Travels – Page 2 – Abhishek Deepak

Exploring Vagator

Posted on 12/03/2021by Abhishek Deepak

I had gone to the state of Goa back in February of this year. This was mainly for work as I was involved in creating behind the scenes content for the production company’s social media channels on Facebook and Instagram. The prime location was however in the Vagator area and this is where all the cast and crew were staying. After filming had commenced, I had decided to stay an additional 5 days before returning back to Dehradun. I had planned out which places I would visiting in the next 5 days so how of these 5 days, 4 days were spent in Vagator itself and on my last day, I had decided to go to Dudhsagar waterfalls and Panjim. Even in the month of February, the afternoons were quite hot and humid but by evening, the weather would become pleasant.

Landscape Photography Travels

Landscapes of Doon Valley

Posted on 22/01/2021by Abhishek Deepak

Here is a showcase of landscape captures taken in and around Dehradun and Mussoorie. For these shots, I had used the Canon 5D Mark III and the Canon 17-40mm L f/4 lens.

Landscape Photography Travels

Landscape Photography at Assan Barrage

Posted on 15/01/2021by Abhishek Deepak

Here as previously mentioned in my last post, here are some landscape captures of Assan Barrage. Most of these images were taken under harsh light which can sometimes create haze. Overall even though this is located at a short distance from Dehradun, I feel this is not the best spot for bird photography. This is based on my experiences as I have been here around 4 times.

Birding Photography Travels

Birding at Assan Barrage

Posted on 05/01/2021by Abhishek Deepak

Assan Barrage is a small dam located around 40km from Dehradun. The dam is 287.5m long and has water all year round as it is fed water from the Asan river. This dam is responsible for creating of the Asan reservoir or also know as Dhalipur lake. This lake is a good location to view a number of water birds and migratory birds that arrive here in the winter months. The best time to visit between October and December as this attracts a lot of migratory birds to the lake.

Travels Wildlife

November/December trip report to Rajaji National Park

Posted on 15/12/2020by Abhishek Deepak

My winter visit to Rajaji NP in terms of seeing much wildlife was very dry. It was not much of an exciting trip. I had done few safaris in Jhilmil Jheel conservation zone in the month of November and had then covered Chilla and Ranipur zones in the month of December. Even though, this particular trip to the national park was not all that great but we were still able to capture some wildlife. We did come across fresh paw prints of various animals such as tiger and sloth bear but to no luck, we were unable to spot them. Anyhow here a selection of images taken from the various safaris I done on those two visits.

Photography Wildlife

Common mormon caterpillar macro photography

Posted on 20/11/2020by Abhishek Deepak

Here are some photos of the common mormon caterpillar seen in the garden area where I currently reside. The common mormon is a common species of the swallowtail butterfly. These are found all across Asia.

Photography Travels Wildlife

Visit to Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park

Posted on 07/11/2020by Abhishek Deepak

I had recently visited Patna after 11 years and was there mainly to visit family. We had flown in from Dehradun to Patna with a stop in Delhi. Anyway I was there for three weeks. There were alot of other places that I could have visited near Patna but maybe in next trip but during this trip, I had made two visits to Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park. It is also know as Patna zoo and is located off Bailey Road in Patna. The zoo houses over 800 animals and birds but it was not possible to photography every single animal there.

Landscape Photography

View from my roof terrace

Posted on 05/09/2020by Abhishek Deepak

Sometimes one can get amazing landscapes without having to travel far. Here I am sharing four images of the same viewpoint taken from the roof terrace of my apartment building. Each image is unique in its own way. Clouds add mood and interest to the image. Without the clouds, the same images would look less interesting or boring. The buildings in the foreground lead up to the horizon point with the mountains and clouds appearing in the background. This is what I feel makes the image quite interesting.

Birding Photography Wildlife

Preening behaviour of jungle babblers

Posted on 22/08/2020by Abhishek Deepak

Here I was able to capture the preening activity of jungle babblers, taken right from my apartment in Dehradun. Birds preen mainly to remove dust, parasites and also to straighthen their feathers to help in flight. These birds are quite commonly seen in private gardens and woodlands.

Landscape Photography Travels

Shikhar falls during monsoon

Posted on 10/08/2020by Abhishek Deepak

Here one afternoon in August, me and a few friends had planned to visit Shikhar falls for a small trek. This was once the lockdown at been relaxed. With this in mind, I decided to go with my Canon camera gear to take some amazing landscapes. For these shots, I had used the Canon 5D Mark III and Canon 17-40mm f/4 L lens, Mefoto Globetrotter tripod, 10-stop ND filter and remote shutter release.