Tag: Nature
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Wanaka skyscape
Wanaka skyscape Apart from the colours, the aerial view I once saw above Lake Wanaka resembles the landscape I sometimes see from my window in the Himalayas: rolling mountain ranges rising out of the mist above a layer of low-hanging clouds.The aerial view in the photograph is nothing more than ‘a visible mass of condensed…
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Still waters …
Still waters … run deep. That is indeed the impression we get when we look at them from the right perspective, as we did in last week’s post when we looked down upon Diamond Lake. But here, standing on the overgrown bank of the lake, we see nothing but a reflection in the still water.…
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Diamond Lake
Diamond Lake A name that truly does justice to this gem, framed by its green rim.Seen from above, it reflects the unfathomable firmament, yet at the same time it also alludes to its own dark depths. Photo of the week: Diamond Lake, above Lake Wanaka, New Zealand 2013
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Composition
Composition Every photo is, of course, a composition, marked by the choice of what to include within the four sides of the picture and what to leave out. Light and colour also come into play. The photographer may or may not be fully aware of these factors, but they do play their part. Here it was…
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The cow lifting game
The cow lifting game What do you do when a cow is lying right in the middle of the path, blocking the way, and has absolutely no intention of getting up and moving out of the way? You don’t often come across such a stubborn cow, but that’s exactly what happened here. It was only…
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Bhang
Bhang Yes, it grows in the wild in the Kumaon hills. I’m talking about the Cannabis sativa, the Indian hemp plant. The seeds get blown in the wind or are taken and dropped by birds and so, all of a sudden, you can have some hemp plants growing in your garden. Local farmers may –…
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Tap tap!
Tap tap! That is what you hear in the pine forest when the man who collects the resin from the trees fixes the cone back on the stem. Then he moves to the next tree, empties the cone, puts it back, tap tap, and he goes on to the next. The resin is used for…
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Like mother, like daughter
Like mother, like daughter Human life may have changed in many ways since prehistoric times, but on a certain level – namely that of the basic needs the body requires to survive – we are still the same, and in that respect not much different from other animals. We need food to eat and water…
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The Kumaon hills
The Kumaon hills By 2050, 66 per cent of the world’s population will be living and working in cities. Rapid urbanisation is also an ongoing trend in India. In the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand, where I spend most of my time when I am in India, I see the flip side of this exodus to…
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Images of virginal purity (2)
Images of virginal purity (2) The stunning Okains Bay on the stunning Banks Peninsula on New Zealand’s stunning South Island.Sit back, enjoy the view, close your eyes and let your mind wander. Photo of the week: Okains Bay, Banks Peninsula, South Island, New Zealand 2013
