Figuring Things Out

Raghu Rai, a famous Indian photographer, passed away this week (26/04/2026). Having grown up seeing his amazing photographs in newspapers an...

Over the past two weeks, I have been looking for options. Now there are so many that I am spoilt for choices - the world of digital cameras ...

A kit lens makes you lazy. This is the first thing you learn when you step out of your comfort zone in photography. I have been pho...

At first glance, Mazar may not seem like much of a city. From the far distance it looks like a a dusty patch of low buildings set in a...

What is it that makes black & white photographs so... compelling? Yesterday evening  sudden downpour sent me scurrying into the Vi...

Here is something that landed in my grocery bag last week - a tomato with a beak! What is it that makes a fruit take up unusual forms...

This is one of the best selfie's I've come across. Last week a random simian in Indonesia triggered a huge debate on copyright a...

In early morning sunlight, a Tussar silkworm is an incredibly beautiful sight. The surprising thing is that despite its large s...

What a remarkable coincidence! Just the day after I struggled to identify an unusual, elegant bird perched on an electric line, it turned...

What is the story behind this iconic photograph of the  Patola palace in Tibet? The photographer, Galen Rowell was leading a tour-gr...

Which is this strikingly beautiful grasshopper couple, perched in a Papri tree? Answer from Shaku, 10 Sep., 2012: Ak grasshopper...

How many birds can be spotted on a Delhi summer morning? White-throated Kingfisher ( Halcyon smyrensis ) Indian Robin Ros...

A Nilgai  (Litt. 'Blue-Cow'-  Boselaphus tragocamelus )  has been foraging in our neighborhood for the past few week. Every time I...

Garbage Bins, Janpath: Right in the middle of the most touristy street market in Delhi, these two garbage-bins have been placed upside...

. Its a breathtaking sight from the seashore. As far as the eye can see, a massive wall of dark grey clouds silently approaching the Kera...

Some more insect ids from Shaku (previous post - here ) These are insects that abound in the sultry heat that precedes the arrival of ...

Pics from a road-trip to Wyanad and the forest ranges in the Western Ghats, South India. View Vythiri, Wyanad, Kerala (3-5 April 2011) ...