Summer

What makes a good image ?

LEARNING PHOTOGRAPHY

Story in picture, message in picture

As summer drawn near do remember to put out water for the birds, seed-eating birds such as finches and sparrows have diets low in moisture and therefore need to drink water more frequently than fruit-eating species like toucans or orioles,

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Holi

Holi is celebrated as a festival of triumph of good over evil in the honour of Hindu god Vishnu and his devotee Prahlada.

Yes, Holi is joyful and colourful—but behind the fun lies a powerful inner message: burn what is negative, and colour life with virtues.

Holi is usually celebrated over two days: Chhoti Holi (Holika Dahan) and Dhulandi (Rangwali Holi). On Chhoti Holi, a pyre is lit—known as Holika Dahan. The tradition comes from the story of King Hiranyakashipu and his son Prahlad. The king, blinded by arrogance, tried to destroy his son’s devotion to Lord Vishnu. He asked his sister Holika to sit with Prahlad in fire, hoping the flames would consume him.

Holika believed she would remain safe because of a fireproof cloth. But destiny changed everything—the cloth flew to Prahlad, protecting him, while Holika burned to ashes. This is why Holika Dahan is remembered as the victory of good over evil and faith over arrogance.

• Holika represents our vices—anger, ego, greed, jealousy, and attachment.

• Prahlad symbolises faith, purity, and truth.

• The fire represents divine wisdom that burns away impurities.

In some places, people burn koki (a sweet bread) tied to a thread. The bread burns, but the thread remains—symbolising that the physical body perishes, but the soul is eternal.

The second day of Holi is filled with colours, laughter, and celebration. But beyond external colours lies the spiritual meaning of Holi colours—God colours our souls with virtues.

The Colour of Happiness: Divine remembrance removes sorrow and fills life with inner bliss. When the mind is with God, every moment feels like a celebration.

The Colour of Power: Real strength is not physical might—it is inner purity. When we burn weaknesses, we gain the power to uplift others. Instead of only applying colour to the face, let's immerse ourselves, us souls, in these divine colours. Festival of Holi - A chance for transformation.

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Lunar Eclipse

Lunar eclipse: What is a lunar eclipse? A lunar eclipse happens when the Earth passes directly between the Sun and Moon,

A lunar eclipse, also called a blood moon, is an astronomical event that occurs when the Moon orbits through Earth's shadow. Lunar eclipses occur during eclipse season, when the Moon's orbital plane is approximately in line with Earth.

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Compositional elements in wildlife images

What makes a good image ?

LEARNING WILDLIFEPHOTOGRAPHY

Compositional elements in Photography

. Typically being able to see the eye makes an image interesting , here we see the eye of the chestnut-tailed-starling, just like when we talk to someone we look at there eyes, same way, focusing on the eye is ideal and details of the eye makes an image more appealing.

Pattern- adding elements which are similar / repetitive and breaking the monotony by adding one which is different,

Like here we see: One ruddy shelduck Along with a bunch of Cormorants

Ruddy shelduck is a common winter visitor in India where it arrives by October and departs by April. Its typical breeding habitat is large wetlands and rivers with mud flats and shingle banks, and it is found in large numbers on lakes and reservoirs. It breeds in high altitude lakes and swamps in Jammu and Kashmir.

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LEARNING WILDLIFEPHOTOGRAPHY - 02

LEARNING WILDLIFEPHOTOGRAPHY then we focussed on action : 2. Actions: a bird or mammal doing something is more appealing then just sitting ,

then it is birds in flight

3. Birds in flight

4. Decisive moment, when to click the image, the action is at its peak

here we have a beater with a catch, ( additionally it is eating by tossing the food in air n catching it again, , it tends to kill the bee before it swallows it,

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What makes a good image ?

What makes a good image ?

LEARNING WILDLIFEPHOTOGRAPHY

1. Catch light in the eye.

2. Actions: a bird or mammal doing something is more appealing then just sitting

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Black Kite with food

One images a day series - Day 2140 since lockdown, 11th Feb 2026 Black kite with Kill, what an amazing sight to watch the bird go about killing and eating. Black kites prey includes insects (especially grasshoppers during plagues), small mammals, and reptiles such as lizards. They eat their prey mid-flight, also known as 'feeding on the wing', by directly transferring food from their talons to beaks without landing They are attracted to smoke and fires, where they seek escaping prey. This behaviour has led to the belief that Kites spread fires by picking up burning twigs and dropping them on dry grass. They spend a lot of time soaring and gliding in thermals in search of food

Location, marine drive, jamshedpur, jharkhand,

camera : sony rxiv

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