Creative Slow Shutter Speed Photography Contest with Manfrotto India

Contest is now closed. See results of the contest. Darter photography is proud to announce a unique photography contest in association with Manfrotto India, where the theme or rather aim is to showcase your pictures captured at slow shutter speed.   What do we…

Images – Snow Filled Landscapes during Winter in Ladakh
Images – Snow Filled Landscapes during Winter in Ladakh

Also see: ‘A Snow Filled Winter in Ladakh – Photography Tour‘ Manish Lakhani discovered Ladakh well before anyone else did. Before its was ‘the destination’ that everyone wanted to visit, before it was cool to show-off beautiful images from Ladakh or even before many…

Photographing Stars and Star Trails
Photographing Stars and Star Trails

If you have ever tried photographing star-trails or researched on the techniques, you may have been told time and again to choose a new moon day for your work. The reason this is suggested is simple – you get to see maximum number of stars…

Rainforest Photography – How far were you?
Rainforest Photography – How far were you?

  When I show this photograph to my friends, they often pose this question to me – “How far were you from the snake?” There is a deep sense of concern in their question (in most cases). The snake in the photograph  is a  Saw-scaled Viper (Echis…

Rainforest Showcase – Lantern Bug Scape
Rainforest Showcase – Lantern Bug Scape

  Photograph Description – I have found the sheer beauty and diversity that rainforests offer very fascinating. While we all have our wishlist of the ‘sought after species’ like snakes, other reptiles and amphibians, there is much more to the rainforest than just that. I…

Photographs of Chandratal Lake – Tranquility in the High Mountains
Photographs of Chandratal Lake – Tranquility in the High Mountains

Also see: ‘Our Photography Tour to Chandratal and beyond in Lahaul & Spiti‘ Few places can match Chandratal in beauty and grandeur. Nestled in the middle of snow-peaks in in the Himalayas, the deep blue waters of the mountains reflect equally blue skies and the heavenly…

Photographing a water world at Inle Lake, Myanmar
Photographing a water world at Inle Lake, Myanmar

Also see: Our photography tour to Myanmar Somewhere in the central parts of Myanmar, surrounded by Shan Hills, is the expansive waters of a lake called Inle. The lake is popular, thanks to the amazingly skillful people of Intha tribe who row their boats with a…

Photographs from Lahaul & Spiti in the Himalayas – Brilliant Untouched Landscapes and an Ancient Culture
Photographs from Lahaul & Spiti in the Himalayas – Brilliant Untouched Landscapes and an Ancient Culture

Also see: Our photography tour to Lahaul & Spiti Photos & Captions by Chandra Mulpuri. Also see a comprehensive set of his images from Lahaul & Spiti Every year, sometime in the months of July-August, we conduct photography tours to Lahaul & Spiti valleys…

Photographing the Pagodas of Myanmar Working on New Perspectives
Photographing the Pagodas of Myanmar Working on New Perspectives

Also see: Our photography tour of Myanmar (September 2014) When I visited Myanmar last year, one of the many things about the country that fascinated me to no end was the Pagodas spread across the country. There were Pagodas that reached out for the sky…

Photo of the Day Eagle Eye
Photo of the Day Eagle Eye

Eagle Eye (Grey-headed Fish Eagle adult and juvenile) Photographed by Dipayan Chakraborty Photograph Description: Safaris in South Indian jungles can be equal parts frustrating & exhilarating. Long stretches go by with not even a crow in sight and suddenly you see a 30 strong herd…