tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39362907552988207542024-03-20T12:06:31.208+05:30Monish Matthias - Photography | Nature | Wildlife | TravelmMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07508114724104361877noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936290755298820754.post-88523367951801993402025-11-11T15:53:00.011+05:302022-10-30T09:13:18.914+05:30<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <table style="width: 975px;"><tbody> <tr> <td><img alt="Monish Photography" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguutmVgSWKC3vEHwMIeo1RrIHt8oc5ins_2a9QBjeLG9PZp87m3FGwCoAvrg4MXMHkPY71FQ4qKScdesbJVv-JJ-NG9JyfIfwzt4_tDLF6O-O51fvGH4IpWDR_wz44Hw-jLD-VSB_OMvY/s1600/Slideshow.gif" width="910" /> </td> <td><!--original place for fb close open icon--> <div class="visiblehomepage" id="fbopen"><img border="0" height="30" onclick="javascript:facebookIcon('open')" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXgGMmfNeqR8Of5eQaehcQFGj3Et4IZNFgFy7VDb-Y0lSspjTfMDL3emjVpIwOVF02CNVKTHi1qcFkJDxeM_uefW71GgNI0igJLS8B5flqOC6OkJVxSaCJAKkOSn_rKIG4ch9MU8-dS0w/s144/FBOpen.png" title="Click to open Facebook Page" width="40" /></div> <div class="hiddenhomepage" id="fbclose"><img border="0" height="30" onclick="javascript:facebookIcon('close')" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjurdMqlFqIYSGmswmGCXpUccSFG4ooJbLZYHAnASsWWm7GHAHun2nhOef1_rJg3_UMgrMq8aeQeQPkTvXO-zW4vNmlWAEImIBAghIr1l-dW0cgBOem28R3aYxGOjVl90WjEVl19vW-hfs/s144/FBClose.png" title="Click to close Facebook Page" width="40" /> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <div align="center" class="hiddenhomepage" id="facebooksection"> <iframe allowtransparency="allowtransparency" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="//www.facebook.com/plugins/likebox.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fmonishmatthias.photography&width=285&height=558&colorscheme=light&show_faces=true&header=false&stream=true&show_border=false&appId=252515148127027" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; height: 558px; overflow: hidden; width: 285px;"></iframe> </div> <br />
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<a href="http://www.wow-wonderworks.blogspot.in/2022/09/foraging-in-rainforests.html">Amboli Part 1</a> | <a href="http://www.wow-wonderworks.blogspot.in/2022/10/a-for-amboli.html"> Amboli Part 2 </a> | Amboli Part 3 (under production)
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Life at Gerry Martin's dads farm can't get better and if you have a herpetology workshop everything else is a blur. </p> <p style="color: grey; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">Read More: <a href="http://www.wow-wonderworks.blogspot.in/2012/04/hunsura-journey-to-rice-fields-by-lake.html">2012</a> | <a href="http://www.wow-wonderworks.blogspot.in/2011/02/snakes-love-story.html">2011</a></p> </td> <td style="width: 240px;"><img alt="Majestic Sway of the Hood" height="175" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5098/5451638696_6d01d3a50d_m.jpg" width="240" /></td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table style="width: 910px;"><tbody> <tr> <td colspan="2"> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <!--fourth section ends--> <p align="center"> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/monishmatthias.photography"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIaFqSTvjPDSWHbDkxDYitcwlx0kJt1CXRTJZnrGgF1W-l7LMDR6FQyDM70HBjxeIukrwayjWx6Y2ZU5YjNDCpfmEGepyN6eqVE_r435aPZrQVqGoOgDp1iROOC2WoIfo_sud_fwyZiN8/s1600/facebook_64.png" width="24" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivuDpzBNExdKivrJFeJRO1NLX-67LteAAKvj7qVmzrHVxvg1qf-D84RIyxNbm_lhhDVSRVgmmVYUqxpBcDfI6hl3IHKZICMnN8xSYEZK07AYuOIiGthS4LpAKQlVzMqoEmFUi4efjZPKo/s1600/flickr_64.png" width="24" /></a> <a href="http://www.twitter.com/monish_m"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPUzNVz13bN1BVOuQx8vTO4HvcbEgZN0PxXcAQ-Efdx4qQqoQDp4pGdPo5ljw_J5-oDUu-KAVbNG81i-fIGV4ZNTgT2EZnwzibF8UDg4nynLVUrzj2jdyydxsbt8QqswwpnkJHOMZ4wzI/s1600/twitter_64.png" width="24" /></a> <iframe allowtransparency="allowtransparency" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="//www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wow-wonderworks.blogspot.in%2F&width=5&height=65&colorscheme=light&layout=box_count&action=like&show_faces=false&send=false&appId=252515148127027" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; height: 65px; overflow: hidden; width: 50px;"></iframe> <br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;">This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/in/">Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike License</a>. </span></p> </div> </div>mMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07508114724104361877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936290755298820754.post-59339584100243131822022-10-30T08:59:00.004+05:302022-10-30T09:08:58.322+05:30A For Amboli
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Amboli is a hill station in south Maharashtra, India. At an altitude of 690 m (2,260 ft) it is the last hill station before the coastal highlands of Goa.
Amboli lies in the Sahayadri Hills of Western India, one of the world's "Eco Hot-Spots" and it abounds in unusual flora and fauna.
From Bangalore the best way to travel is by taking a train to Belgaum / Belgavi (overnight journey) and then 2 hours by road. This was my second tour to the Amboli Ghats.
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Was lucky to visit Kabini just before the pandemic hit us badly, this was in end of 2019. And what luck we had within a safari, we got to see the Tiger, multiple leopards and several other lovely spottings. Kabini has never failed to surprise and impress.
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Amboli is a hill station in south Maharashtra, India. At an altitude of 690 m (2,260 ft) it is the last hill station before the coastal highlands of Goa.
Amboli lies in the Sahayadri Hills of Western India, one of the world's "Eco Hot-Spots" and it abounds in unusual flora and fauna.
From Bangalore the best way to travel is by taking a train to Belgaum / Belgavi (overnight journey) and then 2 hours by road.
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Eagerly waiting for the monsoon to kickstart the season for 2016.</p> <p>In the meanwhile participated in the ICICI – Privilege Moments photography contest (<a title="http://privilegemoments.com/" href="http://privilegemoments.com/">http://privilegemoments.com/</a>). Naturally in the wildlife category.</p> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3Z-GoJhe8OE/V1WpUZTvDTI/AAAAAAAAC58/PFdJ5qaRPzc/s1600-h/Temp1%25255B4%25255D.png"><img title="Temp1" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="Temp1" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CNdLnXZl_6M/V1WpVoYff_I/AAAAAAAAC6E/G9DMfT1-bT0/Temp1_thumb%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="361" height="220" /></a></p> <p>Pleasant surprise when they called me and told me that I had won ‘something’ – later the official announcement and the position was announced on their website.</p> <p>I won the Jury’s First Runner Award. The Jury is below,</p> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SwkNxz91Jsw/V1WpWiJ5pAI/AAAAAAAAC6M/wqmV4zHi2Hc/s1600-h/temp3%25255B4%25255D.png"><img title="temp3" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="temp3" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-J4ggvMQfhLE/V1WpXYmvlhI/AAAAAAAAC6U/M1OCHQmG5Kg/temp3_thumb%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="343" height="195" /></a></p> <p>The winners page screen shot below - <a title="http://privilegemoments.com/winners/" href="http://privilegemoments.com/winners/">http://privilegemoments.com/winners/</a></p> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cuPPQcblXbo/V1WpYgS7Z5I/AAAAAAAAC6c/WldPIe5L7t4/s1600-h/Temp2%25255B4%25255D.png"><img title="Temp2" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="Temp2" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-js_n_l80oTA/V1WpZo0YtmI/AAAAAAAAC6g/gkNIAp32CSc/Temp2_thumb%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="330" height="137" /></a></p> <p>And the winning image is,</p> <p align="center"><img alt="IMG_5337" src="https://c3.staticflickr.com/3/2821/10397353354_c9200ef084.jpg" width="500" height="333" /></p> <p> </p> <p>Hope I make some nicer images this monsoon… wish me luck…</p> <p> </p> <p>PS: The other special mention award that this image won. - <a title="http://www.monishmatthias.com/2014/03/saevus-2nd-anniversary-contest-special.html" href="http://www.monishmatthias.com/2014/03/saevus-2nd-anniversary-contest-special.html">http://www.monishmatthias.com/2014/03/saevus-2nd-anniversary-contest-special.html</a></p> <p align="left"><p><div class="fb-comments" data-href="http://www.wow-wonderworks.blogspot.com/2016/06/jurys-first-runner-up-awardphotography.html" data-num-posts="100" data-width="500" data-colorscheme="dark"></div></p></p> <p align="left"><iframe src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/comments.php?href=http://www.wow-wonderworks.blogspot.com/2016/06/jurys-first-runner-up-awardphotography.html&permalink=1" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border:none; overflow:hidden; width:130px; height:16px;" allowTransparency="true"></iframe></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size: 78%">© <a title="Monish Matthias" href="http://www.minmaxmim.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Monish Matthias</a>. 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A dream visit to Assam in the middle of Feb 2014. A really challenging trip given that I was down sick in January and was on injections multiple times a day. Even on the first day of the trip I was wondering if I was sane doing the trip. The trip was challenging in terms of the hard work of getting up around 4:30 AM every day, getting ready by 5:30 and out to be in the forests. The morning chill, the lack of sleep and the sheer exhaustion used to kill us. But the beauty of the forests, the thrill of seeing the unexpected kept us going.
Here is the route that we followed,
Bangalore - Guwahati - Kaziranga - Jorhat - Nameri - Guwahati - Bangalore in 7 days.
<p align="center"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/18958346179" title="AssamTripFeb14 by mM, on Flickr"><img src="https://c4.staticflickr.com/4/3804/18958346179_a9db25199a_z.jpg" width="640" height="360" alt="AssamTripFeb14"></a></p>
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<p align="center"><a title="Kaziranga by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/14063739868"><img alt="Kaziranga" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5272/14063739868_1e530f5134_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a title="Kaziranga by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/14063738068"><img alt="Kaziranga" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5158/14063738068_99caf1b396_z.jpg" width="640" height="336" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a title="Kaziranga by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/14063737798"><img alt="Kaziranga" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2908/14063737798_17e93263a5_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a title="Kaziranga by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/14063784330"><img alt="Kaziranga" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5478/14063784330_14d5eff6c4_z.jpg" width="640" height="394" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a title="Kaziranga by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/14063814437"><img alt="Kaziranga" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5518/14063814437_bf65f4e81b_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a title="Kaziranga by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/14063735768"><img alt="Kaziranga" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2899/14063735768_ed449a6f06_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a title="Kaziranga by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/14227241256"><img alt="Kaziranga" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5482/14227241256_ec0e13d1e2_z.jpg" width="640" height="409" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a title="Kaziranga by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/14063812247"><img alt="Kaziranga" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2922/14063812247_87c7193ebb_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a title="Kaziranga by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/14270566883"><img alt="Kaziranga" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5236/14270566883_981789cf30_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a title="Kaziranga by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/14063777350"><img alt="Kaziranga" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5234/14063777350_8cbc99c683_z.jpg" width="640" height="461" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a title="Kaziranga by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/14063741869"><img alt="Kaziranga" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5579/14063741869_9c1b00290d_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a title="Scaly Thrush by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/12902856254"><img alt="Scaly Thrush" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7449/12902856254_df8122ac8d_z.jpg" width="640" height="486" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a title="Kaziranga by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/14270564283"><img alt="Kaziranga" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5275/14270564283_8d02fffdf3_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a title="Kaziranga by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/14250050654"><img alt="Kaziranga" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2907/14250050654_58e1bc7c7f_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a title="Kaziranga by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/14250383265"><img alt="Kaziranga" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5231/14250383265_950f4c6f8d_z.jpg" width="640" height="492" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a title="Kaziranga by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/14248196312"><img alt="Kaziranga" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5580/14248196312_2c86a1d47b_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a title="Kaziranga by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/14227229136"><img alt="Kaziranga" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5496/14227229136_5ae45bee6b_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a title="Kaziranga by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/14247079271"><img alt="Kaziranga" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2910/14247079271_f046565426_z.jpg" width="640" height="446" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a title="Kaziranga by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/14247075811"><img alt="Kaziranga" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5078/14247075811_5d9f1ca06e_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a title="Kaziranga by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/14063716128"><img alt="Kaziranga" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2940/14063716128_da659b628d_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a title="Kaziranga by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/14227223206"><img alt="Kaziranga" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5489/14227223206_538664bd72_z.jpg" width="640" height="583" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a title="Kaziranga by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/14063715458"><img alt="Kaziranga" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2902/14063715458_221023f1dc_z.jpg" width="640" height="449" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a title="Kaziranga by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/14250370785"><img alt="Kaziranga" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2897/14250370785_29d9edcac0_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a title="Kaziranga by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/14063762690"><img alt="Kaziranga" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2907/14063762690_d48912f90c_z.jpg" width="640" height="361" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a title="Kaziranga by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/14270549803"><img alt="Kaziranga" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2900/14270549803_741acf784a_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a title="Hillock Gibbon Ape by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/14165588647"><img alt="Hillock Gibbon Ape" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3845/14165588647_1cf5628ae0_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a title="Hillock Gibbon Ape by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/14328942516"><img alt="Hillock Gibbon Ape" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5502/14328942516_db3e65bd27_z.jpg" width="640" height="497" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a title="Hillock Gibbon Ape by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/14328942516"><img alt="Hillock Gibbon Ape" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5502/14328942516_db3e65bd27_z.jpg" width="640" height="497" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a title="Hillock Gibbon Ape by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/14351205904"><img alt="Hillock Gibbon Ape" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5527/14351205904_7b15456f78_z.jpg" width="640" height="390" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a title="Hillock Gibbon Ape by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/14348730011"><img alt="Hillock Gibbon Ape" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2896/14348730011_1e7c9e4e9b_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a title="Hillock Gibbon Ape by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/14352074695"><img alt="Hillock Gibbon Ape" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5198/14352074695_969ce93267_z.jpg" width="640" height="507" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a title="Hillock Gibbon Ape by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/14351203324"><img alt="Hillock Gibbon Ape" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3849/14351203324_7ec1f6d3bd_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a title="Hillock Gibbon Ape by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/14165578617"><img alt="Hillock Gibbon Ape" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3917/14165578617_6a646d3ba2_z.jpg" width="640" height="429" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a title="Hillock Gibbon Ape by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/14352071905"><img alt="Hillock Gibbon Ape" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2901/14352071905_bf84739d33_z.jpg" width="640" height="446" /></a></p>
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<p align="center"><a title="IMG_8601 by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/14473504620"><img alt="IMG_8601" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3925/14473504620_6290df5e45_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a title="IMG_5692 by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/14657935524"><img alt="IMG_5692" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3847/14657935524_d95403f049_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a title="Kaziranga Expedition by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/14696653460"><img alt="Kaziranga Expedition" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3917/14696653460_fdc7afd2ff_z.jpg" width="640" height="419" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a title="Kaziranga Expedition by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/14883311365"><img alt="Kaziranga Expedition" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3870/14883311365_ca311606a5_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a title="Kaziranga Expedition by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/14696792827"><img alt="Kaziranga Expedition" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3900/14696792827_5896c766b7_z.jpg" width="496" height="640" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a title="Kaziranga Expedition by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/14882990572"><img alt="Kaziranga Expedition" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3852/14882990572_dc4900d235_z.jpg" width="640" height="302" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a title="Kaziranga Expedition by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/14860334316"><img alt="Kaziranga Expedition" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3860/14860334316_90f14d1698_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a title="Kaziranga by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/14810244389"><img alt="Kaziranga" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5559/14810244389_78b85e9835_z.jpg" width="640" height="469" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a title="Kaziranga by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/14810242209"><img alt="Kaziranga" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3870/14810242209_688e2126bf_z.jpg" width="640" height="439" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a title="Kaziranga by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/14973948676"><img alt="Kaziranga" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5553/14973948676_7335ec8809_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a title="Kaziranga by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/14810281680"><img alt="Kaziranga" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5574/14810281680_20847b78a8_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a title="Kaziranga by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/14810321488"><img alt="Kaziranga" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5574/14810321488_eea378eaa9_z.jpg" width="414" height="640" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a title="Kaziranga by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/15327288201"><img alt="Kaziranga" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3880/15327288201_5930fbded8_z.jpg" width="640" height="444" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a title="Kaziranga by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/15330140042"><img alt="Kaziranga" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3837/15330140042_a0b6e1db72_z.jpg" width="509" height="640" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a title="Kaziranga by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/15143915397"><img alt="Kaziranga" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2944/15143915397_81e66cdf3a_z.jpg" width="640" height="395" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a title="Kaziranga by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/15143737280"><img alt="Kaziranga" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2943/15143737280_20b03b4f85_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a title="Kaziranga by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/15143863668"><img alt="Kaziranga" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2942/15143863668_77f0f74f50_z.jpg" width="640" height="372" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a title="Kaziranga by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/15330449185"><img alt="Kaziranga" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2942/15330449185_1ac49700f4_z.jpg" width="640" height="448" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a title="Kaziranga by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/15143907477"><img alt="Kaziranga" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2944/15143907477_fe24d1f019_z.jpg" width="640" height="363" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a title="Kaziranga by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/15330445635"><img alt="Kaziranga" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2942/15330445635_cc36496273_z.jpg" width="640" height="389" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a title="Assam - Nameri by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/15152209360"><img alt="Assam - Nameri" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3906/15152209360_42893f8c7b_z.jpg" width="640" height="422" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a title="Assam - Nameri by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/15152337048"><img alt="Assam - Nameri" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2944/15152337048_fefa6e9542_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a title="Assam - Nameri by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/15338610042"><img alt="Assam - Nameri" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2944/15338610042_2126a9e952_z.jpg" width="640" height="442" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a title="Assam - Nameri by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/15338609742"><img alt="Assam - Nameri" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3878/15338609742_5742938f4a_z.jpg" width="640" height="483" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a title="Assam - Nameri by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/15335742341"><img alt="Assam - Nameri" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2944/15335742341_dbd373b58d_z.jpg" width="640" height="414" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a title="Assam - Nameri by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/15152388967"><img alt="Assam - Nameri" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2942/15152388967_0ec3da0b5f_z.jpg" width="640" height="434" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a title="IMG_0902 by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/15291280137"><img alt="IMG_0902" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5614/15291280137_187aaf2be9_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a title="IMG_0914 by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/15477863135"><img alt="IMG_0914" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3944/15477863135_49206309c5_z.jpg" width="483" height="640" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a title="IMG_0916 by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/15477862615"><img alt="IMG_0916" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2949/15477862615_8f01ae67aa_z.jpg" width="640" height="433" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a title="IMG_0926 by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/15454755566"><img alt="IMG_0926" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5614/15454755566_489ca07e32_z.jpg" width="640" height="416" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a title="IMG_0961 by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/15291204788"><img alt="IMG_0961" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5614/15291204788_68b0fe9bb3_z.jpg" width="640" height="419" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a title="IMG_1012 by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/15477858525"><img alt="IMG_1012" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5615/15477858525_6a185677e8_z.jpg" width="640" height="418" /></a></p>
Thanks to my good friend Yashpal Rathore who organized several things so well and made this a wonderful trip. His work can be seen here - http://natureglimpse.com/
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</div>mMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07508114724104361877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936290755298820754.post-7832570076675942232014-08-20T16:17:00.001+05:302014-08-20T16:30:02.363+05:30Cover Image of a Novel<p> <a href="http://www.wow-wonderworks.blogspot.com/">HOME</a><strong><></strong><a href="http://www.wow-wonderworks.blogspot.com/2010/03/journal-summary.html">JOURNAL</a></p> <p> </p> <a class="twitter-share-button" href="http://twitter.com/share" data-via="monish_m" data-count="horizontal">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script> <br /> <div class="fb-like" data-colorscheme="dark" data-show-faces="true" data-width="450" data-send="true" data-href="http://www.wow-wonderworks.blogspot.in/2014/08/cover-image-of-novel.html"></div> <p>Great news coming up.</p> <p> <br />The Lotus and the Storm - A Novel by Lan Cao and published by Viking / Penguin Books. The book was released on August 14th in a worldwide release.</p> <p> <br />So what's the great news… </p> <p>The cover image of the book, a novel is an image shot by me. The lotus candle was bought in Sri Lanka and gifted to Anu. And the photograph was made during a electricity less night in JP Nagar battling boredom, sweating buckets and swatting mosquitoes as well ( with the folded newspaper bundles - the days of no inverter and generators).</p> <p> <br />Penguin books, USA found this image as a compelling image to complement the great novel by Lan Cao.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><a title="Cover Image - Penguin by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/14791903607"><img alt="Cover Image - Penguin" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5568/14791903607_0dc5b86aa2_c.jpg" width="530" height="800" /></a></p> <p> <br />A cover image of a novel by a great publisher - <strong>tick</strong>. </p> <p>And yes find a mention on wikipedia as well – <strong>tick</strong>.</p> <p> </p> <p>Here is the image,</p> <p align="center"><a title="Cover Image - Penguin by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/14978444125"><img alt="Cover Image - Penguin" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3877/14978444125_a4a8fdd0e1.jpg" width="500" height="375" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p align="center"> <br /><a href="http://www.penguin.com/book/the-lotus-and-the-storm-by-lan-cao/9780670016921">http://www.penguin.com/book/the-lotus-and-the-storm-by-lan-cao/9780670016921</a> </p> <p align="center"><a title="Cover Image - Penguin by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/14978115002"><img alt="Cover Image - Penguin" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5559/14978115002_aceb5d099e.jpg" width="500" height="400" /></a></p> <p align="center"> <br /><a href="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FThe-Lotus-Storm-A-Novel%2Fdp%2F0670016926&h=bAQE6qZpz&enc=AZMIH9NFLa_p7qdMVa-xfhMqUgYmQU_zbuespUksp7OURWYuTgUfEBaE7qLwGJyheaRN2Cgf30fiFVWKSuQQ1smY9LgIT-tNkPf1J1gMPUCmXXeV1P-5DjTNtDZD_2LAtTcuBalvJb8ki83siuXsoGuZ&s=1">http://www.amazon.com/The-Lotus-Storm-A-Novel/dp/0670016926</a> </p> <p align="center"><a title="Cover Image - Penguin by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/14791856628"><img alt="Cover Image - Penguin" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3844/14791856628_0bc8abf859.jpg" width="500" height="285" /></a></p> <p align="center"> <br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lotus_and_the_Storm">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lotus_and_the_Storm</a></p> <p align="center"><a title="Cover Image - Penguin by mM, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/14978115172"><img alt="Cover Image - Penguin" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5552/14978115172_a9fcfa160c.jpg" width="500" height="281" /></a></p> <div class="fb-like" data-colorscheme="dark" data-show-faces="true" data-width="450" data-send="true" data-href="http://www.wow-wonderworks.blogspot.in/2014/08/cover-image-of-novel.html"></div> <p> <div class="fb-comments" data-colorscheme="dark" data-width="500" data-href="http://www.wow-wonderworks.blogspot.in/2014/08/cover-image-of-novel.html" data-num-posts="100"></div> </p> <iframe style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; width: 130px; border-top-style: none; height: 16px; border-right-style: none; overflow: hidden" src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/comments.php?href=http://www.wow-wonderworks.blogspot.in/2014/08/cover-image-of-novel.html&permalink=1" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="allowtransparency" scrolling="no"></iframe> <p align="center"><span style="font-size: 78%">© <a title="Monish Matthias" href="http://www.minmaxmim.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Monish Matthias</a>. 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The theme of the contest was to celebrate duos in the wild.</p> <p> </p> <p>Of all the entries they received there were 3 winners and 4 special mention awards. My green vine snake and the ant that dared to scale the peak won a special mention award.</p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><a title="Saevus-March2014 (2) by m I m, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/13347243815/"><img alt="Saevus-March2014 (2)" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2805/13347243815_6171eb16ab_c.jpg" width="800" height="618" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Here is the picture that got the special mention,</strong></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_5337 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/10397353354/"><img alt="IMG_5337" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2821/10397353354_c9200ef084_c.jpg" width="800" height="534" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Certificate</strong> from Saevus, do buy the March 2014 edition to view the contest winners.</p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><a title="Saevus-3 by m I m, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/13347241015/"><img alt="Saevus-3" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3821/13347241015_f5aa179a8b_z.jpg" width="640" height="455" /></a></p> <p align="left"><div class="fb-like" data-colorscheme="dark" data-show-faces="true" data-width="450" data-send="true" data-href="http://www.wow-wonderworks.blogspot.in/2014/03/saevus-2nd-anniversary-contest-special.html"></div></p> <p align="left"><div class="fb-comments" data-colorscheme="dark" data-width="500" data-href="http://www.wow-wonderworks.blogspot.in/2014/03/saevus-2nd-anniversary-contest-special.html" data-num-posts="100"></div></p> <p align="left"><iframe style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; width: 130px; border-top-style: none; height: 16px; border-right-style: none; overflow: hidden" src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/comments.php?href=http://www.wow-wonderworks.blogspot.in/2014/03/saevus-2nd-anniversary-contest-special.html&permalink=1" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="allowtransparency" scrolling="no"></iframe></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size: 78%">© <a title="Monish Matthias" href="http://www.minmaxmim.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Monish Matthias</a>. All rights reserved | <a href="mailto:monish.matthias@gmail.com" target="_blank">monish.matthias@gmail.com</a> | +91 9900111553 | <a title="RSS Flickr Feed" href="http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/photos_public.gne?id=29571053@N00&lang=en-us&format=rss_200" target="_blank">RSS Feed</a> | <a title="Guest Book" href="http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dGlEMjNENG9XTllqUi1pQUpKS1VOMHc6MA" target="_blank">Guest Book</a> | <a title="Captive Captures - FB" href="http://www.facebook.com/monishmatthias.photography" target="_blank">Captive Captures on Facebook</a> | <a href="http://twitter.com/monish_m/" target="_blank">Tweets</a></span></p> mMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07508114724104361877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936290755298820754.post-20096853679824533832014-02-25T19:31:00.001+05:302014-02-25T19:38:44.751+05:30Photo Feature on Sanctuary Asia Feb 2014<p> <a href="http://www.wow-wonderworks.blogspot.com/">HOME</a><strong><></strong><a href="http://www.wow-wonderworks.blogspot.com/2010/03/journal-summary.html">JOURNAL</a></p> <p> </p> <a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="horizontal" data-via="monish_m">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script> <br/> <p><div class="fb-like" data-href="http://www.wow-wonderworks.blogspot.in/2014/02/photo-feature-on-sanctuary-asia-feb-2014.html" data-send="true" data-width="450" data-show-faces="true" data-colorscheme="dark"></div></p> <p> </p> <p>Today editors, publishers and magazines have the choice of thousands of images & hundreds of photographers to choose from. But there is always something that clicks between an editor, the photographer and the photographs.</p> <p> </p> <p>Glad to have contributed to the <strong>Photo Feature</strong> article called "<strong><font size="5">Agumbe - Paradise on Earth : An Appreciation</font></strong>" published in the <strong>Sanctuary Asia February 2014 Edition</strong>. </p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><a title="SancAsiaFeb2014 by m I m, on Flickr" href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5tFapIDbb_gZDRYMEViS21WSDA/edit?usp=sharing"><img alt="SancAsiaFeb2014" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7299/12748600505_db8fda9d85_z.jpg" width="640" height="494" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>A total of 9 images have been picked by the editors and featured. The real icing on the cake was the double side full print of the Indian Bull Frog. To have an image featured double side full print on one of India's leading wildlife magazine is for me an honour so far unparalleled. My association with Sanctuary Asia dates back to 2007 and still continues.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>The PDF version of the article can be found here - <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5tFapIDbb_gZDRYMEViS21WSDA/edit?usp=sharing">https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5tFapIDbb_gZDRYMEViS21WSDA/edit?usp=sharing</a> </p> <p>Also few months back made a short video on Agumbe - do have a look - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xj4beamZ7oI">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xj4beamZ7oI</a></p> <p>Thanks to Anu for putting up with my trips. Thanks to Gowri and Amogh for introducing me to this awesome place and Gowri for supporting me year after year for the last 4 years. Thank you all for viewing this rather long post. </p> <p>Do follow my photography related posts and photographs on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/monishmatthias.photography">https://www.facebook.com/monishmatthias.photography</a> & my website is <a href="http://www.monishmatthias.com/">http://www.monishmatthias.com/</a></p> <p>If you wish to know more about Agumbe and trips there, drop me a note.</p> <p>Monish</p> <br/> <p><div class="fb-like" data-href="http://www.wow-wonderworks.blogspot.in/2014/02/photo-feature-on-sanctuary-asia-feb-2014.html" data-send="true" data-width="450" data-show-faces="true" data-colorscheme="dark"></div></p> <p><div class="fb-comments" data-href="http://www.wow-wonderworks.blogspot.in/2014/02/photo-feature-on-sanctuary-asia-feb-2014.html" data-num-posts="100" data-width="500" data-colorscheme="dark"></div></p> <iframe src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/comments.php?href=http://www.wow-wonderworks.blogspot.in/2014/02/photo-feature-on-sanctuary-asia-feb-2014.html&permalink=1" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border:none; overflow:hidden; width:130px; height:16px;" allowTransparency="true"></iframe> <p align="center"><span style="font-size: 78%">© <a title="Monish Matthias" href="http://www.minmaxmim.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Monish Matthias</a>. All rights reserved | <a href="mailto:monish.matthias@gmail.com" target="_blank">monish.matthias@gmail.com</a> | +91 9900111553 | <a title="RSS Flickr Feed" href="http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/photos_public.gne?id=29571053@N00&lang=en-us&format=rss_200" target="_blank">RSS Feed</a> | <a title="Guest Book" href="http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dGlEMjNENG9XTllqUi1pQUpKS1VOMHc6MA" target="_blank">Guest Book</a> | <a title="Captive Captures - FB" href="http://www.facebook.com/monishmatthias.photography" target="_blank">Captive Captures on Facebook</a> | <a href="http://twitter.com/monish_m/" target="_blank">Tweets</a></span></p> mMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07508114724104361877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936290755298820754.post-38929027368639651262014-02-24T12:20:00.001+05:302014-02-24T12:23:36.465+05:30Inducted into the catalogue of Federation of Indian Photography<p> <a href="http://www.wow-wonderworks.blogspot.com/">HOME</a><strong><></strong><a href="http://www.wow-wonderworks.blogspot.com/2010/03/journal-summary.html">JOURNAL</a></p> <p> </p> <a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="horizontal" data-via="monish_m">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script> <br/> <p><div class="fb-like" data-href="http://www.wow-wonderworks.blogspot.in/2014/02/inducted-into-catalogue-of-federation.html" data-send="true" data-width="450" data-show-faces="true" data-colorscheme="dark"></div></p> <p>Yippee one photograph inducted into the catalogue of Federation of Indian Photography. </p> <p>Here is the extract of the email.</p> <p>" <br />One photo has been selected for exhibition of salon. Your acceptance will remain forever in the catalog of FIP in case you apply for any degree under the Fedaration Of Indian Photography. <br />Thank you.</p> <p>CATHARSIS <br />Photographic society of Bengal Engineering & Science University <br />Shibpur, Howrah - 711103 <br />West Bengal <br />"</p> <p>Here is the photograph that made it,</p> <p align="center"><a title="1-SancAsia by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/10271431906/"><img alt="1-SancAsia" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7297/10271431906_8fedb7014d_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <br/> <p><div class="fb-like" data-href="http://www.wow-wonderworks.blogspot.in/2014/02/inducted-into-catalogue-of-federation.html" data-send="true" data-width="450" data-show-faces="true" data-colorscheme="dark"></div></p> <p><div class="fb-comments" data-href="http://www.wow-wonderworks.blogspot.in/2014/02/inducted-into-catalogue-of-federation.html" data-num-posts="100" data-width="500" data-colorscheme="dark"></div></p> <p><iframe src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/comments.php?href=http://www.wow-wonderworks.blogspot.in/2014/02/inducted-into-catalogue-of-federation.html&permalink=1" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border:none; overflow:hidden; width:130px; height:16px;" allowTransparency="true"></iframe></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size: 78%">© <a title="Monish Matthias" href="http://www.minmaxmim.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Monish Matthias</a>. All rights reserved | <a href="mailto:monish.matthias@gmail.com" target="_blank">monish.matthias@gmail.com</a> | +91 9900111553 | <a title="RSS Flickr Feed" href="http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/photos_public.gne?id=29571053@N00&lang=en-us&format=rss_200" target="_blank">RSS Feed</a> | <a title="Guest Book" href="http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dGlEMjNENG9XTllqUi1pQUpKS1VOMHc6MA" target="_blank">Guest Book</a> | <a title="Captive Captures - FB" href="http://www.facebook.com/monishmatthias.photography" target="_blank">Captive Captures on Facebook</a> | <a href="http://twitter.com/monish_m/" target="_blank">Tweets</a></span></p> mMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07508114724104361877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936290755298820754.post-31138770497686313182014-01-05T12:12:00.001+05:302014-01-05T12:17:57.575+05:30Goooooaaa<p> <a href="http://www.wow-wonderworks.blogspot.com/">HOME</a><strong><></strong><a href="http://www.wow-wonderworks.blogspot.com/2010/03/journal-summary.html">JOURNAL</a></p> <p> </p> <a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="horizontal" data-via="monish_m">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script> <br/> <p><div class="fb-like" data-href="http://www.wow-wonderworks.blogspot.in/2014/01/goooooaaa.html" data-send="true" data-width="450" data-show-faces="true" data-colorscheme="dark"></div></p> <p>Here is a photo essay of Goa shot with couple of mobile phones (HTC Desire | Nexus 4) and my normal camera. It is a fun filled place where one can really relax and get stressed around what to shop and what to eat, where to go. These photos are from two trips one in 2011 and the other in 2013. Also few pictures from Dandeli.</p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_6399 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/11065400246/"><img alt="IMG_6399" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5525/11065400246_e827532e6a_z.jpg" width="640" height="417" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_6440 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/11065423614/"><img alt="IMG_6440" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7381/11065423614_4e36a3b974_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_6464 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/11065474263/"><img alt="IMG_6464" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3804/11065474263_b43d57ee08_z.jpg" width="640" height="417" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_6480 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/11081071986/"><img alt="IMG_6480" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3709/11081071986_be2a3df25a_z.jpg" width="640" height="524" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_6483 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/11081089104/"><img alt="IMG_6483" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3779/11081089104_cabff67a02_z.jpg" width="640" height="364" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_6563 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/11172821635/"><img alt="IMG_6563" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7405/11172821635_1331ae8a97_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_6568 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/11172720785/"><img alt="IMG_6568" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3783/11172720785_0e60bebf52_z.jpg" width="640" height="372" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_6892-1 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/11201241123/"><img alt="IMG_6892-1" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5499/11201241123_65dabd0eca_z.jpg" width="640" height="386" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_6606 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/11201240783/"><img alt="IMG_6606" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3804/11201240783_04e6ec14b7_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_6701 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/11201117824/"><img alt="IMG_6701" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5503/11201117824_0a24e161ae_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_6755 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/11201237073/"><img alt="IMG_6755" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2837/11201237073_fab4522229_z.jpg" width="640" height="366" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_6786 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/11201124456/"><img alt="IMG_6786" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7346/11201124456_b0dda2cc08_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a 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Know what that means? Just means that I have gone to Agumbe for the last 4 years without fail. </p> <p>The meaning from the english dictionary : Little Joe - The cardinal number that is the sum of three and one. </p> <p>This year I would rate it as one of the toughest trips I have done, it recorded the highest ever rainfall in a given time frame, roads were broken, few rivers were flooded and overflowing. Everyday we experienced 22 hours of rain. We explored certain unexplored areas which was tough on the mind and body - witness to that were bruises and scrapes all over my body. </p> <p>Also this year's highlights were the sighting of the Malabar Pit Viper and the trying out of few new techniques however the King Cobra still remains elusive. </p> <p>In the past have received several requests for EXIF data, hence this time have done a small change, when you click on a particular you will be directed towards the pictures exif information.</p> <p> </p> If you would like to receive regular updates do follow my facebook page by hiting the like button - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/monishmatthias.photography">https://www.facebook.com/monishmatthias.photography</a> <p> </p> <p align="center"><strong>As a special feature have created a short <font size="5">video</font> on Agumbe, do watch it and share your comments. </strong></p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><iframe height="480" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Xj4beamZ7oI?rel=0" frameborder="0" width="640" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><strong>Photo Essay</strong></p> <p align="center">Tried Focus Stacking here and loved the end result, for more details on this technique do read the below link, </p> <p align="center"><strong>  </strong><a href="http://www.monishmatthias.com/2013/10/grow-as-photographer-new-technique.html">http://www.monishmatthias.com/2013/10/grow-as-photographer-new-technique.html</a></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a title="PhotoStacking by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/10239096116/meta"><img alt="PhotoStacking" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2869/10239096116_15aa7b0f63_z.jpg" width="640" height="431" /></a></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center">Blue eyed Prince Frog | philautus neelanethrus : Spotted during our night walk close to ARRS, was perched calmly for a few minutes before it jumped away.</p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_4981-a by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/10397366694/meta"><img alt="IMG_4981-a" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7380/10397366694_3f7c6de00c_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center">Vespa Hornet – Almost crystalized in dew drops, again this shot took 15 minutes to be crafted and about 15 shots before I got this one. </p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_4815 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/10397376744/meta"><img alt="IMG_4815" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3671/10397376744_7e6487ed69_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" /></a></p> <p align="center">A Hopper watching us pass</p> <p align="center"><a title="A hopper by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/10150023425/meta"><img alt="A hopper" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7330/10150023425_b887c664c4_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center">A pill millipede curled up in Defense against the backdrop of the western ghat hills of Agumbe</p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_5076 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/10397363374/meta"><img alt="IMG_5076" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3731/10397363374_343de441f7_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center">Caterpillars in various forms</p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_5094 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/10397366035/meta"><img alt="IMG_5094" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7387/10397366035_0fe10af7bf_z.jpg" width="640" height="346" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_4733 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/10397418976/meta"><img alt="IMG_4733" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2820/10397418976_7aa86c2099_z.jpg" width="640" height="485" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_5136 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/10397375175/meta"><img alt="IMG_5136" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3747/10397375175_e3aab18c1f_z.jpg" width="640" height="543" /></a></p> <p align="center">I call this guy the leaf shredder, it was drizzling lightly and I was standing with an umbrella, filming this guy gobble up a entire leaf (at least 1.5 times its body length) in under 20 minutes.</p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_5159 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/10397361724/meta"><img alt="IMG_5159" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2868/10397361724_4c36aaa063_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center">A large swarm of golden backed ants</p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_5190 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/10397537343/meta"><img alt="IMG_5190" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2856/10397537343_8a91fbf13d_z.jpg" width="640" height="389" /></a></p> <p align="center">Tarantula </p> <p>Imagine and visualize the following - you walk for 30 minutes in deep dark forest trails, 50% tiny trails 50% no trails - half the time you walk in swamps that could come up to mid way to your knees... you see several streams, explore few, then you see this stream with a good mud embankment wit h several holes, a great habitat for Tarantulas which sit in these holes, some have webs at the entrance of their holes any unsuspecting insect disturbs the web sending strong vibrations which are signals to the tarantula, which gets into the attack pose, walks slowly and strikes at the insect and the meal is ready and done with. We walked for a minute in deep water and reached this spot where at least there were 10-15 nests and were lucky to get a glimpse at few of these guys. <br />Tarantulas comprise a group of often hairy and very large arachnids belonging to the Theraphosidae family of spiders, of which approximately 900 species have been identified. Most species of tarantulas are not dangerous to humans, and some species have become popular in the exotic pet trade. <br />Though all tarantulas are venomous, few species have been claimed to cause human fatalities, though some bites cause serious discomfort that might persist for several days. Despite their often threatening appearance and reputation, no tarantula has been known to have a bite that is deadly to humans. In general, the effects of the bites of all kinds of tarantula are not well known. While the bites of many species are known to be no worse than a wasp sting, accounts of bites by some species are reported to be very painful and to produce intense spasms that may recur over a period of several days; the venom by the African tarantula Pelinobius muticus also causes strong hallucinations. In all cases, it is advisable to seek medical aid. Because other proteins are included when a toxin is injected, some individuals may suffer severe symptoms due to an allergic reaction rather than to the venom. Such allergic effects can be life-threatening.</p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_4467-2 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/10341108464/meta"><img alt="IMG_4467-2" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3716/10341108464_00c3e5475b_z.jpg" width="640" height="489" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_4500 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/10341130996/meta"><img alt="IMG_4500" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5514/10341130996_cbe8ecbe64_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center">Calotes Rouxii in his popular push up pose</p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_4362 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/10286719024/meta"><img alt="IMG_4362" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5344/10286719024_0454d6b601_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_4591 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/10397399145/meta"><img alt="IMG_4591" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2840/10397399145_7b79596512_z.jpg" width="640" height="529" /></a></p> <p align="center">Trees & Seeds embedded </p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_4769 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/10397391875/meta"><img alt="IMG_4769" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3750/10397391875_09d19750c5_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center">A leaf as a container of water</p> <p align="center"><strong><a title="Dam- Reservoir by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/10150161303/meta"><img alt="Dam- Reservoir" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5507/10150161303_b1995db11b_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong>Water Drop – the  elixir of life</strong></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_4421-1 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/10324049716/meta"><img alt="IMG_4421-1" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7330/10324049716_ec32214549_z.jpg" width="640" height="415" /></a></p> <p align="center">New life unfurling</p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_4414 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/10324018474/meta"><img alt="IMG_4414" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2850/10324018474_c185f98d71_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" /></a></p> <p align="center">Time stands still in the rainforest</p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_4485 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/10341108744/meta"><img alt="IMG_4485" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7355/10341108744_1b1055a497_z.jpg" width="640" height="418" /></a></p> <p align="center">If I were to sum up Agumbe in one picture, this would be it, rain, insects, make shift tents, green way of living.</p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_4912 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/10397550953/meta"><img alt="IMG_4912" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7404/10397550953_9a44152441_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center">A friend looks at the power of nature from Kundadri peak, this clouds opens up after an hour of rain.</p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_4933 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/10397383485/meta"><img alt="IMG_4933" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3691/10397383485_1fccb938fe_z.jpg" width="640" height="403" /></a></p> <p align="center">One of my favorite views</p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_4937 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/10397383035/meta"><img alt="IMG_4937" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5519/10397383035_15a5d07020_z.jpg" width="640" height="373" /></a></p> <p align="center">Zombie rises – Green Vine Snake</p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_5303 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/10397393826/meta"><img alt="IMG_5303" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7422/10397393826_1562c213b5_z.jpg" width="640" height="423" /></a></p> <p align="center">The ant that dared to scale the peak of danger.</p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_5337 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/10397353354/meta"><img alt="IMG_5337" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2821/10397353354_c9200ef084_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center">The drop of water that rolled down the slope</p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_5360 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/10397529153/meta"><img alt="IMG_5360" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7370/10397529153_2f631263be_z.jpg" width="640" height="404" /></a></p> <p align="center">Love the laughing pose of the snake</p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_5017 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/10397545633/meta"><img alt="IMG_5017" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3771/10397545633_4ab0767fa9_z.jpg" width="640" height="450" /></a></p> <p align="center"></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_5031 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/10397379205/meta"><img alt="IMG_5031" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7438/10397379205_50ca7de547_z.jpg" width="640" height="444" /></a></p> <p align="center">Malabar Pit Viper</p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_5039 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/10397530723/meta"><img alt="IMG_5039" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3687/10397530723_ec5abcd600_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_5034 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/10397365774/meta"><img alt="IMG_5034" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7420/10397365774_928cf9fce9_z.jpg" width="640" height="490" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_5061 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/10397364554/meta"><img alt="IMG_5061" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7312/10397364554_f72a66037e_z.jpg" width="437" height="640" /></a></p> <p align="center">Cat Snake after a nice meal.</p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_4534 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/10397568543/meta"><img alt="IMG_4534" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7420/10397568543_7e4369dcf5_z.jpg" width="640" height="415" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_4560 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/10397425276/meta"><img alt="IMG_4560" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3779/10397425276_0ffea73de4_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><strong>The entire set can be viewed here</strong> - <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/sets/72157636313907166/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/sets/72157636313907166/</a></p> <p align="center"><a title="Agumbe13-set by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/sets/72157636313907166/"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" alt="Agumbe13-set" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3774/10973997526_dd1cf54499_z.jpg" width="640" height="366" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>Pics from 2012 - <a href="http://www.monishmatthias.com/2013/04/troika-goom-bay.html">http://www.monishmatthias.com/2013/04/troika-goom-bay.html</a></p> <p>Pics from 2011 - <a href="http://www.monishmatthias.com/2011/09/agumbe-rainforest-rendezvous-recurs-ii.html">http://www.monishmatthias.com/2011/09/agumbe-rainforest-rendezvous-recurs-ii.html</a></p> <p>Pics from 2010 - <a href="http://www.monishmatthias.com/2010/09/agumbe-rainforest-expedition.html">http://www.monishmatthias.com/2010/09/agumbe-rainforest-expedition.html</a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p align="left"><div class="fb-like" data-href="http://www.wow-wonderworks.blogspot.in/2013/10/little-joe-went-to-agumbe.html" 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All rights reserved | <a href="mailto:monish.matthias@gmail.com" target="_blank">monish.matthias@gmail.com</a> | +91 9900111553 | <a title="RSS Flickr Feed" href="http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/photos_public.gne?id=29571053@N00&lang=en-us&format=rss_200" target="_blank">RSS Feed</a> | <a title="Guest Book" href="http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dGlEMjNENG9XTllqUi1pQUpKS1VOMHc6MA" target="_blank">Guest Book</a> | <a title="Captive Captures - FB" href="http://www.facebook.com/monishmatthias.photography" target="_blank">Captive Captures on Facebook</a> | <a href="http://twitter.com/monish_m/" target="_blank">Tweets</a></span></p> mMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07508114724104361877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936290755298820754.post-42627627394452221612013-10-18T15:54:00.001+05:302013-10-19T08:18:16.986+05:30Featured on Sanctuary Asia - October 2013<p> <a href="http://www.wow-wonderworks.blogspot.com/">HOME</a><strong><></strong><a href="http://www.wow-wonderworks.blogspot.com/2010/03/journal-summary.html">JOURNAL</a></p> <p> </p> <iframe style="width: 110px; height: 20px" id="twitter-widget-0" class="twitter-share-button twitter-tweet-button twitter-count-horizontal" title="Twitter Tweet Button" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.1381275758.html#_=1382092532467&count=horizontal&id=twitter-widget-0&lang=en&original_referer=file%3A%2F%2F%2FC%3A%2FUsers%2Fsg0210597%2FAppData%2FLocal%2FTemp%2FWindowsLiveWriter1286139640%2FD5794DB119BC%2Findex.htm&size=m&url=file%3A%2F%2F%2FC%3A%2FUsers%2Fsg0210597%2FAppData%2FLocal%2FTemp%2FWindowsLiveWriter1286139640%2FD5794DB119BC%2Findex.htm&via=monish_m" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="allowtransparency" scrolling="no" data-twttr-rendered="true"></iframe><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script> <br /> <p></p> <div class="fb-like" data-href="http://www.wow-wonderworks.blogspot.in/2013/10/featured-on-sanctuary-asia-october-2013.html" data-send="true" data-width="450" data-show-faces="true" data-colorscheme="dark"></div> <p></p> <p> </p> <p>Glad rather elated that an image of mine made it to the Sanctuary Asia Oct edition (pg 13). </p> <p> </p> <p>And what makes it more exciting is the fact that this edition "Ten Ways to Save Elephants" is a <strong>special edition</strong>. </p> <p> </p> <p>The Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India in collaboration with the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) and Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), is hosting the (first) ever international Elephant Congress and Ministerial Meet (E 50:50) in New Delhi from November 14-19, 2013. This issue has been specially put together for that meet.</p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a title="SancAsia-Oct2013 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/10341768316/"><img alt="SancAsia-Oct2013" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5544/10341768316_ae7e504cfd_z.jpg" width="640" height="477" /></a></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p></p> <p></p> <div class="fb-like" data-href="http://www.wow-wonderworks.blogspot.in/2013/10/featured-on-sanctuary-asia-october-2013.html" data-send="true" data-width="450" data-show-faces="true" data-colorscheme="dark"></div> <p></p> <div class="fb-comments" data-href="http://www.wow-wonderworks.blogspot.in/2013/10/featured-on-sanctuary-asia-october-2013.html" data-width="500" data-colorscheme="dark" data-num-posts="100"></div> <p></p> <iframe style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; width: 130px; border-top-style: none; height: 16px; border-right-style: none; overflow: hidden" src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/comments.php?href=http://www.wow-wonderworks.blogspot.in/2013/10/featured-on-sanctuary-asia-october-2013.html&permalink=1" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="allowtransparency" scrolling="no"></iframe> <p align="center"><span style="font-size: 78%">© <a title="Monish Matthias" href="http://www.minmaxmim.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Monish Matthias</a>. 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Observe this photograph and let me know what you see is different. What is odd? </p> <p align="center"><a title="ManualPhotoStacking by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/10239084895/"><img alt="ManualPhotoStacking" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3701/10239084895_fe4d2f87aa_z.jpg" width="640" height="445" /></a></p> Did you notice something different? If you had observed carefully you will notice a very glaring white line run across the picture top to bottom. This is because of the 'MANUAL' Focus stacking (also known as focal plane merging and z-stacking or focus blending or photo stacking) Where two pictures are cut and joined manually using any basic photo editing tool (even windows paint will work). But this technique though helps in getting super sharp images the merging is not spot on. Will share an image created using the same principle but with automatic mode on / using a tool to merge. <p align="center"><a title="ManualPhotoStacking1 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/10239061576/"><img alt="ManualPhotoStacking1" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5321/10239061576_5479909d9c_z.jpg" width="640" height="494" /></a></p> Now do you get the difference... If we were to use a software, <p align="center"><a title="PhotoStacking by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/10239096116/"><img alt="PhotoStacking" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2869/10239096116_15aa7b0f63_z.jpg" width="640" height="431" /></a></p> Focus Stacking using software, see the effects and the stacking line disappears as well. How is it? Here is the article I referred to and learn't - <a href="http://photo.tutsplus.com/articles/post-processing-articles/focus-stacking-made-easy-with-photoshop/">http://photo.tutsplus.com/articles/post-processing-articles/focus-stacking-made-easy-with-photoshop/</a> <p><div class="fb-like" data-href="http://www.wow-wonderworks.blogspot.in/2013/10/grow-as-photographer-new-technique.html" data-send="true" data-width="450" data-show-faces="true" data-colorscheme="dark"></div></p> <p><div class="fb-comments" data-href="http://www.wow-wonderworks.blogspot.in/2013/10/grow-as-photographer-new-technique.html" data-num-posts="100" data-width="500" data-colorscheme="dark"></div></p> <iframe src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/comments.php?href=http://www.wow-wonderworks.blogspot.in/2013/10/grow-as-photographer-new-technique.html&permalink=1" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border:none; overflow:hidden; width:130px; height:16px;" allowTransparency="true"></iframe> <p align="center"><span style="font-size: 78%"></span></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size: 78%">© <a title="Monish Matthias" href="http://www.minmaxmim.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Monish Matthias</a>. All rights reserved | <a href="mailto:monish.matthias@gmail.com" target="_blank">monish.matthias@gmail.com</a> | +91 9900111553 | <a title="RSS Flickr Feed" href="http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/photos_public.gne?id=29571053@N00&lang=en-us&format=rss_200" target="_blank">RSS Feed</a> | <a title="Guest Book" href="http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dGlEMjNENG9XTllqUi1pQUpKS1VOMHc6MA" target="_blank">Guest Book</a> | <a title="Captive Captures - FB" href="http://www.facebook.com/monishmatthias.photography" target="_blank">Captive Captures on Facebook</a> | <a href="http://twitter.com/monish_m/" target="_blank">Tweets</a></span></p> mMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07508114724104361877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936290755298820754.post-56363823893686738232013-08-13T14:32:00.001+05:302013-08-16T21:23:43.421+05:30Art & Limited Edition Photographs for Sale<p> <a href="http://www.wow-wonderworks.blogspot.com/">HOME</a><strong><></strong><a href="http://www.wow-wonderworks.blogspot.com/2010/03/journal-summary.html">JOURNAL</a></p> <p> </p> <div style="text-align: center"> </div> <div style="text-align: center"> </div> <div style="text-align: center"><a title="My Gallery by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/6956076836/"><img alt="My Gallery" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7049/6956076836_a873ced0e8.jpg" width="500" height="299" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center"><b><u>Exhibition cum Sale at IIM, Bangalore</u></b></div> <div style="text-align: center"> <br /></div> <b style="line-height: 19px; font-family: lucida grande,tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; color: white">Prints in various options available</b><span style="line-height: 19px; font-family: lucida grande,tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; color: white"> - </span> <br style="line-height: 19px; font-family: lucida grande,tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; color: white" /><span style="line-height: 19px; font-family: lucida grande,tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; color: white">a) Normal photography / Poster Paper : Matte / Glossy (Economical)</span> <br style="line-height: 19px; font-family: lucida grande,tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; color: white" /><span style="line-height: 19px; font-family: lucida grande,tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; color: white">b) Special photography paper with a life of about </span><b style="line-height: 19px; font-family: lucida grande,tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; color: white">70 </b><span style="line-height: 19px; font-family: lucida grande,tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; color: white">yrs printed on a unique printer which prints 14 inks [normal printers print only 4 inks] : Matte / Glossy. </span> <br style="line-height: 19px; font-family: lucida grande,tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; color: white" /><span style="line-height: 19px; font-family: lucida grande,tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; color: white">c) Special photography paper with a life of about </span><b style="line-height: 19px; font-family: lucida grande,tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; color: white">120 </b><span style="line-height: 19px; font-family: lucida grande,tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; color: white">yrs printed on a unique printer which prints 14 inks [normal printers print only 4 inks] : Matte / Glossy.</span> <br style="line-height: 19px; font-family: lucida grande,tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; color: white" /><span style="line-height: 19px; font-family: lucida grande,tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; color: white">d) </span><b style="line-height: 19px; font-family: lucida grande,tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; color: white">Canvas </b><span style="line-height: 19px; font-family: lucida grande,tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; color: white">/ cloth based material.</span> <div> <br /></div> <div> <p style="padding-bottom: 0px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; font-family: lucida grande,tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; color: white; padding-top: 0px"><b>Frame Options</b></p> <p style="padding-bottom: 0px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; font-family: lucida grande,tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; color: white; padding-top: 0px">a) Can Choose from a huge set of frames, frames include antique finish and in all colors.</p> <p style="padding-bottom: 0px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; font-family: lucida grande,tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; color: white; padding-top: 0px">b) Can choose a cloth based background.</p> <p style="padding-bottom: 0px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; font-family: lucida grande,tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; color: white; padding-top: 0px">c) Can choose a paper based background.</p> <p style="padding-bottom: 0px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; font-family: lucida grande,tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; color: white; padding-top: 0px">d) Can choose custom border space.</p> <p style="padding-bottom: 0px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; font-family: lucida grande,tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; color: white; padding-top: 0px">e) For certain photographs can also choose a certain offset to create depth and a 3D feel to the photograph. </p> <br style="line-height: 19px; font-family: lucida grande,tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; color: white" /><b style="line-height: 19px; font-family: lucida grande,tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; color: white">Sizes</b><span style="line-height: 19px; font-family: lucida grande,tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; color: white">: Any size, but dependent on the photograph and print option chosen.</span> <br style="line-height: 19px; font-family: lucida grande,tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; color: white" /> <br style="line-height: 19px; font-family: lucida grande,tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; color: white" /><b style="line-height: 19px; font-family: lucida grande,tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; color: white">Delivery</b><span style="line-height: 19px; font-family: lucida grande,tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; color: white">: Home delivered at nominal cost. </span> <br style="line-height: 19px; font-family: lucida grande,tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; color: white" /> <br style="line-height: 19px; font-family: lucida grande,tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; color: white" /><b style="line-height: 19px; font-family: lucida grande,tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; color: white">Pricing</b><span style="line-height: 19px; font-family: lucida grande,tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; color: white">: Again dependent on the photograph and print option chosen. 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mMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07508114724104361877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936290755298820754.post-75607303649917650282013-07-26T12:08:00.001+05:302013-08-18T08:05:44.969+05:30Kabini–Part II<p> <a href="http://www.wow-wonderworks.blogspot.com/">HOME</a><strong><></strong><a href="http://www.wow-wonderworks.blogspot.com/2010/03/journal-summary.html">JOURNAL</a></p> <p> </p> <iframe style="width: 110px; height: 20px" class="twitter-share-button twitter-count-horizontal" title="Twitter Tweet Button" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.1375828408.html#_=1375880235634&count=horizontal&id=twitter-widget-0&lang=en&original_referer=file%3A%2F%2F%2FC%3A%2FUsers%2Fsg0210597%2FAppData%2FLocal%2FTemp%2FWindowsLiveWriter1286139640%2F691644831DF2%2Findex.htm&size=m&url=file%3A%2F%2F%2FC%3A%2FUsers%2Fsg0210597%2FAppData%2FLocal%2FTemp%2FWindowsLiveWriter1286139640%2F691644831DF2%2Findex.htm&via=monish_m" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="allowtransparency" scrolling="no" data-twttr-rendered="true"></iframe><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script> <br /> <p></p> <div class="fb-like" data-href="http://wow-wonderworks.blogspot.in/2013/07/kabinipart-ii.html" data-send="true" data-width="450" data-show-faces="true" data-colorscheme="dark"></div> <p></p> <p>You would have seen by visit to Kabini in 2012 here - <a href="http://www.wow-wonderworks.blogspot.in/2012/11/kingdom-of-flight-kingdom-of-stealth.html">http://www.wow-wonderworks.blogspot.in/2012/11/kingdom-of-flight-kingdom-of-stealth.html</a> </p> <p>Here is the photo essay from this year – 2013, do share your comments.</p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><strong><u><font size="6">Kingdom of Flight</font></u></strong></p> <p align="center"><font size="3"><strong><u>Indian Flying Fox</u></strong> </font></p> <p align="center"><a title="Ranganthithu Bird Sanctuary by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/9369570452/"><img alt="Ranganthithu Bird Sanctuary" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2888/9369570452_435d9a2a07_z.jpg" width="640" height="452" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="Ranganthithu Bird Sanctuary by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/9366784553/"><img alt="Ranganthithu Bird Sanctuary" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3788/9366784553_b17691648a_z.jpg" width="640" height="450" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="Ranganthithu Bird Sanctuary by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/9366788733/"><img alt="Ranganthithu Bird Sanctuary" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2871/9366788733_738b65a941_z.jpg" width="640" height="475" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="Ranganthithu Bird Sanctuary by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/9369567826/"><img alt="Ranganthithu Bird Sanctuary" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3793/9369567826_7bae82a15d_z.jpg" width="640" height="493" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3"><strong><u>Spot Billed Pelican-Drinking Water</u></strong></font></p> <p align="center"><strong><u><font size="3">Animated Series here - <a href="http://www.wow-wonderworks.blogspot.in/2012/09/habits-of-pelican.html">http://www.wow-wonderworks.blogspot.in/2012/09/habits-of-pelican.html</a></font></u></strong></p> <p align="center"><a title="Ranganthithu Bird Sanctuary by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/9369571432/"><img alt="Ranganthithu Bird Sanctuary" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7286/9369571432_72d918bb09_z.jpg" width="640" height="441" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="Ranganthithu Bird Sanctuary by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/9369571388/"><img alt="Ranganthithu Bird Sanctuary" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7319/9369571388_d1fdffa2bb_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="Ranganthithu Bird Sanctuary by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/9369571076/"><img alt="Ranganthithu Bird Sanctuary" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5509/9369571076_65c15ebd67_z.jpg" width="640" height="399" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="Ranganthithu Bird Sanctuary by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/9369570988/"><img alt="Ranganthithu Bird Sanctuary" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3695/9369570988_74ea8d222b_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="Ranganthithu Bird Sanctuary by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/9366790613/"><img alt="Ranganthithu Bird Sanctuary" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3815/9366790613_728476d67e_z.jpg" width="640" height="592" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="Ranganthithu Bird Sanctuary by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/9366792617/"><img alt="Ranganthithu Bird Sanctuary" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5470/9366792617_8770a13c02_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="Ranganthithu Bird Sanctuary by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/9369571988/"><img alt="Ranganthithu Bird Sanctuary" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2849/9369571988_e0c442f304_z.jpg" width="640" height="392" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="Ranganthithu Bird Sanctuary by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/9369569372/"><img alt="Ranganthithu Bird Sanctuary" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2860/9369569372_56738ba72f_z.jpg" width="640" height="481" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="Ranganthithu Bird Sanctuary by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/9369568850/"><img alt="Ranganthithu Bird Sanctuary" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7449/9369568850_7cae4dcc95_z.jpg" width="640" height="458" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3"><strong><u>Pelican Scape</u></strong></font></p> <p align="center"><a title="Ranganthithu Bird Sanctuary by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/9369567734/"><img alt="Ranganthithu Bird Sanctuary" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3817/9369567734_57004097eb_z.jpg" width="640" height="377" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="Ranganthithu Bird Sanctuary by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/9366788169/"><img alt="Ranganthithu Bird Sanctuary" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5542/9366788169_eedaf9a29d_z.jpg" width="640" height="491" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="Ranganthithu Bird Sanctuary by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/9369566858/"><img alt="Ranganthithu Bird Sanctuary" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3766/9369566858_6fa43cea70_z.jpg" width="640" height="366" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="Ranganthithu Bird Sanctuary by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/9366786325/"><img alt="Ranganthithu Bird Sanctuary" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5503/9366786325_0f787073a2_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="Ranganthithu Bird Sanctuary by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/9366786789/"><img alt="Ranganthithu Bird Sanctuary" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2850/9366786789_426601335b_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="Ranganthithu Bird Sanctuary by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/9369565114/"><img alt="Ranganthithu Bird Sanctuary" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7455/9369565114_db9c461805_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><strong><u><font size="6">Kingdom of Stealth</font></u></strong></p> <p align="center"><font size="3"><strong><u>Yaanai – Elephant Series</u></strong></font></p> <p align="center"><strong><u><font size="6"></font></u></strong></p> <p align="center"><a title="Kabini by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/9439760291/"><img alt="Kabini" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2816/9439760291_6f3a1b3a5b_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="Kabini by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/9439760157/"><img alt="Kabini" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3796/9439760157_f5fda35939_z.jpg" width="640" height="399" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="Kabini by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/9439760087/"><img alt="Kabini" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7334/9439760087_a7dab3b76b_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="Kabini by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/9442544588/"><img alt="Kabini" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5492/9442544588_11eea98f9e_z.jpg" width="640" height="494" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="Kabini by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/9439759171/"><img alt="Kabini" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7387/9439759171_7e03db3967_z.jpg" width="640" height="417" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="Kabini by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/9442543356/"><img alt="Kabini" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3717/9442543356_75e4cb9b55_z.jpg" width="640" height="378" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3"><strong><u>Tusker – Show of might</u></strong></font></p> <p align="center"><a title="Kabini by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/9442543236/"><img alt="Kabini" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5326/9442543236_9a2b672b45_z.jpg" width="640" height="355" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3"><strong><u>Wild Dog Patrol</u></strong></font></p> <p align="center"><a title="Kabini by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/9442542710/"><img alt="Kabini" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7421/9442542710_f7e7a8b157_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3"><strong><u>White Bellied Woodpecker</u></strong></font></p> <p align="center"><a title="Kabini by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/9439758035/"><img alt="Kabini" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5467/9439758035_c0c970e5d6_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p>Action showing the power of the claws of the White Bellied Woodpecker. This guy flew past and landed on the bark of the tree throwing chips of the tree all over the air. Within a second he had started drilling the tree in search of termites and other insects... <br />Woodpeckers have various adaptations for their lifestyle. Their tail has stiff feathers, so that it can be used when leaning on tree trunks. <br />These birds have one of the longest tongues amongst birds, relatively to their body size. <br />The beak hits the tree with a speed of 6-7 m (20-23 ft) per second, equaling 20 km (12 mi) per hour. The stop is instant. The slowdown at the impact is 1,000 times more powerful than the gravitational force, and about 100 times higher than the acceleration experienced by an astronaut during the launch of a spaceship. The brain of a woodpecker, that weighs a mere 2 to 4 grams, can stand the shock and the speed with which the blows of the head take place because of the large cranial surface (which distributes the shock evenly) and the stiff neck muscles which do not allow the twist of the neck.</p> <p align="center"><a title="Kabini by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/9439757535/"><img alt="Kabini" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2890/9439757535_c31139e843_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="Kabini by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/9442541748/"><img alt="Kabini" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3678/9442541748_685cbcdf1a_z.jpg" width="640" height="469" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3"><strong><u>Malabar Giant Squirrel</u></strong></font></p> <p align="center">They are omnivorous, surviving on flowers, fruits, eggs, insects and even bark. The Giant Squirrel's large tailis used as a counterweight, to help them keep their balance.</p> <p align="center"><a title="Kabini by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/9439753327/"><img alt="Kabini" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3795/9439753327_0d8eb124e0_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3"><strong><u>Spotted Deer</u></strong></font></p> <p align="center">Tigers favorite meal.</p> <p align="center"><a title="Kabini by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/9439757283/"><img alt="Kabini" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3678/9439757283_4274cf085e_z.jpg" width="640" height="478" /></a></p> <p align="center">Playing Dead: Not another tragic tale of bird flu, nor of a road kill, not even hunted by human greed. <br />This is a Indian Roller taking a mud bath to relieve itself of itching and ticks / insects on its feathers, body. Some feel it might do it to dry up / cool down as well.</p> <p align="center"><a title="Kabini by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/9442540876/"><img alt="Kabini" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7437/9442540876_10d51752a7_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><strong>Indian Roller</strong> also called the Blue Jay - Just after the mud bath.... <br />The Indian Roller has been chosen as the state bird by the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka and Odisha.</p> <p align="center"><a title="Kabini by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/9439756563/"><img alt="Kabini" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7351/9439756563_439e073191_z.jpg" width="640" height="468" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="Kabini by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/9439755805/"><img alt="Kabini" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3755/9439755805_70e974f0e5_z.jpg" width="640" height="487" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3"><strong><u>Wooly Necked Stork</u></strong></font></p> <p align="center"><a title="Kabini by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/9442540426/"><img alt="Kabini" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5452/9442540426_2248398e6d_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3"><strong><u>Mixed flock of 3 species</u></strong></font></p> <p align="center"><a title="Kabini by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/9442540216/"><img alt="Kabini" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7442/9442540216_104727f7b3_z.jpg" width="640" height="296" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3"><strong><u>Gaur / Indian Bison</u></strong></font></p> <p align="center"><a title="Kabini by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/9439754619/"><img alt="Kabini" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3794/9439754619_d27ab18fdb_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3"><strong><u>Sambar</u></strong></font></p> <p align="center"><a title="Kabini by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/9439760767/"><img alt="Kabini" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2852/9439760767_a6edd1e860_z.jpg" width="640" height="446" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3"><strong><u>Gray Langur</u></strong></font></p> <p align="center"><a title="Kabini by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/9439754653/"><img alt="Kabini" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2886/9439754653_c8c9261597_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3"><strong><u>Mother carting the baby to safety</u></strong></font></p> <p align="center"><a title="Kabini by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/9439761145/"><img alt="Kabini" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5323/9439761145_a2ebe9c37e_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3"><strong><u>Featured on Conservation India Website</u></strong></font> <br />On Saturday 13th April 2013, I was surprised to see these people / tribal's walk along the Kabini backwaters in Nagarahole Tiger Reserve so close to the wild dogs. Just before walking past the wild dogs, they walked past some elephants as well. <br />Link: <a href="http://www.conservationindia.org/gallery/tribals-and-dhole-nagarahole">http://www.conservationindia.org/gallery/tribals-and-dhole-nagarahole</a></p> <p align="center"><a title="Kabini - Tribals and Wildlife by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/9497831995/"><img alt="Kabini - Tribals and Wildlife" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2846/9497831995_8a31b6ee64_z.jpg" width="640" height="402" /></a></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p></p> <div class="fb-like" data-href="http://wow-wonderworks.blogspot.in/2013/07/kabinipart-ii.html" data-send="true" data-width="450" data-show-faces="true" data-colorscheme="dark"></div> <p></p> <p></p> <div class="fb-comments" data-href="http://www.wow-wonderworks.blogspot.in/2013/07/kabinipart-ii.html" data-width="500" data-colorscheme="dark" data-num-posts="100"></div> <p></p> <iframe style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; width: 130px; border-top-style: none; height: 16px; border-right-style: none; overflow: hidden" src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/comments.php?href=http://www.wow-wonderworks.blogspot.in/2013/07/kabinipart-ii.html&permalink=1" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="allowtransparency" scrolling="no"></iframe> <p align="center"><span style="font-size: 78%">© <a title="Monish Matthias" href="http://www.minmaxmim.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Monish Matthias</a>. 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BTW... Thailand's official name was Siam until 23 June 1939, when it was changed to Thailand. It was then renamed Siam from 1945 to 11 May 1949, after which it was again renamed Thailand.</p> <p>Shot with a Canon S3 IS P&S camera in 2009.</p> <p> </p> <p>Bangalore – Bangkok – Chiang Mai – Chiang Rai – Bangkok – Phuket – Bangalore</p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_0592 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8676989643/"><img alt="IMG_0592" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8263/8676989643_6682f35a74_z.jpg" width="480" height="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_0595 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8676989455/"><img alt="IMG_0595" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8536/8676989455_e5be19f540_z.jpg" width="480" height="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"> <a title="IMG_0606 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8678096038/"><img alt="IMG_0606" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8379/8678096038_3bfc4a2377_z.jpg" width="480" height="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"> <a title="IMG_0607 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8678095958/"><img alt="IMG_0607" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8125/8678095958_d5aaf7f559_z.jpg" width="480" height="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_0590 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8676989431/"><img alt="IMG_0590" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8124/8676989431_091ea4c442_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" /></a></p> <p align="center"> <a title="IMG_0634 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8682880296/"><img alt="IMG_0634" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8117/8682880296_2836b38d92_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" /></a></p> <p align="center"> <a title="IMG_0652 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8682880328/"><img alt="IMG_0652" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8401/8682880328_856e7216c0_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" /></a></p> <p align="center"> <a title="IMG_0655 by m I m, on 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href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8702931699/"><img alt="IMG_1124" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8556/8702931699_96e4e6d8f7_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" /></a></p> <p align="center"> <a title="IMG_0689 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8704051226/"><img alt="IMG_0689" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8269/8704051226_55076637a7_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" /></a></p> <p align="center"> <a title="IMG_0690 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8702931629/"><img alt="IMG_0690" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8268/8702931629_2b984cddb0_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" /></a></p> <p align="center"> <a title="IMG_0692 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8704051116/"><img alt="IMG_0692" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8559/8704051116_e478d230ce_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" /></a></p> <p align="center"> <a title="IMG_0777 by m I m, on Flickr" 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href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8702930843/"><img alt="IMG_0827" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8560/8702930843_4c8512e691_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" /></a></p> <p align="center"> <a title="IMG_0817 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8702931039/"><img alt="IMG_0817" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8260/8702931039_72bf4a71e6_z.jpg" width="480" height="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"> <a title="IMG_0825 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8702930863/"><img alt="IMG_0825" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8396/8702930863_75742ffd41_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" /></a></p> <p align="center"> <a title="IMG_0815 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8704050560/"><img alt="IMG_0815" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8273/8704050560_48e6365e24_z.jpg" width="640" height="373" /></a></p> <p align="center"> <a title="IMG_0821 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8704050454/"><img alt="IMG_0821" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8405/8704050454_92a5f421dc_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" /></a></p> <p align="center"> <a title="IMG_0842 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8702930717/"><img alt="IMG_0842" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8552/8702930717_3317854213_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" /></a></p> <p align="center"> <a title="IMG_0878 - Copy by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8702930609/"><img alt="IMG_0878 - Copy" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8133/8702930609_a268f4569c_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" /></a></p> <p align="center"> <a title="IMG_0922 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8704048802/"><img alt="IMG_0922" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8275/8704048802_396f54d467_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" /></a></p> <p align="center"> <a title="IMG_0991 by m I m, on Flickr" 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href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8704049096/"><img alt="IMG_1097" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8260/8704049096_f6b665c237_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" /></a></p> <p align="center"> <a title="IMG_1102 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8702929543/"><img alt="IMG_1102" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8275/8702929543_d47da8e89d_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" /></a></p> <p align="center"> <a title="IMG_0882 - Copy by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8704050066/"><img alt="IMG_0882 - Copy" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8540/8704050066_ef397228bf_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" /></a></p> <p align="center"> <a title="IMG_1107 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8702929457/"><img alt="IMG_1107" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8395/8702929457_f3529ff85d_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" /></a></p> <p align="center"> <a title="IMG_0862 - Copy by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8702930597/"><img alt="IMG_0862 - Copy" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8133/8702930597_d2bcf2e848_z.jpg" width="640" height="619" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/sets/72157633318510996/" target="_blank">The entire SET</a></p> <p><div class="fb-like" data-href="http://www.wow-wonderworks.blogspot.in/2013/05/bkk-chronicles-of-siam.html" data-send="true" data-width="450" data-show-faces="true" data-colorscheme="dark"></div></p> <p><div class="fb-comments" data-href="http://www.wow-wonderworks.blogspot.in/2013/05/bkk-chronicles-of-siam.html" data-num-posts="100" data-width="500" data-colorscheme="dark"></div></p> <iframe src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/comments.php?href=http://www.wow-wonderworks.blogspot.in/2013/05/bkk-chronicles-of-siam.html&permalink=1" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border:none; overflow:hidden; width:130px; height:16px;" allowTransparency="true"></iframe> <p align="center"><span style="font-size: 78%">© <a title="Monish Matthias" href="http://www.minmaxmim.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Monish Matthias</a>. 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If you want to see regular updates please follow this page - <a href="http://www.facebook.com/monishmatthias.photography">http://www.facebook.com/monishmatthias.photography</a></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="5"></font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="5">[Video] Mist & Mysteries of Kundadri Peak</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="650" height="366" data="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=109786" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"> <param name="flashvars" value="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=3150cd6f37&photo_id=8666143632&hd_default=false"></param> <param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=109786"></param> <param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"></param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=109786" bgcolor="#000000" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=3150cd6f37&photo_id=8666143632&hd_default=false" height="366" width="650"></embed></object></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="5">Here is the photo essay of photographs from 2012</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_1314 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8416359700/"><img alt="IMG_1314" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8505/8416359700_31446d1486_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_1331 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8415254769/"><img alt="IMG_1331" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8081/8415254769_6566f145c8_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_1341 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8419390198/"><img alt="IMG_1341" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8222/8419390198_ba8e47ff55_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_1354 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8426848710/"><img alt="IMG_1354" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8217/8426848710_4d4c9f132a_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_1344 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8419387236/"><img alt="IMG_1344" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8045/8419387236_439b533712_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_1377 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8434035475/"><img alt="IMG_1377" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8368/8434035475_e44745e77a_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_1507 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8530524962/"><img alt="IMG_1507" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8093/8530524962_45385861e9_z.jpg" width="640" height="466" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_1562 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8594081375/"><img alt="IMG_1562" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8532/8594081375_680842acc8_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_1599 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8615749830/"><img alt="IMG_1599" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8388/8615749830_e7bc697833_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_2131 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8663417742/"><img alt="IMG_2131" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8263/8663417742_4a1e3a12e3_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_1810 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8662461005/"><img alt="IMG_1810" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8264/8662461005_84cd4ed220_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_1841 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8662434761/"><img alt="IMG_1841" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8266/8662434761_0f2eb5d381_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_1910 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8662417799/"><img alt="IMG_1910" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8253/8662417799_64929c8e73_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_1919 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8662407537/"><img alt="IMG_1919" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8244/8662407537_2671236644_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="4"><u>Snakes</u></font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_1440 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8472878742/"><img alt="IMG_1440" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8244/8472878742_caf6f408c4_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_1405 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8434035645/"><img alt="IMG_1405" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8223/8434035645_f9babcd8bd_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_1463 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8472878582/"><img alt="IMG_1463" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8235/8472878582_f85ee20f7f_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_2084 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8663440134/"><img alt="IMG_2084" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8264/8663440134_0671eb2f8f_z.jpg" width="640" height="471" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_2057 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8662351045/"><img alt="IMG_2057" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8247/8662351045_caa473110e_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="4">Frogs, Toads</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_1566 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8594081775/"><img alt="IMG_1566" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8234/8594081775_b5cd3116b7_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_1518 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8529410907/"><img alt="IMG_1518" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8528/8529410907_def0707020_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_1508 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8529411125/"><img alt="IMG_1508" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8101/8529411125_9e7ea952db_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_1697 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8632872945/"><img alt="IMG_1697" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8521/8632872945_464176e480_z.jpg" width="640" height="606" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_1713 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8632873021/"><img alt="IMG_1713" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8392/8632873021_a629df7480_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_1920 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8662402977/"><img alt="IMG_1920" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8250/8662402977_9efe1bde71_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_1938 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8663496180/"><img alt="IMG_1938" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8257/8663496180_8080163125_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_2112 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8663428078/"><img alt="IMG_2112" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8253/8663428078_754fd7222f_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="4">Mushrooms / Fungi</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_1329 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8415259995/"><img alt="IMG_1329" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8374/8415259995_43c4a05f44_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_1526 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8595181566/"><img alt="IMG_1526" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8528/8595181566_4394623972_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_1618 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8615750048/"><img alt="IMG_1618" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8241/8615750048_922e789777_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_1607 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8615749852/"><img alt="IMG_1607" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8102/8615749852_4075151546_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_2142 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8663412480/"><img alt="IMG_2142" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8257/8663412480_6e24bfde10_z.jpg" width="640" height="443" /></a></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="4">Crabs</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_1493 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8530524344/"><img alt="IMG_1493" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8089/8530524344_725e221af5_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_2157 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8663408396/"><img alt="IMG_2157" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8259/8663408396_c3d9a6217f_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="4">Flora,Fauna,Scape</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_1424 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8452046403/"><img alt="IMG_1424" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8524/8452046403_87a669c9ca_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_1718 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8632873359/"><img alt="IMG_1718" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8121/8632873359_1a82e4614a_z.jpg" width="389" height="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_1361 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8425757031/"><img alt="IMG_1361" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8048/8425757031_d8d6f4fcd6_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_1957 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8662370961/"><img alt="IMG_1957" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8263/8662370961_4fe0bfb218_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_1945 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8662387969/"><img alt="IMG_1945" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8254/8662387969_9b29b8683f_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_1951 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8662379241/"><img alt="IMG_1951" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8264/8662379241_9843ce7911_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_1553 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8594081359/"><img alt="IMG_1553" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8512/8594081359_ce82f23071_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_2193 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8663561782/"><img alt="IMG_2193" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8264/8663561782_951bf0313f_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="4">When it rains it <font size="6">RAINS</font> !!!</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a title="Cats and Dogs by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8665918012/"><img alt="Cats and Dogs" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8240/8665918012_eeba7d8550_z.jpg" width="453" height="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="4">People</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_1669 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8633980396/"><img alt="IMG_1669" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8523/8633980396_8e7530be79_z.jpg" width="640" height="363" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_1674 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8633980310/"><img alt="IMG_1674" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8522/8633980310_4e2439aa88_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_1755 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8636895876/"><img alt="IMG_1755" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8253/8636895876_4ded130f0f_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="4">Colors of the Rainforest</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_1731 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8635790773/"><img alt="IMG_1731" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8239/8635790773_d15996fd0d_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_1736 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8636896298/"><img alt="IMG_1736" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8527/8636896298_2a45b31521_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_1422 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8452046511/"><img alt="IMG_1422" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8108/8452046511_4feb16707c_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_2119 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8662325855/"><img alt="IMG_2119" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8248/8662325855_95e7c4476b_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <br /> <p align="center"><strong><font size="4">View the entire set of Agumbe 2012</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><object width="600" height="450"> <param name="flashvars" value="offsite=true⟨=en-us&page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fminmaxmim%2Fsets%2F72157632609985237%2Fshow%2F&page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fminmaxmim%2Fsets%2F72157632609985237%2F&set_id=72157632609985237&jump_to="></param> <param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=124984"></param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=124984" allowFullScreen="true" 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</div>mMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07508114724104361877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936290755298820754.post-54708588652234677402013-01-02T16:52:00.001+05:302013-01-02T17:07:40.655+05:30Bokehlicious Christmas<p> <a href="http://www.wow-wonderworks.blogspot.com/">HOME</a><strong><></strong><a href="http://www.wow-wonderworks.blogspot.com/2010/03/journal-summary.html">JOURNAL</a></p> <p> </p> <a class="twitter-share-button" href="http://twitter.com/share" data-via="monish_m" data-count="horizontal">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script> <br /> <p><div class="fb-like" data-href="http://www.wow-wonderworks.blogspot.in/2013/01/bokehlicious-christmas.html" data-send="true" data-width="450" data-show-faces="true" data-colorscheme="dark"></div></p> <p>Christmas related shots from a purely Bokeh perspective. Wish you a bokehlicious christmas.</p> <p> </p> <p>Every bokeh is like a finger print, unique and different. Do check out the photo essay.</p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_2597 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8303129511/"><img alt="IMG_2597" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8353/8303129511_230eb3eb16_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_2596 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8304184310/"><img alt="IMG_2596" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8081/8304184310_c069828566_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_2598 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8304181322/"><img alt="IMG_2598" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8500/8304181322_705eb62454_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_2595 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8304185938/"><img alt="IMG_2595" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8080/8304185938_8847b79b85_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_2603 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8303124487/"><img alt="IMG_2603" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8221/8303124487_0da705a323_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_2594 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8304187642/"><img alt="IMG_2594" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8083/8304187642_26d54374e8_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_2592 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8303135941/"><img alt="IMG_2592" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8491/8303135941_a896ceab44_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_2601 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8304179764/"><img alt="IMG_2601" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8213/8304179764_b331e9a8ee_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_2606 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8306620506/"><img alt="IMG_2606" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8491/8306620506_c7b8c841bd_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_2611 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8305571465/"><img alt="IMG_2611" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8353/8305571465_8d1b1434f0_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_2612 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8305570691/"><img alt="IMG_2612" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8362/8305570691_9b14254d8f_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_2613 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8305567377/"><img alt="IMG_2613" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8492/8305567377_508dc61888_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_2617 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8305566709/"><img alt="IMG_2617" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8216/8305566709_7bdc39e2a9_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_2617-1 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8306612216/"><img alt="IMG_2617-1" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8211/8306612216_388345354f_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_2619 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8305563029/"><img alt="IMG_2619" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8213/8305563029_bd7cc96610_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p><div class="fb-like" data-href="http://www.wow-wonderworks.blogspot.in/2013/01/bokehlicious-christmas.html" data-send="true" data-width="450" data-show-faces="true" data-colorscheme="dark"></div></p> <br /> <div class="fb-comments" data-colorscheme="dark" data-width="500" data-num-posts="100" data-href="http://www.wow-wonderworks.blogspot.in/2013/01/bokehlicious-christmas.html"></div> <br /> <p> <iframe style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; width: 130px; border-top-style: none; height: 16px; border-right-style: none; overflow: hidden" src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/comments.php?href=http://www.wow-wonderworks.blogspot.in/2013/01/bokehlicious-christmas.html&permalink=1" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="allowtransparency" scrolling="no"></iframe> </p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size: 78%">© <a title="Monish Matthias" href="http://www.minmaxmim.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Monish Matthias</a>. 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Some life time sightings in the Kingdom of Stealth section at the bottom.</p> <p> </p> <p>Go ahead and enjoy the photo essay and share your comments, likes.</p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><strong><u><font color="#dd8484" size="7">Kingdom of Flight</font></u></strong></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_9583 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8150909336/"><img alt="IMG_9583" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7122/8150909336_12aa84bf1b_z.jpg" width="549" height="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_9579 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8150877291/"><img alt="IMG_9579" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8472/8150877291_ef7f63f3c9_z.jpg" width="640" height="485" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_9588 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8150912378/"><img alt="IMG_9588" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7254/8150912378_d51fc8eaec_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_9599 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8150922818/"><img alt="IMG_9599" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7279/8150922818_366369d9f6_z.jpg" width="640" height="510" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_9616 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8150911519/"><img alt="IMG_9616" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7134/8150911519_88f00b3ca8_z.jpg" width="640" height="494" /></a></p> <p align="center">Swallows or swifts make nests by regurgitating gelatinous substances, or the saliva. The nests are composed of interwoven strands of salivary laminae cement. The nests have high levels of calcium, iron, potassium, and magnesium.  When dissolved in water, the  nests have a gelatinous texture used for soup or sweet tong sui. It is mostly referred to as yan wounless references are made to the salty or sweet soup in Chinese cuisine.</p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_9652 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8150982508/"><img alt="IMG_9652" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8473/8150982508_a3ed8f208b_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_9657 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8150965439/"><img alt="IMG_9657" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7269/8150965439_0b42148f53_z.jpg" width="640" height="472" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_9659 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8150981545/"><img alt="IMG_9659" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7140/8150981545_6580ca25f3_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_9666 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8151014880/"><img alt="IMG_9666" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7117/8151014880_8138e0decb_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_9672 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8151029798/"><img alt="IMG_9672" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7134/8151029798_1e6919ecd6_z.jpg" width="443" height="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_9682 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8151042550/"><img alt="IMG_9682" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7279/8151042550_5544ba303a_z.jpg" width="640" height="529" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_9683 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8151049270/"><img alt="IMG_9683" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7276/8151049270_2ca0968063_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center">In Breeding Plumage</p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_9690 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8151029901/"><img alt="IMG_9690" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7128/8151029901_383cbaf9f7_z.jpg" width="549" height="640" /></a></p> <p align="center">Animated animated GIF to show the behavior of pelicans, how they drink water <img style="border-bottom-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-left-style: none" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" alt="Smile" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-_g5NpLKubak/UJn4UFu4_RI/AAAAAAAACRk/td5OUa6xc9s/wlEmoticon-smile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" /></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-cCKr0Li5xCc/UJfjiqpShOI/AAAAAAAACRM/YQ-HtcmX3k0/s1600-h/PelicanWater-LR%25255B2%25255D.gif"><img style="margin: 0px; display: inline" title="PelicanWater-LR" alt="PelicanWater-LR" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-IwzDyGDxjHQ/UJfj4rWsQ-I/AAAAAAAACRU/GUKoKcqXi54/PelicanWater-LR_thumb.gif?imgmax=800" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_9758 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8151139965/"><img alt="IMG_9758" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7266/8151139965_feae1723a9_z.jpg" width="640" height="478" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_9672 - Copy by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8151170398/"><img alt="IMG_9672 - Copy" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7116/8151170398_dfd470509e_z.jpg" width="425" height="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_9628 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8152632525/"><img alt="IMG_9628" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8345/8152632525_9fe11bd4fb_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_9597 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8152653554/"><img alt="IMG_9597" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7119/8152653554_1aa2dbe9fd_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"><strong>Slide Show of the Kingdom of Flight</strong></p> <p align="center"><object width="640" height="530"> <param name="flashvars" value="offsite=true⟨=en-us&page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fminmaxmim%2Fsets%2F72157631922570871%2Fshow%2F&page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fminmaxmim%2Fsets%2F72157631922570871%2F&set_id=72157631922570871&jump_to="></param> <param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=122138"></param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=122138" allowFullScreen="true" flashvars="offsite=true&lang=en-us&page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fminmaxmim%2Fsets%2F72157631922570871%2Fshow%2F&page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fminmaxmim%2Fsets%2F72157631922570871%2F&set_id=72157631922570871&jump_to=" width="640" height="530"></embed></object></p> <p align="center"><strong><u><font color="#ffff00" size="7">Kingdom of Stealth</font></u></strong></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_9769 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8153043662/"><img alt="IMG_9769" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8067/8153043662_25d08e46b6_z.jpg" width="640" height="481" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_9785 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8153045092/"><img alt="IMG_9785" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7248/8153045092_39c868a7cd_z.jpg" width="640" height="491" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_9825 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8153026161/"><img alt="IMG_9825" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7125/8153026161_2497ab3d56_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_9823 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8153050594/"><img alt="IMG_9823" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8198/8153050594_4771ab1ed1_z.jpg" width="640" height="379" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_9826 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8153056118/"><img alt="IMG_9826" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7250/8153056118_d30b5e79fe_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_9852 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8153063110/"><img alt="IMG_9852" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7279/8153063110_cb6bce5498_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_9854 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8153065466/"><img alt="IMG_9854" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8482/8153065466_3e279c8866_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_9874 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8153040681/"><img alt="IMG_9874" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7247/8153040681_dba0840393_z.jpg" width="640" height="461" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_9875 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8153048919/"><img alt="IMG_9875" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7113/8153048919_febba6d67e_z.jpg" width="640" height="343" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_9882 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8153043437/"><img alt="IMG_9882" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8063/8153043437_9335034034_z.jpg" width="640" height="519" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_9865 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8153045971/"><img alt="IMG_9865" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7266/8153045971_fd07aed41b_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_9887 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8153079082/"><img alt="IMG_9887" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8480/8153079082_3fbbb03013_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="IMG_9951 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/8153063043/"><img alt="IMG_9951" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8342/8153063043_db850e7ea5_z.jpg" width="396" height="640" /></a></p> <p>The Serpent Eagle is known to have a protective membrane - known as the nictitating membrane around its eye. This membrane is a clear inner eyelid that closes to moisten and protect the eye while allowing the eagle to still see. Some mammals, such as camels, polar bears, seals, and aardvarks, have full nictitating membranes. Often called a third eyelid or haw, it may be referred to as the plica semilunaris or palpebra tertia in scientific terminology.</p> <p>In some diving animals, for example beavers and manatees, it moves across the eye to protect it while under water, and in these species it is transparent; in other diving animals, including sea lions, it is activated on land, to remove sand and other debris. This is its function in most animals. In birds of prey, it also serves to protect the parents' eyes from their chicks while they are feeding them, and when peregrine falcons go into their 200 mph (320 km/h) dives, they will blink repeatedly with their nictitating membranes to clear debris and spread moisture across the eyes. In polar bears, it protects the eyes from snow blindness. In sharks, it protects their eyes while the shark strikes at its prey. 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mMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07508114724104361877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936290755298820754.post-1884160573880923332012-06-24T19:50:00.001+05:302012-06-25T09:39:25.023+05:30[Featured] IIMB Alumni Summer Magazine–June 2012<p><a href="http://www.wow-wonderworks.blogspot.com/">HOME</a><strong><></strong><a href="http://www.wow-wonderworks.blogspot.com/2010/03/journal-summary.html">JOURNAL</a></p> <a class="twitter-share-button" href="http://twitter.com/share" data-count="horizontal" data-via="monish_m">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script> <br /><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http://www.wow-wonderworks.blogspot.in/2012/06/featured-iimb-alumni-summer.html&layout=standard&show_faces=true&width=&action=like&font=&colorscheme=light" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="allowtransparency" scrolling="no"></iframe> <p>A photo feature of mine has appeared in the <strong>IIMB Alumni Summer Magazine–June 2012</strong> edition. 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Spent 4 days way back in 2011 and wanted to return back. Went back this year in January and had a whale of a time.</p> <p> </p> <p>2011 - <a href="http://www.wow-wonderworks.blogspot.in/2011/02/snakes-love-story.html">http://www.wow-wonderworks.blogspot.in/2011/02/snakes-love-story.html</a> </p> <p> </p> <p>I am going to primarily have this as a photo essay which a few one liners sprinkled here and there.</p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font color="#00ff00" size="6"><u>Frogs, Crabs</u></font></strong></p> <p align="center">Indian Pond Frog (Euphlyctis hexadactylus) – What a beautiful Frog, really huge in size and its distress call can bring Suresh Kalmadi’s (poorly constructed) stadiums down.</p> <p align="center"><a title="Indian Pond Frog (Euphlyctis hexadactylus) aka Indian Green Frog by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/7117826645/"><img alt="Indian Pond Frog (Euphlyctis hexadactylus) aka Indian Green Frog" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7042/7117826645_4b6fe1e6ce_z.jpg" width="640" height="358" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="Indian Pond Frog (Euphlyctis hexadactylus) by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/6971747748/"><img alt="Indian Pond Frog (Euphlyctis hexadactylus)" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7240/6971747748_c70db87bab_z.jpg" width="640" height="428" /></a></p> <p align="center">Huge Brown Crab, very close to a water stream very late in the night.</p> <p align="center"><a title="Crab by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/7117826393/"><img alt="Crab" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7104/7117826393_c37c87b297_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center">Smaller Brown Crab hiding in the rice fields, the ploughed rice fields give these guys and the snakes a perfect hunting / hiding place.</p> <p align="center"><a title="Crab by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/6971747074/"><img alt="Crab" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8018/6971747074_c2a4f29170_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><strong><u><font color="#ffc000" size="6"></font></u></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font color="#ffc000" size="6"><u>Insects</u></font></strong></p> <p align="center">The Body Armor Bug</p> <p align="center"><a title="Armoured by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/7117831825/"><img alt="Armoured" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7064/7117831825_cec5c12aa7_z.jpg" width="640" height="589" /></a></p> <p align="center">A great adaptation, you would have seen green grass hoppers, this was completely colored like a dried straw which is its habitat – superb camouflage. </p> <p align="center"><a title="Grass hopper by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/6971753142/"><img alt="Grass hopper" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7098/6971753142_b37db9f9f0_z.jpg" width="640" height="473" /></a></p> <p align="center">Another Superb Bug – These are all at ground / tiny twig level, you walk fast they don’t exist!</p> <p align="center"><a title="Near the peak by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/7117831329/"><img alt="Near the peak" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7257/7117831329_7e68e328ed_z.jpg" width="234" height="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="Untitled by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/7117831263/"><img alt="Untitled" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7138/7117831263_850a7b446b_z.jpg" width="640" height="598" /></a></p> <p align="center">Hopper</p> <p align="center"><a title="Hopper by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/7117831019/"><img alt="Hopper" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8022/7117831019_e9d792d18b_z.jpg" width="640" height="363" /></a></p> <p align="center">There is a woman behind every …. man…. yeah literally!</p> <p align="center"><a title="There is a woman behind every ... man by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/6971752602/"><img alt="There is a woman behind every ... man" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7071/6971752602_2fe893526c_z.jpg" width="640" height="471" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="Cricket by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/6971747278/"><img alt="Cricket" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7136/6971747278_19903ec853_z.jpg" width="640" height="428" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><a title="There is a woman behind every ... man by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/6971752554/"><img alt="There is a woman behind every ... man" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8164/6971752554_50b1a8c292_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center">Crimson Rose</p> <p align="center"><a title="f_IMG_8387 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/7117826159/"><img alt="f_IMG_8387" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7232/7117826159_2994640434_z.jpg" width="640" height="636" /></a></p> <p align="center">Life inside a Honey Bee’s Nest</p> <p align="center"><a title="Honey Bees in their nest by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/7117825349/"><img alt="Honey Bees in their nest" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7088/7117825349_73164fafd8_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><strong><u><font color="#ffc000" size="6"></font></u></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font color="#4bacc6" size="6"><u>Weaver Ants</u></font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a title="Weaver Ants - March Past by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/7117832233/"><img alt="Weaver Ants - March Past" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7260/7117832233_522791110a_z.jpg" width="640" height="571" /></a></p> <p align="center">We eat to live, we work to live….</p> <p align="center"><a title="Weaver Ants taking in food by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/6971747386/"><img alt="Weaver Ants taking in food" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8013/6971747386_7b49300f51_z.jpg" width="549" height="640" /></a></p> <p align="center">With its hunt</p> <p align="center"><a title="Weaver Ants with hunt by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/7117825641/"><img alt="Weaver Ants with hunt" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8003/7117825641_610218b585_z.jpg" width="640" height="491" /></a></p> <p align="center"><strong><u><font color="#4bacc6" size="6"></font></u></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font color="#ffff00" size="6"><u>Dragons & Damsels</u></font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a title="f_IMG_7729 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/6971753896/"><img alt="f_IMG_7729" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8018/6971753896_9205a97a43_z.jpg" width="640" height="475" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="f_IMG_7717 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/6971754280/"><img alt="f_IMG_7717" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7039/6971754280_a2da8e6d4f_z.jpg" width="640" height="518" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="f_IMG_8261 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/6971748736/"><img alt="f_IMG_8261" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7256/6971748736_dc4677021b_z.jpg" width="511" height="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="f_IMG_8260 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/7117827345/"><img alt="f_IMG_8260" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8160/7117827345_e268ba9e8b_z.jpg" width="640" height="428" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="f_IMG_8301 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/7117826947/"><img alt="f_IMG_8301" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7209/7117826947_008991ecc1_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="f_IMG_8247 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/6971748922/"><img alt="f_IMG_8247" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7263/6971748922_b9c98eea68_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="f_IMG_8392 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/6971747496/"><img alt="f_IMG_8392" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7124/6971747496_43314c5642_z.jpg" width="640" height="410" /></a></p> <p align="center"><strong><u><font color="#ffc000" size="6"></font></u></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font color="#ffc000" size="6"><u>Birds</u></font></strong></p> <p align="center">The Boeing of the Bird Kingdom</p> <p align="center"><a title="Pelican by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/6971750288/"><img alt="Pelican" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7206/6971750288_dc9b493a21_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="Pelican Art by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/7117828567/"><img alt="Pelican Art" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7231/7117828567_a13bcb65ed_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center">The Boeing in flight</p> <p align="center"><a title="Pelican - flight by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/7117828155/"><img alt="Pelican - flight" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7255/7117828155_5405160913_z.jpg" width="491" height="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="Hanging Look by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/6971750682/"><img alt="Hanging Look" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7226/6971750682_d152be81ce_z.jpg" width="640" height="489" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="Snack time by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/6971750746/"><img alt="Snack time" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7055/6971750746_8070f6b840_z.jpg" width="640" height="523" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="Stroll in the water park by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/7117829641/"><img alt="Stroll in the water park" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7125/7117829641_3d2ba05fea_z.jpg" width="640" height="249" /></a></p> <p align="center">Purple Heron</p> <p align="center"><a title="Purple Heron by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/7117827795/"><img alt="Purple Heron" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8145/7117827795_d55db95433_z.jpg" width="640" height="428" /></a></p> <p align="center">Painted Stork</p> <p align="center"><a title="Painted Stork by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/6971749332/"><img alt="Painted Stork" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7064/6971749332_c265f1e55f_z.jpg" width="640" height="473" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="Painted Stork - flight by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/6971749588/"><img alt="Painted Stork - flight" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7117/6971749588_47d0e314ff_z.jpg" width="640" height="247" /></a></p> <p align="center">Nest Building Activity</p> <p align="center"><a title="Painted Stork - Nesting by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/6971749800/"><img alt="Painted Stork - Nesting" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7122/6971749800_1d92869de7_z.jpg" width="640" height="403" /></a></p> <p align="center">River Tern – Nest on the hot rock : peeps out with Surprise</p> <p align="center"><a title="River Tern by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/6971749864/"><img alt="River Tern" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7257/6971749864_3b903c5a97_z.jpg" width="640" height="331" /></a></p> <p align="center">Black Crowned Night Heron</p> <p align="center"><a title="Black-crowned Night Heron by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/6971749116/"><img alt="Black-crowned Night Heron" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7203/6971749116_9b2af3829b_z.jpg" width="300" height="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"><strong><u><font color="#ffc000" size="6"></font></u></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font color="#9bbb59" size="6"><u>Landscape</u></font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a title="f_IMG_7877 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/6971752304/"><img alt="f_IMG_7877" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7211/6971752304_c64d55ae07_z.jpg" width="640" height="471" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="Mid Day by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/7117830819/"><img alt="Mid Day" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7117/7117830819_312782fc32_z.jpg" width="640" height="471" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="Sunset & Devikere Lake by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/6971751844/"><img alt="Sunset & Devikere Lake" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7133/6971751844_2cf1b17b95_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="Horizon by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/6971751506/"><img alt="Horizon" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7059/6971751506_5bf786cbd8_z.jpg" width="640" height="268" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="Glimmering & Simmering by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/6971748422/"><img alt="Glimmering & Simmering" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8159/6971748422_5b3ff2575d_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" /></a></p> <p align="center">A nights sleep to recharge our batteries – a star and the crescent share the stage</p> <p align="center"><a title="Moon and a star by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/7117829741/"><img alt="Moon and a star" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7195/7117829741_dbeaae4ae1_z.jpg" width="640" height="191" /></a></p> <p align="center"><strong><u><font color="#ffc000" size="6"></font></u></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font color="#c0504d" size="6"><u>Others</u></font></strong></p> <p align="center">A unknown flower close to the water bed.</p> <p align="center"><a title="Peace be with you by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/7117831161/"><img alt="Peace be with you" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8143/7117831161_429eb39e14_z.jpg" width="495" height="640" /></a></p> <p align="center">A cacti with yellow flowers</p> <p align="center"><a title="Am Yellow by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/7117827249/"><img alt="Am Yellow" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7273/7117827249_951fc8ce98_z.jpg" width="640" height="381" /></a></p> <p align="center">Silky and ready to disperse thy seeds</p> <p align="center"><a title="Soft and Silky by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/7117826123/"><img alt="Soft and Silky" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7123/7117826123_535e07216f_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center"><strong><u><font color="#ffc000" size="6"></font></u></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font color="#ff0000" size="6"><u>Beep hoots…Time for the Scorpion Show</u></font></strong></p> <p align="center">Scorpions are also known to glow when exposed to certain wavelengths of ultraviolet light such as that produced by a black light, due to the presence of fluorescent chemicals in the cuticle. One fluorescent component is now known to be beta-carboline. A hand-held UV lamp has long been a standard tool for nocturnal field surveys of these animals. Fluorescence occurs as a result of sclerotization and increases in intensity with each successive instar.[23] This fluorescence may have an active role in scorpion light detection.</p> <p align="center"><a title="The portrait by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/7117825013/"><img alt="The portrait" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7176/7117825013_231037d6bb_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center">The injection the sting</p> <p align="center"><a title="The injection by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/7117825167/"><img alt="The injection" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7259/7117825167_41bc3ca3fb_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" /></a></p> <p align="center">A curled up defensive pose</p> <p align="center"><a title="f_IMG_8463 by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/7117825727/"><img alt="f_IMG_8463" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7250/7117825727_1ec9230920_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a></p> <p align="center">The dance when the stage lights are up</p> <p align="center"><a title="Curled Pose by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/7117824453/"><img alt="Curled Pose" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7268/7117824453_e30c87d725_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a title="The pose of the sting by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/7117824475/"><img alt="The pose of the sting" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8001/7117824475_8a7322c9d3_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" /></a></p> <p align="center">I never knew Scorpions are gentle, they don’t sting us as they know we are not their prey. They do make hissing sounds similar to a cobra when agitated. However in the few little occasions when humans are stung like in a shoe bite etc, guess either the scorpion is under sever pain and stress or the human foot literally injects himself by stamping on the stinger…</p> <p align="center"><a title="Beauty by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/6971746044/"><img alt="Beauty" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8154/6971746044_a35ec754e2_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" /></a></p> <p align="center"><strong><u><font color="#ffc000" size="6"></font></u></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font color="#9b00d3" size="6"><u></u></font></strong></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font color="#d16349" size="6"><u>Devikere Lake – Panorama (20263*5414)</u></font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a title="Devikere Lake Panoram by m I m, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minmaxmim/7120273501/"><img alt="Devikere Lake Panoram" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8014/7120273501_ce7086b87b_z.jpg" width="640" height="171" /></a></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font color="#9b00d3" size="6"><u>Slide Show of the entire set</u></font></strong></p> <p align="center"><object width="600" height="450"> <param name="flashvars" value="offsite=true⟨=en-us&page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fminmaxmim%2Fsets%2F72157629545262616%2Fshow%2F&page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fminmaxmim%2Fsets%2F72157629545262616%2F&set_id=72157629545262616&jump_to="></param> <param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=109615"></param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=109615" allowFullScreen="true" flashvars="offsite=true&lang=en-us&page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fminmaxmim%2Fsets%2F72157629545262616%2Fshow%2F&page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fminmaxmim%2Fsets%2F72157629545262616%2F&set_id=72157629545262616&jump_to=" width="600" height="450"></embed></object></p> <p> </p> <p>Didn’t spot many snakes, just a gigantic rat snake and the Brahminy blind snake. Saw the jungle cat quite close. Tried my hand at fishing with sophisticated fishing rods and set a new record after 30 minutes lost my fishing hook and my entire bait. Terrible drive to the Nagarhole reserve never did think we will return on those adventurous roads (my poor car). Lovely & memorable drive with some great discussions on our back to Bangalore with Mr Ossie Martin (Gerry’s Dad).</p> <p><u><strong>Monish</strong></u> </p> <p>Do stay connected - <a href="http://www.facebook.com/monishmatthias.photography">http://www.facebook.com/monishmatthias.photography</a> (hit the like button to get regular updates)</p> <p> </p> <iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http://wow-wonderworks.blogspot.in/2012/04/hunsura-journey-to-rice-fields-by-lake.html&layout=standard&show_faces=true&width=&action=like&font=&colorscheme=light" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="allowtransparency" scrolling="no"></iframe> <br /> <div class="fb-comments" data-colorscheme="dark" data-width="500" data-num-posts="100" data-href="http://www.wow-wonderworks.blogspot.in/2012/04/hunsura-journey-to-rice-fields-by-lake.html"></div> <br /><iframe style="border-bottom-style: none; border-right-style: none; width: 130px; border-top-style: none; height: 16px; border-left-style: none; overflow: hidden" src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/comments.php?href=http://www.wow-wonderworks.blogspot.in/2012/04/hunsura-journey-to-rice-fields-by-lake.html&permalink=1" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="allowtransparency" scrolling="no"></iframe> <br /> <p> </p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size: 78%">© <a title="Monish Matthias" href="http://www.minmaxmim.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Monish Matthias</a>. 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