On April 6-7, we headed out on our first Rainforest Rendezvous tour of Agumbe this year (and our first ever in summer). The campsite of Kalinga Centre for Rainforest Ecology (run by Gowri Shankar) is set within an areca nut plantation, with rainforest surrounding it on all sides. As we were settling down for […]
In the previous post, we discussed about the photography gear for a rainforest tour. During our Rainforest Rendezvous tours, the terrain and the weather make it important to protect your gear. Read on to find out how to protect your gear on your next trip. Most cameras, especially D-SLRs, today are fairly sturdy. They are able to withstand a good […]
This post is written by Pratap J, a photography expert at Darter. Pratap will be taking our Level 2 Workshop on Digital Post-Processing with Adobe Lightroom on April 6, 2013. To know more about Pratap, visit his website – pixelshooter.net What does it really take to make good images? Is it the camera? Is it being […]
Whenever we talk about our Rainforest Rendezvous tours, one of the questions that inevitably comes up is – “What photography gear should I be using in a rainforest?” The answer is….read on! Imagine a rainforest. What comes to your mind? In all likelihood, myriad images would have flashed through your mind – dense […]
In wildlife photography, as in all forms of photography, it is important to explore different perspectives (sometimes breaking the photography “rules” of composition and direction of light) to create unique photographs. Here’s one recent photograph (with the story behind it) from Tal Chapar Wildlife Sanctuary, Rajasthan. That morning, I was driving into the […]
During our recent tour of Tal Chapar Wildlife Sanctuary, Rajasthan, we came across many juvenile Laggar Falcons (Falco jugger). On one fine morning, this juvenile Laggar Falcon (a female) was seen chasing around a (probable) juvenile male (around 60% the size of the female). With short flights or charging on the ground, she would […]
A good number of photographers often come back from a trip with a nagging feeling that they did not experience the place well enough. Ask someone around you who is passionate about photography (or ask yourself) and you are usually sure to hear this. The reason is really simple – in the excitement of making […]
Quality of light changes considerably with time in the evening hours, just before and after the sunset. Here is a series of photographs that demonstrate how change in light affects the quality of image. Click on the image below to see in full size.
August 2012 promises to be an exciting month for us at Darter Photography. We’ve zeroed in on an office space in HSR Layout, Bangalore. We are working on the formalities, and should be able to invite you over very soon. We’ve been working on new workshops and tours. A glimpse of upcoming announcements: Weekday […]
This is second in the series of travel photography articles that we are publishing this week. See the earlier story on travel photography – understanding the scope. A few years ago, editor of a travel magazine asked me for an article and photographs on birds in Bangalore City. The article was intended to highlight the […]