TIGER PHOTOGRAPHIC
SAFARI
India, the country, where culture echoes, traditions speak and
diversity
delights is a land of magnificent monuments and where Taj Mahal, is only one
of the historical wonders. But when it comes to wildlife you may fall short
of days to travel the entire country exhaustively. India, the land of culture
and heritage. Your tour to India will enable you to explore its vast dimension.
And to capture these moments you have to discover the beauty within the jungles
of India.
Animals have expressions too. How closely these equate to our interpretation of them is a matter for debate, but there is no doubt that they can look reflective, intelligent and happy as well as the more usual amusing or alarming. As in many other branches of photography, the secret is often patience.
Moreover, wild life can be described as untouched and undisturbed life on earth. Although the civilization has overruled the earth, but there are still some traces of real life i.e. life without any social barriers, without any modernization, without any traces of technology. India is a rich country in terms of Indian wild life patches. Places like Ranthambore, Bandhavgarh, Bharatpur, Sariska, Corbbet national park, Gir forest, are rich in wild life heritage.
And there is only one way to discover all that there is in these jungles by capturing these moments in your camera in the form of photographs. Photography definitely is an art to be mastered to perfection. Most people start in natural history photography as an extension of an existing interest. The big problem is that almost all wildlife is wary, and some of it is dangerous too. It is all too easy to become so obsessed with getting a picture that you fail to notice the Tiger's mate that is stalking you: it may sound melodramatic, but it does happen, specially with scorpions and snakes.
Photographing wildlife in their natural habitat provides an exciting glimpse into the fascinating world of nature and wildlife. It helps in getting a glimpse into the exciting world of wildlife and nature. It’s very exciting to photograph a breath-taking sunset or capture a magnificent bird in flight or the big cat enjoying its prey after the kill.
Too often, photographers forget about one of the most important aspects of wildlife and nature photography - Preparation. Not only one must have a complete understanding of camera equipment, but also have a thorough understanding natural environment. No country can provide such diverse wildlife as India.
Photography tours is no doubt a very rewarding experience for the tourists and
an exclusive opportunity to capture the wildlife species, spectacular scenery,
pastoral landscapes, fabulous wildflowers, locals in their natural and original
form. Observing and photographing wildlife in its natural habitat, offers an
ultimate experience and bliss to all the wildlife lovers. The wildlife safari
trips are totally incomplete without photography.
Whether you are in a desert or on the high steep slopes or within the dense forests, the best way to explore off beaten tracks of the natural world is through a safari. India is blessed with some of the most varied and adventurous wild sites. There can be no better way of experiencing life in the desert than through a journey into its hinterland on camel back. Similar experience visitors can enjoy among the grasslands, on the back of an Elephant. Tiger the king of the jungle is the prime focus of any photographer. Even his distant roar or an alarm call of some animal announcing his presence, charges the whole environment of the Jungle with excitement. Acute sensitivity, secretiveness and the ability to surprise; untiring perseverance, agility in attack, the tenacity to follow and the strength to overpower are the qualities necessary in a successful predator. The Tiger possesses them all in extraordinary measure.
Tiger Photographic Safari is an effort to create a public awareness about this endangered species. So come and join the movement, explore and expand your wildlife and nature photography skills and improve the caliber of your images in the Tiger country.
We welcome you to join the Tiger Photographic Safari accompanied by a Tiger Expert of more than 10 years experience in tracking the tiger. The Safari will take you to Bandhavgarh National Park in M.P. known for it's highest Tiger density (60 Tigers) and sightings.
Highlights of the Tiger Photographic Safari :
In New Delhi: -
Meeting with Director Tiger Conservation-WWF-India, Meeting with Director Project
Tiger (subject to availability and advanced notice).
In Bandhavgarh: -
Meeting the Chief Wildlife Warden
Slide Show by an expert naturalist
Tips on Wildlife Photography
Nature walk with emphasis on Birding
Walk through a typical Indian village "Tala"
Visit to the oldest Fort in India, "the Bandhavgarh Fort"
Visit to the Baghel Museum
WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHIC
SAFARI
" Let us first say what photography is not. A photograph is not a
painting, a poem, a symphony, and a dance. It is not just a pretty picture,
not an exercise in contortionist techniques and sheer print quality. It is or
should be a significant document, a penetrating statement, which can be described
in a very simple term - selectivity. " -Berenice Abbott
Yes, selectivity is the most important thing and you have to be very selective
and hold good
patience
and dedication as well as some knowledge of wildlife to capture just the perfect
pose or flight of a bird to make that photograph special. The best shots are
seldom the result of luck but are mostly taken by specialists who spend their
lives-photographing animals. Each photograph may take days of waiting for just
the right moment. The amateur should however not be put off; wonderful pictures
can be had with a combination of patience, concentration, luck and the right
equipment.
One may wonder, why does the wildlife photographer risk his life to capture some photographs of the animals? Why do they stand alone in the dark in cold and remote places, waiting for the sun to rise? Overnight in cheap motels in small towns, or in isolated campgrounds, away from our friends and families. Driving long distances, frequently alone, to unfamiliar places. What sort of compulsion is this?
In fact some times you may find wildlife photographers, a strange breed. Whether they do it for a living, as an art, or simply as a hobby, they spend large amounts of money on equipment, film and processing, and travel. All these questions may keep springing in your mind. After all other people have similar expensive compulsions, including golf, skiing and fly-fishing, to name several. But none require the frequent isolation and effort that many photographers expend. But probably today, you will understand the reason why??
No doubt! There is lot of scope, to actually explore the wildlife and capture the photographs of the fauna in the camera. So if you have the above attributes, then you need to finalize on a good destination, perhaps India....
A land of mountains crowned with peaks of sapphire blue; and of ambrosia water in all its brooks and pools, a land of lovely woods and trees of clustering fruit and groves dense with trees with cool luxuriant leaf. India is possibly the richest country in the world in terms of wildlife and forests, simply because of her great diversity. Remote mountain fastnesses and icy plateau, lush mountain forests, moist evergreen foothills, rain forests and dry scrub, deserts and mangrove swamps, all support an amazing variety of wildlife. The Wildlife Photographic Safari will give you a glimpse of what once was, and the inexorable forces of history that made conservation an urgent need. You will experience the different habitats and unforgettable wilderness settings: from ethereal winter mists on mountain rivers to puddles of life sustaining water under a white-hot desert sun.
Worldwide some 4500 species of mammals are known today, of which approx 450 species occur within the Indian subcontinent, and 1220 species of birds recorded India hosts some 12.5% of the world's birds.
Lay down the gun! Pick up the camera! Shoot! The moment lives! The animals live! So pick up your camera and come to the Jungles, which Kipling immortalized, yes, "Natural and Wild India awaits discovery". Tiger, Snow Leopard, Leopard, Lion, Rhino, Elephant, Bears, and some real exotic birds await you to shoot them with your camera. Join the Wildlife Photographic Safari...accompanied by an Indian wildlife expert of experience more then 10 years of roaming in the wilds of India.
BIRD PHOTOGRAPHIC SAFARI
Only few places in the world have such plentiful variety of winged life
as the bird sanctuaries of
India where the birds flutter, flock, fly, dive, hop, dip and glide. In Different
seasons, different birds, each day is interesting in this exclusive zone of
beauty. To be savored in one blink of the eye, indeed, the fascination never
ends. In different parts of India have varying climatic and geographical conditions.
One of the sides is the desert bird, one of the sides is the snow-covered mountain
and other side of India has rain forest birds. The best territory of birds in
the world, Kaldeo Ghana National Park is situated in Bharatpur (Rajasthan).
More than 300 species of birds are found in this small wildlife park of 29-sq-kms of which 11-sq-kms are marshes and the rest scrubland and grassland. Keoladeo, the name derives from an ancient Hindu temple, devoted to Lord Shiva, which stands at the center of the park. 'Ghana' means dense, referring to the thick forest, which used to cover the area.
Although the main focus of this holiday is on tiger but for all the bird lovers photographing birds in movements is like a dream come true, we begin the tour at the Keoladeo Ghana National Park near the town of Bharatpur. This vast wetland reserve that was once the hunting domain of the Maharaja’s of Rajasthan is now specially protected and attracts thousands of breeding and migratory birds including storks, herons, egrets and the endangered Siberian Cranes. You will also have the opportunity to photograph many birds of prey as well as a diverse range of other birds. In addition to these numerous bird species we hope to photograph mongoose, ground squirrels and lizards as well as Nilgai, Sambar Deer and the more elusive Black Buck.
Tiger expert and acclaimed photographers will be your leader for this fascinating tour and an Indian guide will also join you.
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