White throated kingfisher on the beach

My best Milky Way Pic yet (Havelock Island)

I have always loved looking up at the night sky. It is the sign of our times that most of us cannot look at the Milky Way from where we live because of light pollution. That’s right, all those street lights and building lights hide the true beauty of our skies. I have made several…

More images of the Dubai skyline

Yesterday, I posted a photograph of the Palm Jumeirah at sunset. Here I’m posting two other images that I shot the same evening. The first gives you a view of Dubai Marina, JBR and Blue Waters Island whereas the second gives you a view of the Burj Al Arab, Burj Khalifa and downtown Dubai in…

Swallow Tailed Kite from Okefenokee Swamp (2021)

Last year, I visited the Okefenokee wildlife park in Southern Georgia. Our main motivation to visit was the fact that the Okefenokee park is a designated dark sky zone. However, most of the nights I was there were clouded out (you see a pattern with my dark sky ambitions). And the brief window we had,…

If you’re flying from Chennai airport to the UAE…step by step guide for the rapid PCR test

Disclaimer: Information is of early December 2021. Travel regulations during COVID-19 change frequently so check with your airline for the latest guidelines. About 10 days ago, I took a flight (Indigo) from my hometown, Chennai, India to Dubai. As part of new COVID-19 related regulations for entry into the UAE, travellers need to take an…

Dark and cloudy

During my recent stay at the Taj Coral Reef, I had a chance one evening to see some dark clouds rolling over the island. It got fairly windy and rainy but it also cleared up fairly quickly. I just love the contrast between the blue of the ocean and the dark grey of the skies…

#Nofilter

No filter, no edits- straight out of my phone camera from a recent visit to the beach at the Taj Coral Reef Resort and Spa, Maldives. Something about the myriad shades of blue in a single frame appeals to me. I hope it brightens your day too.

Wordless Wednesday: Up, Up and Away (environs of Zermatt 2019)

Missing those window views

It’s been just over six months since I last stepped inside an aircraft. I tried looking back over the years to try and identify the last time in my life when I had gone for more than six months without flying. I had to go back all the way to 2004. Of course, with everything…

Another throwback- Murmuration

Murmuration is the phenomenon when hundreds and sometimes thousands of birds (especially starlings) fly in coordinated patterns across the sky.