Droplets in dark...

First attempt to Create HDR

This has been created using Photomatix...

In image processing, computer graphics, and photography, high dynamic range imaging (HDRI or just HDR) is a set of techniques that allows a greater dynamic range of luminances between light and dark areas of a scene than normal digital imaging techniques. The intention of HDRI is to accurately represent the wide range of intensity levels found in real scenes ranging from direct sunlight to shadows.

Photographer Freezing Sunset moment at Safdarjung's Tomb

Photographer Freezing Sunset moment at Safdarjung's Tomb

Safdarjung's Tomb, Delhi :

Safdarjung's Tomb is a garden tomb in a marble mausoleum in Delhi, India. It was built in 1754 in the style of late Mughal architecture. The top story of the edifice houses the Archaeological Survey of India. The garden, in the style evolved by the Mughal Empire that is now known as the Mughal gardens style known as a charbagh, is entered through an ornate gate. Its facade is decorated with elaborate plaster carvings.

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Pine Cone in its early stages...

Pine Cone in its early stages...

A cone is an organ on plants in the division Pinophyta that contains the reproductive structures. The familiar woody cone is the female cone, which produces seeds. The male cones, which produce pollen, are usually herbaceous and much less conspicuous even at full maturity. The name "cone" derives from the fact that the shape in some species resembles a geometric cone. The individual plates of a cone are known as scales.

Jaguar Couple @ Delhi Zoo

Jaguar Couple @ Delhi Zoo

The jaguar, Panthera onca, is a big cat, a feline in the Panthera genus. It is the only Panthera found in the Americas. The jaguar is the third-largest feline after the tiger and the lion, and the largest and most powerful feline in the Western Hemisphere. The jaguar's present range extends from Mexico across much of Central America and south to Paraguay and northern Argentina. Apart from a known and possibly breeding population in Arizona (southwest of Tucson), the cat has largely been extirpated from the United States since the early 1900s. There is, however, a high probability that (given the surveyed population in southwestern Arizona) populations of Jaguar exist in other unsurveyed regions within southern Arizona, New Mexico and possibly even Texas.

courtesy: http://www.wikipedia.org/

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Expressions convey a lot without any words

Expressions convey a lot without any words...

Performance by Leipziger Tanztheater @ Kamani,

My First attempt to use Macro Lense...

The More I See the World, the Closer I Feel to India

The More I See the World, the Closer I Feel to India

INDIA GATE @ NEW DELHI :: The India Gate is one of the largest war memorials in India. Situated in the heart of New Delhi, India Gate is prominent landmark in Delhi and commemorates the members of the erstwhile British Indian Army who lost their lives fighting for the Indian Empire in World War I and the Afghan Wars.

Pigeon-Studded Skies @ Jama Masjid, Delhi-6

Pigeon-Studded Skies

JAMA MASJID @ OLD DELHI : The Masjid-i Jahan-Namaa , commonly known as the Jama Masjid of Delhi, is the principal mosque of Old Delhi in India and the largest mosque in Asia. Commissioned by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, builder of the Taj Mahal, and completed in the year 1656 AD, it is one of the largest and best-known mosques in India. It lies at the origin of a very busy central street of Old Delhi, Chandni Chowk.

The later name, Jaama Masjid, is a reference to the weekly Friday noon congregation prayers of Muslims, which are usually done at a mosque, the "congregational mosque" or "jaama masjid". The courtyard of the mosque can hold up to twenty-five thousand worshipers. The mosque also houses several relics in a closet in the north gate, including a copy of the Qur'an written on deer skin.

Lovely Eyes and White Attire that stands for Purity

Lovely Eyes and White Attire that stands for Purity

A Fusion of Tribal Get-up and Modern Cosmetics @ Surajkund craft Fair

A Fusion of Tribal Get-up and Modern Cosmetics

Sri Lankan Folk Dancer @ Kamani, Delhi

Sri Lankan Folk Dancer @ Kamani, Delhi

A Siddi performer @ Surajkund Mela

The term Siddis (also called Habshi) refers to a Negroid people in India.
They are the descendants of slaves first brought to parts of Pakistan and India by Arab merchants in medieval times from the Bantu-speaking parts of eastern Africa.

In Western India (today's Indian states of Gujarat and Maharashtra), the Siddi gained a reputation as being physically powerful and fiercely loyal. This made them popular amongst the local princes as mercenaries.
Most of the original Siddis live in the Sindh region of Pakistan, and the Gujarat region of India, and some mixed with local Indian people.
Courtesy: Wikipedia

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Magnificent Jaguar @ Delhi Zoo

Magnificent Jaguar @ Delhi Zoo

The jaguar is a New World feline and one of four "big cats" in the Panthera genus, along with the tiger, lion, and leopard of the Old World. It is the only Panthera found in the New World. The jaguar is the third-largest feline after the tiger and the lion, and on average the largest and most powerful feline in the Western Hemisphere. The jaguar's present range extends from Mexico across much of Central America and south to Paraguay and northern Argentina. Apart from a known and possibly breeding population in Arizona (southwest of Tucson), the cat has largely been extirpated from the United States since the early 1900s. There is, however, a high probability that (given the surveyed population in southwestern Arizona) populations of Jaguar exist in other unsurveyed regions within southern Arizona, New Mexico and possibly even Texas.

This spotted cat most closely resembles the leopard physically, although it is usually larger and of sturdier build and its behavioural and habitat characteristics are closer to those of the tiger. While dense rainforest is its preferred habitat, the jaguar will range across a variety of forested and open terrain. It is strongly associated with the presence of water and is notable, along with the tiger, as a feline that enjoys swimming.

A couple of Northern Pintails @ Delhi Zoo

A couple of Northern Pintails. The one in the front is a male and the one at the back is the female.

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Light beams through clouds @ Surajgarh, Rajasthan, INDIA

Light beams through clouds @ Surajgarh, Rajasthan, INDIA

Sky in early morning @ Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh

Sky in early morning @ Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh : Love blue sky which is very difficult to see in Delhi :(

Blue-and-gold Macaw @ Delhi Zoo

Blue-and-gold Macaw @ Delhi Zoo
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Black Crowned Crane @ Delhi Zoo

Black Crowned Crane @ Delhi Zoo