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Wildlife Filming Queries I have been getting many mails from readers asking questions about filming or how to become my assistant. In the first part of the series (http://www.indiawilds.com/diary/the-three-idiots-effect/), I…

The “Three Idiots” Effect

So you are a fresh out of some film school or a photographer with a dream in your heart. You have won a competition or two or have a hundred…

IndiaWilds Newsletter Vol. 4 Issue IV

IndiaWilds Newsletter Vol. 4 Issue IV Legalise War on wildlife? Is that the only solution? Do we allow culling of our wild animals? This and much more… The Homo sapiens…

Road Kills in Chinnar Road and Aliyar

Road Kills between 9 / 6 and Chinnar Check posts and in Aliyar – Attakatti check posts, Anamalai Tiger Reserve, Tamilnadu Highway that goes through forest bisects the habitat and…

Shoulderpod: Bush Hawk 320D

Bush Hawk 320D I have been photographing handheld from the back of an elephant for a long time. I faced many situations where the tiger was sleeping in shade and…

LCDVF Viewfinder for Filming

Filming with a DSLR presents its own challenges. One of them being the small LCD at the back which doesn’t help in focusing. With the AF in the DSLRs while…

Canon 70-200 f2.8 L IS II USM Review

Canon 70-200 f2.8 L IS II USM This lens is good for filming handheld. A short unedited sample filmed with Canon EOS 1D Mark IV, 70-200 F2.8 L IS II…

IndiaWilds Newsletter Vol. 4 Issue III

IndiaWilds Newsletter Vol. 4 Issue III In this issue of IndiaWilds Newsletter Vol. 4 Issue III, we examine the Interlinking of rivers which has been recently given the go ahead…

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310 May,2012
Filming Queries

Wildlife Filming Queries I have been getting many mails from readers asking questions about filming or how to become my assistant. In the first part of the series (http://www.indiawilds.com/diary/the-three-idiots-effect/), I…
28 May,2012
The “Three Idiots” Effect

So you are a fresh out of some film school or a photographer with a dream in your heart. You have won a competition or two or have a hundred…
128 April,2012
Shoulderpod: Bush Hawk 320D

Bush Hawk 320D I have been photographing handheld from the back of an elephant for a long time. I faced many situations where the tiger was sleeping in shade and…
322 April,2012
LCDVF Viewfinder for Filming

Filming with a DSLR presents its own challenges. One of them being the small LCD at the back which doesn’t help in focusing. With the AF in the DSLRs while…
231 March,2012
Canon 70-200 f2.8 L IS II USM Review

Canon 70-200 f2.8 L IS II USM This lens is good for filming handheld. A short unedited sample filmed with Canon EOS 1D Mark IV, 70-200 F2.8 L IS II…
09 March,2012
Screening of “A Call in the Rainforest” in Haida Gwaii International Film Festival, Canada

I am pleased to share that “A Call in the Rainforest” was screened in Haida Gwaii International Film Festival in Canada on 26th of Februrary, 2012. For further details on…
226 February,2012
A Call in the Rainforest – DVD

This film is completely shot with a Canon EOS 1D Mark IV and documents the plight of the endangered Lion-tail Macaque in the Western Ghats, India. The duration of the…
411 October,2011
Canon EF 70-200 f2.8 L IS USM

Canon EF 70-200 f2.8 L IS USM (Version 1) Review of the Canon EF 70-200 f2.8 L IS USM lens which was launched in August 2001 and has now been…
45 October,2011
First Screening – A Call in the Rainforest

First Screening – A Call in the Rainforest First screening of the film “A Call in the Rainforest” held in Alliance Francaise de Bangalore on 1st October, 2011. You may…

Editors' Picks

Wildlife on the Rise?

Posted on 6 May,2012 | No Comments
Wildlife on the rise ? A False Perception! A perception created by people living around the forests and and lapped up by journalists is that the wildlife populations, especially that...
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Road Kills in Chinnar Road and Aliyar

Posted on 28 April,2012 | 3 Comments
Road Kills between 9 / 6 and Chinnar Check posts and in Aliyar – Attakatti check posts, Anamalai Tiger Reserve, Tamilnadu Highway that goes through forest bisects the habitat and...
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Wildlife Photographer’s Message to Students

Posted on 26 February,2012 | 2 Comments
I was asked to contribute to a college newsletter by Bhargava Srivari – a member of IndiaWilds – and wrote this piece based on a few questions in August 2011....
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Ban Catapult

Posted on 19 August,2011 | 1 Comment
Ban Catapult! In my childhood days, inspired by stories I have passed through that phase when one tries to create bow and arrows and catapults and fire at any living...
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A date with Lion Tailed Macaques

Posted on 22 January,2011 | 1 Comment
A date with Lion- tailed Macaques I have been longing to renew my acquaintance with the Lion tailed macaques for some time. However, due to work pressure I was postponing...
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Tiger Intelligence

Posted on 6 June,2010 | 7 Comments
Tiger Intelligence How intelligent is the tiger? Well, we human beings think that we are the most intelligent among all the living species on earth. We take a certain amount...
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Wildlife Crime and Punishment

Posted on 31 May,2010 | 2 Comments
Wildlife Crime and Punishment I came across a news item from Bangladesh and immediately sat up and took notice. Bangladesh which had promulgated its wildlife laws in 1974 is revamping...
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A morning with Jhurjhura Tigress in Bandhavgarh

Posted on 27 May,2010 | 6 Comments
A morning with Jhurjhura Tigress The sad demise of Jhurjhura tigress has brought back all those nice memories that a wildlifer can only hope for. http://www.indiawilds.com/diary/bandhavgarh-tigress-runover-by-jeep I can still remember...
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