Valparai | Black & Whites

Couple of more images from the Valparai trip where i had B&W conversion in mind while making the image itself.

Ferns are always good candidates to look for symmetries and interesting patterns.

Fern in Focus | Valparai

This image works for me because of the orientation of hoopoe's beak the perch it is on and the adhoc branches on the right side of the image have left orientation. One of the observations has been when ever i run into washed out skies i mostly find  they become good candidates for B&W conversion.

Hoopoe's Space | Valparai

Red Whiskered Bulbul | Munnar

Here is a common red whiskered bulbul amidst green foliage in munnar evening light. Though i had clear images made some images through foliage to leverage on the foreground and background blur and create a sandwich effect on the bird. The textured out of focus branches in the back drop ( see bigger image ) think gives an impressionist feel to the image.

Red Whiskered Bulbul | Munnar

Flame Throated Bulbul | Thattekad

Here is a lovely flame throated bulbul in thattekad morning light. This is a subspecies of black crested bulbul. Though it looks very similar to ruby throated bulbul it is not the same. Ruby throated bulbul has a deeper red coloration in its neck in comparison to this bulbul.

Flame Throated Bulbul | Thattekad