June 2012 – Desktop Calendar

Starting now, we will be posting calendars for your desktop every month. Here is the calendar for the month of June – photograph of a pretty village in Spiti Valley. For more about Spiti and our upcoming tour to the region, visit https://darter.in//photography-tours/travel/lahaul-spiti-photography-tour/  Click on…

Photography from Lahaul & Spiti – The Heart of the Himalayas
Photography from Lahaul & Spiti – The Heart of the Himalayas

Lahaul & Spiti region, located deep in the Himalayas is perhaps as remote, as rugged and as beautiful that the Himalayas can get within the reach of motor roads. Despite seasonal road connectivity, the region has remained isolated from bus loads of tourists and…

Photo of the Week: Theme Shadow
Photo of the Week: Theme Shadow

Congratulations Shivali Agarwal for yet another amazing composition for the theme – Shadow. Shivali is the winner of the Photo of the Week.   In her words, “A dancing peacock, flames or a necklace? Light and Shadow can create effects that are a visual…

Circle – Some interesting perspectives
Circle – Some interesting perspectives

Last week, we had the theme – CIRCLE – on our Facebook group Darter Photographers. Along with the winning entry, many interesting compositions were added to the group. Circles are all around us – wheels, coins, watches, water bottles, pot-holes, water droplets, lenses –…

How many….?
How many….?

It was a question that left us all bewildered. Something that we didn’t see coming our way at all.   It all started with a safari through the Moharli zone in Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve last week. The morning was cool and breezy (compared to…

Photo of the Week – Theme Circle
Photo of the Week – Theme Circle

Congratulations Makhdoomali Girkar for winning the Photograph of the Week (Theme Circle) with this beautiful composition.   This is a photograph of a UV filter placed on a book. In Makhdoomali’s words – “Took a while for the filter to stay put. Shot taken in…

Photograph of the Week – Blue
Photograph of the Week – Blue

Congratulations Shivali Agarwal for winning the Photograph of the Week for the theme Blue with this amazing abstract.   She describes the photograph as – “A blue abstract – created from rainfall, raindrops, tree as the background and a fence in the fore. The…

Photo of the Week – Rule of Thirds
Photo of the Week – Rule of Thirds

Last week, we started a Photo of the Week contest on Darter Photographers Facebook group – an exclusive group comprising of participants of Darter’s workshops and tours. The theme for the week was  Rule of Thirds – one of the cardinal rules of composition. Winners…

An evening in Bhadra Tiger Reserve – An Photo Essay
An evening in Bhadra Tiger Reserve – An Photo Essay

This photo essay, the third in a 3-part series on Bhadra, is a compilation of some amazing images taken by participants of our Wildlife Photography Workshop at Bhadra in March. Read Part 1: River Terns and Pratincoles and Part 2: Boating on the Bhadra Reservoir As you check…

Photo Essay: Colours of Bhutan
Photo Essay: Colours of Bhutan

Also see: Our photography tour to Bhutan. Here is a photo essay from Pratap, who recently made a trip to Bhutan and came back with vivid impression of the mountain country. All images and captions courtesy of Pratap. Scroll down to the end of…