagpur.

Glowing Rose


Glowing Rose, originally uploaded by vijayphulwadhawa.

Ball of fire


Ball of fire, originally uploaded by vijayphulwadhawa.

Red- Vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer)

Determine that the thing can and shall be done, and then we shall find the way.
-Abraham Lincoln

Shades of Pink


Shades of Pink, originally uploaded by vijayphulwadhawa.

Solitude


Solitude, originally uploaded by vijayphulwadhawa.

...inside myself is a place where you live all alone and that's where you renew your springs that never dry up.

Pearl S. Buck:

Serene : Explored


Serene : Explored, originally uploaded by vijayphulwadhawa.

Does it not give a feeling of calmness when you look at this beauty created by nature!

Shot @ botanical garden, Nagpur.

Rising high


Rising high, originally uploaded by vijayphulwadhawa.

A yellow ball of fire on a blue sky backdrop with some cloud puffs.

Looking for Satellite Reception

Roger there... two flowers looks like some satellite dish receptors :)
What are they tracking?
Really came out nice with good colors.

Shot @ botanical garden, Nagpur

Ready to fly!


Ready to fly!, originally uploaded by vijayphulwadhawa.

I loved the way this came through.It was overcast with harsh sunlight. I love the way the details on the petals came up. The flower appears to be overjoyed and gearing up to fly!!

Shot @ botanical garden, Nagpur

Yellow/Orange Flower


Yellow/Orange Flower, originally uploaded by vijayphulwadhawa.

A radial blur effect was applied to the background to hide the distracting things. The effect enhanced the overall look too.

Blue/Lavender Flowers


Blue/Lavender Flowers, originally uploaded by vijayphulwadhawa.

Nice fresh glowing flowers. Do these have a shade of blue or lavender?

Monsoon Sunset


Monsoon Sunset, originally uploaded by vijayphulwadhawa.

Sunset while Monsoon clouds planning to get arranged and rain.

Monsoon Glory


Monsoon Glory, originally uploaded by vijayphulwadhawa.

With the arrival of the monsoons, its all green every where, and its so pleasing to the eyes. Its giving new life to each and every one without any discrimination. The above is a shot of common weed that has sprung back to life with the arrival of monsoon.

Band of Butterflies


Band of Butterflies, originally uploaded by vijayphulwadhawa.

Caught 4 butterflies in the same frame . I was trying to get one in a flight mode, got almost three and in a very nice sequence as well. Lucky me. :)

Grass Blade


Grass Blade, originally uploaded by vijayphulwadhawa.

A grass blade.

Had a very hard time trying to auto focus on a single blade.. finally resorted on manual one and was done in few seconds :) Another photography lesson.

Red Sunset


Red Sunset, originally uploaded by vijayphulwadhawa.

This fabulous sunset was taken at Tumsar.

Blooming 8een


Blooming 8een, originally uploaded by vijayphulwadhawa.

Lots of red buds waiting to bloom to full glory.

Shot @ botanical garden, Nagpur.

Harmony


Harmony, originally uploaded by vijayphulwadhawa.

A flower and insect together, struggling to keep the nature's balance unlike we humans.
Shot @ botanical garden, Nagpur.

An OOB Experiment on the flower

An OOB (Out Of Bounds) Experiment on the flower. Hope you like it.

Flower shot @ botanical garden, Nagpur.

Bird Popping Out


Bird Popping Out, originally uploaded by vijayphulwadhawa.

This is my very first attempt on OOB (Out Of Bound) concept on a photo. Its not that clean as i would have wished for, but its great overall considering the first attempt and my overall use of PS :P

With this new concept i will now have a eye on subjects while shooting which can fit this effect

Bird shot @ botanical garden, Nagpur.

Blue Duo


Blue Duo, originally uploaded by vijayphulwadhawa.

The blue duo captured hiding in the grass.

Shot @ botanical garden Nagpur.

White Bouquet


White Bouquet, originally uploaded by vijayphulwadhawa.

Shot @ botanical garden Nagpur

Watching the Bee pass by...

I was taking this shot from bottom to top with sun in the backdrop, after i clicked it to my surprise i saw a bee also captured in it which was passing over the shrub.

Shot @ botanical garden Nagpur

Butterfly


Butterfly, originally uploaded by vijayphulwadhawa.

Nice off white butterfly.

Shot @ botanical garden Nagpur

Mini Rose


Mini Rose, originally uploaded by vijayphulwadhawa.

Its a very tiny rose of about 1cm in diameter, and is in full bloom. Some of the leaves i found were bigger than the actual rose :)

Shot @ botanical garden Nagpur.

Glowing Rose


Glowing Rose, originally uploaded by vijayphulwadhawa.

It appeared a very simple photo when i shot, but when i took it on my PC for some adjustments, i noticed a soft glow around the flower, which made it special.

Shot @ the botanical garden, Nagpur

Golden Dragon(fly)


Golden Dragon(fly), originally uploaded by vijayphulwadhawa.

This beauty was all gold under the golden sun rays

Shot @ the botanical garden, Nagpur

Aiming for new heights!


Aiming for new heights!, originally uploaded by vijayphulwadhawa.

A Golden Rod trying to touch the cloud puffs!
Shot @ botanical garden Nagpur

Vibrant Flower


Vibrant Flower, originally uploaded by vijayphulwadhawa.

This beauty was captured at botanical Garden, Nagpur

A Different Perspective: Explored

This colorful flower shot at botanical garden, Nagpur.

Eclipsing the Sun


Eclipsing the Sun, originally uploaded by vijayphulwadhawa.