Photography by Neville

The Great Escape

I’ve been a very on and off user over at Flickr for many years now. After joining BNG Birds group at yahoo I have become a more frequent poster at Flickr as a lot of other photographers I know also post up there. It’s a nice and simple way of getting a wider audience and more comments.

For regular visitors of my blog there are more images there that didn’t make the final cut and end up on the website. So do take a look at some of my other shots over there too.

http://flickr.com/nevillel

Comments are always welcome!

Since my recent foray into the world of Bird photography I’ve been meeting a lot of birders on-line and also out in the field. One of the best places to meet like minded people is by joining the BNG Birds group on Yahoo Groups.  It’s a relatively simple matter of just signing in and joining the group. Once thats done you can see what birders in your area (Bangalore) are up to.

The group also has various trips on almost every weekend to places which are known for the variety in birds. I’ve been with this group to Nandi Hills, Shivanahalli and Anekal. In these trips I’ve basically learnt a lot more about birding than I would have going out by myself. I’ve seen and spotted many more species of birds and become better at identifying calls of certain birds.

There are a lot of great people who you can meet during these trips and its definetiely worth checking out. Catch you at the next BNG Birds trip!

In Thought

One of the largest cycling events in India happened in Bangalore. Here are some shots of the huge event!

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Babak Tafreshi is the winner of the 2009 Lennart Nilsson scientific photography contest. NewScientist has some of his shots on display on their website. The shots are beautiful and depict the night sky in a way that most city dwellers may never have seen before.

Here is the direct link to the gallery: Reclaiming the night sky: award-winning astrophotography

I’ve been planning on learning more about astrophotography. I’ve got everything thats required so maybe I’ll take a shot at it the next time I’m in Mysore.

A very nice Q&A with war photographer Teru Kuwayama. I found it very interesting and eye opening. Check it out at:

Ask a Pro: How to Shoot (and Not Get Shot) In a War Zone