Photography by Neville

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.

View from the Hill

Very close to Bangalore and still one of Bangalore’s fave weekend getaways is Nandi Hills. There are various ways to get there but I prefer taking the government buses that go all the way to the top.

One step from the drop

Looking down

Pathway in the fort

You can catch a bus to the top of Nandi Hills from the KSRTC bus stand which is right opposite the BMTC bus stand. Go o platform number 10 and ask there.

Tickets are about 40 - 50 Rupees depending on which route the bus takes. Tickets to the fort cost 5 Rupees and you can stock up on food here or go all the way to the top and get your snacks and lunch there.

Here are the final images of my trip to Ranganathittu almost a month ago. While there I discovered an interest in Bird photography. It was a new experience for me since the birds are so unpredictable and quick in flight.

Basking in the sun

Tending the flock

Stutting

the Kingfisher

The Race

Out on a limb

Searching

The lookout

Hope you all enjoyed the images, as always your comments are appreciated.

More images from my trip to Mysore and Ranganathittu. This time around its the Open Billed Storks that are commonly found at the bird sanctuary.

Open Billed Stork Poses

King of the Tree

Ponder

The Itch

Strike a pose

In Bloom

As always your comments and thoughts are always appreciated! Looking forward to putting up some more of the images that I have of the birds at the sanctuary.