2004July2ndKochiBirdBFly

2004July2ndKochiBirdBFly 

2004July2ndKochiBirdBFly

 

07/18/2004 - 07/24/2004

 

   

 

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Tuesday, July 20, 2004

There was an Indian robin just outside the master bedroom.I took my 300mm lens and poked it out of the window.My hands were shaking as I tried zooming and focussing through the grid grill.I sat on the floor first and later sat on a pillow to adjust height.Took the snaps of the robin and the sunbird that came as a lucky break.Later during the day , I stalked the robin through the compound.I got approximately 5 feet from it and got a few more snaps as well.Then there was the bird with the long curved beak that sat on the plantain five feet from the lens.Through the plantain leaves , I focussed on the spot where the bird had just flown off from.It came back another time and got captured.That was another lucky break.Then I chased butterflies through the compound to no avail.The neighborhood house sported a very smooth neat black mormon like butterfly that made it's place neatly into the roll.

Then there were the snaps I took from the park near shopping complex.There was a dragonfly(black and white - quite elegant) and a small ash-brown butterfly.As a disappointed me walked out of the park , I wass greeted by the sight of a jezbel which I followed to no avail.I walked on and sat at the park near the LIG border.There were birds but none could be photographed.Further down , I reached the park opposite Iraq aunty's house.After so much hard work with butterflies , I had decided that dragonflies are a much easier target.However a dragonfly family mocked me as I walked around in circles trying to get the perpendiclar angle.After nearly half an hour of effort , the rain called off the match.I walked back home.Saw a priniah emerge out of the trees from one LIG house and later a sunbird from another both of which were striking.However , I decided not to poke the lens into the compound.I walked on back to my house.

At the junction near my house , I saw another Jezbel.Again , I felt mocked with very few snaps in the roll and another chance passing by.As I was following the Jezbel , I noticed a sparrow at the soyus window.I took three snaps of it , the third was a lovely one occupying all of the sparrow and in perfect focus with ample time for judgement.An autodriver watched on without encouraging or discouraging.A gas distributor man smiled and encouraged.Pleasantly surprised , I returned the smile.After one good photo taken , I walked back through my street sweat forming in the afternoon sun , quite tired.I saw the gas man again and he asked ' Tharikida aano foto eduththathu ..".That was interesting.Jezbel was now there at my house as well as I walked the terrace hoping for chance birds.

I had gone with my parents to the marine drive where I took snaps as they were eager about having the snaps taken.I have not yet started having a strong enough interest in people photography yet.

Posted by cinish narayanan on 12:47 AM