Fantastic pics Rohan. That constable is MIND BLOWING!!! Kedar
On 15 January 2012 21:24, rohan lovalekar <[email protected]>wrote: > ** > > > Two Trips to the Namdapha National Park and one visit to Garo Hills I had > lots of photos to choose from! > It was indeed very difficult task to select only three images from > hundreds that includes elusive Jewelled > Nawab, Bifid Plushblue, Pointed Palmfly, Brown Gorgon, Crenulate Mottle > and many more. > > After lot of thinking choosing three of my favourites for the year 2011. > > 1. Constable: > date 01/05/2011 > This for me my favourite moment of the Namdapha Trip in May 2011. I > clicked this image so early in the morning. > I was just coming out from sleep at Deban Rest House, Suddenly this > Consatble came on wet patch near Deban Rest House. > I was stunned to see this one so early in morning. I was dying to see this > one since April 2008 when I saw this for the > first time in Garo Hills with Krushnamegh. That time i didnt have Micro > lens so didnt manage good shot. But my dream came > true on that early morning in Namdapha! > > 2. Bifid Plushblue > date 24/04/2011 > This was so special only because of people who were associated with > this pic. I am not diclosing entire story but this > was indeed very special moment from Garo Hills in April. Only thing I want > to say about this one is that I skipped Koh-i-noor > for this picture. :) > > 3. Brown Gorgon > date 01/05/2011 > I was watching this beauty for five days in Namdapha. On first day of > my trip I saw both Yellow and Brown Gorgons on > Miao-Vijaynagar Road. And i was furious with myself not getting chance to > get the pic of them. After that I was after them > like man possesed. After two days I got one okay kind of shot of Brown > Gorgon while it was mudpuddling. But I was not happy > at all with the background of the pic. So I wanted one more pic of this > beauty. My wait was finally over on 1st May. It was > cloudy day and I was on my way back from 19th Mile to deban. I was running > in hurry to reach Deban as rain was jsut around > 15-20mins away from me. I was worried about my camera equipment. I was > running race against time. Suddenly one Brown gorgon > flew from side of the road.I thought chance is gone but it came back and > was searching for muddpuddling spot. After few mins > rain drops started to fall. Suddenly butterfly flew away and sat on leaf. > I couldnt believe eyes. the one I was searching for > last 5 days was sitting on leave. All the stupid things such as rain ran > away from my mind as I was clicking pics. After around > 50+ clicks I realised rain is becoming heavier! But I got my reward on the > last day in the field! > > > -- Enjoy
