As we started growing up, I too got the Kodak Mini hotshot, experimenting on it, i realised that it is a great way to store your memories. Thats when i started getting along with friends who were involved in trekking, nature activities etc. I joined them for the heck of it at the begining. But really fell head over heels in love with mother nature.. As everybody who has been into these activities will agree, now the love for nature and love for photography both went hand in hand.
I continued trekking a lot, photographying the way i could, met lot of people, made friends, friends changed, parted etc. Gradually with work and family commitments trekking started taking a back-seat...and now finally what really really remains is PHOTOGRAPHY.. and i feel now that i have a long way to go.
This picture taken near the Bari Village at the base of Mount Kalsubai - rightly referred as the Everest of Maharashtra. Amazing light engineering by mother nature herself.
This one is my favourite rock at the end of a valley near the tunnel in Malshej ghat, giving a view of the trekkers paradise - Harishchandragad. I love this place and the photogenic ness of it so much in all climates
Further more experiments and I started realising that there is a whole new world of beauty spread around by nature. Every part of it is beauty.... sheer beauty ! be it a small insect or a flower or a bird or whatever really comes accross to you.. talking of beauty i remember a leopard crossing over the pathway when we were trekking and this beauty really brought our hearts to a stop.. but then too its lovely.
Next came a stage where i started observing everything that came accross while travelling, trekking - from human beings, to insects, plants, flowers, birds and absolutely anything. And the most surprising thing is I found a whole new world of beautifull things happening around me. And every thing around had some or the other characteristic feature in it which tantamounted to its being beautifull in its own way.
Here are some more intersting pictures that i could click, viewers may not neccessarily find them interesting, but thats what i feel.
Thanks to the damselfly couple, they did not pull me to the court for invading their privacy. I love the pic because probably my first ever macro pic which involves a living creature, rather two. And the other fellow, me n my wife called kept him home for two days just because i did not have time to shoot him till the weekend, and then this unforgettable shoot happened.
I must say, these are creatures around you all the time and one doesnt need to travel extensively for getting these pics. They are small, maybe even unnoticeable, but possess certain beautifull aspects.. All except the black beatle and the spider have been shot in places nearby my house.
Trekking in jungles, mountains and making more n more friends with same thought background..i.e love for nature and photography, something within me was developing and unknowingly being nurtured. Then met some people who were birding enthusiasts and another magnificient area of birding came to light. Though not much but have developed a liking and little knowledge about which bird is called what etc . Birding had caught my interests.
Got this Crested Lark with its prey at Malshej Ghat. The Heron at the Jijamata Udyan at Byculla. The Weaver birds (Baya) are as if the members of our society itself. They have made as many as 35-40 nests on a tree in our society. Every year a new generation of them come , make their homes, lay eggs, grow up their younger ones and fly away. A Robbin also was daring enough to make his nest in our society post box. Unfortunately nobody else excluding me and my wife was interested in co-operating with the Robbin family and therefore the nest and the eggs were thrown out ruthlessly.. and we call our societies " co-operative housing societies". A family of a Bulbul made their nest in the grill of our french window, laid eggs, and also grew up their kids. We watched every part of the process and photographed them whenever possible, though not very promising photographs as such.
Amidst trying my hand at various things like flowers, creepers, insects etc., i also started looking at human beings as my subjects. Pictures that had unique actions or just nice body language etc were things that i gave a try
In a Gudhi Padava yatra i tried to photograph some dholkaris from a group since their engrossed and concrentrated facial expression and body language were outstanding.
I continued trekking a lot, photographying the way i could, met lot of people, made friends, friends changed, parted etc. Gradually with work and family commitments trekking started taking a back-seat...and now finally what really really remains is PHOTOGRAPHY.. and i feel now that i have a long way to go.
This picture taken near the Bari Village at the base of Mount Kalsubai - rightly referred as the Everest of Maharashtra. Amazing light engineering by mother nature herself.
This one is my favourite rock at the end of a valley near the tunnel in Malshej ghat, giving a view of the trekkers paradise - Harishchandragad. I love this place and the photogenic ness of it so much in all climates
Further more experiments and I started realising that there is a whole new world of beauty spread around by nature. Every part of it is beauty.... sheer beauty ! be it a small insect or a flower or a bird or whatever really comes accross to you.. talking of beauty i remember a leopard crossing over the pathway when we were trekking and this beauty really brought our hearts to a stop.. but then too its lovely.
Next came a stage where i started observing everything that came accross while travelling, trekking - from human beings, to insects, plants, flowers, birds and absolutely anything. And the most surprising thing is I found a whole new world of beautifull things happening around me. And every thing around had some or the other characteristic feature in it which tantamounted to its being beautifull in its own way.
Here are some more intersting pictures that i could click, viewers may not neccessarily find them interesting, but thats what i feel.
Thanks to the damselfly couple, they did not pull me to the court for invading their privacy. I love the pic because probably my first ever macro pic which involves a living creature, rather two. And the other fellow, me n my wife called kept him home for two days just because i did not have time to shoot him till the weekend, and then this unforgettable shoot happened.
I must say, these are creatures around you all the time and one doesnt need to travel extensively for getting these pics. They are small, maybe even unnoticeable, but possess certain beautifull aspects.. All except the black beatle and the spider have been shot in places nearby my house.
Trekking in jungles, mountains and making more n more friends with same thought background..i.e love for nature and photography, something within me was developing and unknowingly being nurtured. Then met some people who were birding enthusiasts and another magnificient area of birding came to light. Though not much but have developed a liking and little knowledge about which bird is called what etc . Birding had caught my interests.
Got this Crested Lark with its prey at Malshej Ghat. The Heron at the Jijamata Udyan at Byculla. The Weaver birds (Baya) are as if the members of our society itself. They have made as many as 35-40 nests on a tree in our society. Every year a new generation of them come , make their homes, lay eggs, grow up their younger ones and fly away. A Robbin also was daring enough to make his nest in our society post box. Unfortunately nobody else excluding me and my wife was interested in co-operating with the Robbin family and therefore the nest and the eggs were thrown out ruthlessly.. and we call our societies " co-operative housing societies". A family of a Bulbul made their nest in the grill of our french window, laid eggs, and also grew up their kids. We watched every part of the process and photographed them whenever possible, though not very promising photographs as such.
Amidst trying my hand at various things like flowers, creepers, insects etc., i also started looking at human beings as my subjects. Pictures that had unique actions or just nice body language etc were things that i gave a try
In a Gudhi Padava yatra i tried to photograph some dholkaris from a group since their engrossed and concrentrated facial expression and body language were outstanding.
My quest for photography seems unending,, now planning to get a high end DSLR Camera, since i find a lot of limitations to what i can do in photography with the equitment that i currently have.
Will keep on posting whatever i click on this Blog.
Viewers, may please not hesitate sending me your comments because those are going to be my guidlines to improve my photography. I can be reached at prasad.pandhare@gmail.com
Got an opportunity to attend one of the bullock-cart races that happen near my place. A complete rustic race, prizes and the execution of the race.
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