Sattal Lake - Symmetry

Chestnut Bellied Nuthatch
A species of nuthatch seen around Assam and Kumaon region.

Update : Looks like it is not restricted to Assam and Kumaon alone. Actually its association is more defined by the type of forest it is found rather than just north or southern parts of indian and in this case it is tropical dry vegetation. Thanks to Deepa for the correction.

Two images made at Binsar zero point. The pink tinge over the horizon happens at sunset. From Binsar zero point the span of Himalayan range visible is about 300kms.



A slightly wider view with moon rise over the mountains.

A Black Headed Jay day dreaming on a gloomy Sattal morning :)

Eastern Himalayas - Pano

A pano shot of eastern himalayas. A composite stich of 12 individual images. Right click and choose "view image" to see the image in one shot. ( If required increase monitor brightness to see different color shades correctly )

An early morning view from Pangot. The cloud span over the horizon covers the city of ramnagar and corbett national park.

Evening at Bhimtal Lake
Bhimtal lake is one of the lakes in Sattal. The place is named after Bhima of Mahabharata. Bhima is said to have visited this place when pandavas were in exile. I went there to make some images of the lake in its natural settings but the place currently is completely commercialized and was totally surrounded by buildings. In the midst of buildings the abstract of a tree which was at the edge of the lake was the only thing that seemed interesting.

Himalayan Bulbul
Songster from himalayas. Checkout his crest display in morning light.

Moods of Kumaon Himalayas - 1
I made a series of images of the eastern himalayan range from pangot and binayak. These are small villages away from Nainital by a distance of around 20kms. The first time you look at a himalayan range it hits you captivating you by its sheer scale and size. Though you make innumerable images you still come back with a feeling full justice has not been done in showcasing this wonder of nature. Nevertheless here is my attempt. A view of the kumaon eastern himalayan range from pangot. The highlighted range in the center is trisul flanked on the left side by Shivling and on the right by Nandadevi.

Nanda Devi in Mist
Back from a one week trip to eastern side of himalayas touching places like pangot, binsar and sattal. I had planned this primarily as a birding trip to pangot and sattal but on arrival at pangot the birding lens broke down. The north east birds are a beautiful set and it was disappointing the birding setup broke down. Though by the end of the trip the birding setup became ok by that time though my mood had totally switched to primarily doing landscapes. Here is a curtain raiser shot of Nanda devi which is part of eastern himalayan range in mist during evening sunset.