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What is Milky Way : First of all tell about milky way. Milky way is a group of stars, gas and dust. Milky way contains billions of stars like our sun. It seen in the dark sky area and white patch on bundle of stars so it is called milky way. You can see it only in very dark area and also in no moon light. This is my first Milky Way capture with my DSLR camera. I am going to tell you how to capture milky way in simple steps with your DSLR camera. Our solar system is a part of Milky way Galaxy and there are millions of milky way galaxy in universe which contains millions of solar systems and stars.

Milky Way Photography Guide : 

• Find The Darkest location near to your area with using some mobile apps.
• Observe area in day light and find good spot for your camera.
• Use some good Foreground subject like electric pole, Tree without leaves, Mountains etc.

What you need for Milky Way Photography :

• Good DSLR Camera with Good Wide angle Lens
• Tripod
• Remote Shutter

Milky Way DSLR Camera Settings :

• Set Widest aperture of your lens f /2.8 is best
• Set shutter speed on 30 seconds or 20-25 seconds
• Use ISO at 3200 ( if your lens aperture f / 2.8 ) . ISO depends on your lens aperture so adjust according to your aperture.
• Use manual focus and set to Infinity
• In camera settings make Long exposure Noice reduction off.
• Use Tripod and Remote Shutter for taking a shot.

Here you go only few simple settings on your DSLR and you can capture milky way or Galaxy. It is amazing experience for me to capture milky way for the first time. I know i got not a good shot but i am happy to capture it. Well every time it is not easy to capture milky way. To photograph Milky way you will have to go at dark areas only. It is not visiable in every areas. Also you have to find Milky way by mobile apps. Then you put your camera on that direction and capture milky way. Also moon phases are very important because moon light destroy your milky way photos. So plan on dark or no moon day for milky way photography.

Mobile Apps For help in Milky Way photography : There are many apps for star gazing and milky way finding also for informations about stars among them i use belows.

• Light Pollution Maps ( you can find dark areas from this app ) I use this app for moon directions and moon rise and set timings and also for night events too.
• Star Tracker  ( This app is for location of Stars and also planets , it also shows milky way direction too )
• Sky safari ( it is simillar to star tracker but more effective for find deep sky objects and also info and distance of stars and comets , meteors, moon phases, astroieds info etc.)

Milky way photography Tips / Things to keep in mind for milky way photography :

Most important thing you shoud know about Milky Way photography is location. Find the darkest area by using app so you can get better results. Also look about Moon Phases too. In one of my recent trip Moon phases destroy my whole milky way photography during entire trip. So plan during no moon days if possible. Another important thing is you do not sleep. Milky way rises after 9 -10 pm but at that time milky way is at horizons so may be local lights and pollutions may show in your frame as i capture there are lots of tent lights and also some desert pollution in Nubra Valley. Take atleast 20 shots in different ISO and shutter speed and aperture too. Sometimes different value helps in post processing in photos. One thing you note that you have to shoot in RAW format only. Night photos , Star photos, Galaxy photos, Milky way, Star trail shoots only in RAW format only.

Best Camera for Milky Way Photography :

I suggest for Full Frame cameras for milky way photography. You can use any DSLR or Mirrorless Cameras and get also good results. I use canon 6D for this milky way photography.

Best Lenses for Milky Way Photography :

Any wide angle lens can capture milky way photos. Also wide aperture lens is more helpful in milky way photography. I suggest for F / 2.8 lenses makes awesome results. I also suggest 10 mm lens or 14mm lens if you have. I borrow 14 mm rokinon lens for my canon 6 D from my cousine. You can use also 18-55 mm , 50 mm , 35mm etc any wide angle lens below 50mm is good for it. You have to change ISO and shutter according to your lens focul length. Result may different in each lens and each camera body. But you can post processing in photoshop after capture Milky Way. 

I want to shoot Milky Way and Time laps photography at Pangong Lake but my bad luck weather is not good their. Mostly cloudly weather when i wake up at night for photography so i did not take milky way shots. In Nubra valley weather is clear but some city lights of Hundar village disturbing in my frame. Pangong lake is best place for night photography because there is not a single light after 10 pm in entire area. So if sky is clear you can see millions of stars from here. But also Its very cold at night and also too much windy.

Gear used : Canon 6 D, Rokinon 14mm f/2.8 lens, Using remote shutter, Tripod

Location : Nubra Escape Camp, Nubra Valley , Hundar.

Har Ki Dun valley or Har Ki Doon valley whatever you say the valley is in Uttarakhand state. The har ki dun valley is in Garhwal Himalayas. The valley has beautiful scenic views of Himalayan Mountains. The har ki dun valley height is approx 3566 m up from sea level mean around 11700 ft. During winter October to march  the valley fully covered with snow . So you can visit in both season to see different views of Har ki doon valley. In winter it looks full covered snow and in summer u can see snow mountains, dense green jungle, meadows, green patches with orchids etc. Har ki doon trek is moderate trek and it will start from sankri village. You can complete har ki doon trekking in five days from sankri - har ki doon-sankri. In winter trek will go harder because of snow. 

Best Time for Har Ki Dun trek : Har Ki dun trek Best Time or Best season for har ki dun valley trek 

Har ki dun trek can do in both season but i suggest do it in may to july in summers. Also beauty of winter season is also amazing but its very very cold in winter. In summer you can easily enjoy nature and walk through route. Also find beautiful birds during trek. Winter is challanging for this type of treks. Still some advanture lovers can do it in winter but they have proper guidence and good guide too. 

Har ki Dun or Har ki Doon trek Package / Har ki Dun trek Cost : 

Well i would suggest if you are going on trekking anywhere go with local guides. That is most cheaper your journey. Contact your trek local person with guide and porters which gives you a best price on your trip and also either or you support the locals. Local peoples has the only that income so you can directly help them . Most professional trekking tour operators book local guides. So ultimately you go with them only. My whole trek to Har ki Dun from Mehsana to Mehsana cost around 15k INR. With train and all . Now a days the price may increase. During trek to har ki dun it starts from sankri you have only homestay at sankri after that you will have to stay in tents only with sharing basis. Foods they serve at their best . My total Har ki Doon Itinerary you can see on my different post.

Har ki Dun Valley of Gods : 

Har Ki Dun is also known as Valley of Gods. The local peoples says about the story that The PANDAVA'S goes in heaven through this way. And the Mountain where Pandavas go to heaven is called  " SWARGAROHINI " . This peak is un- climbed till now as I know. The view of Swargarohini is really looks like heaven. On the way to Har Ki Dun you can continuously meet river named Rupin, Supin and  Tons and after all its merge into Yamuna. 

Is it Har Ki Dun or Har Ki Doon ? 

Well you can say Har ki Dun or Har Ki Doon both are same in pronounce speaking. Also both are same place but spelling of Dun/ Doon are different. Most of says its Har Ki Dun valley and most say Har Ki Doon valley. Har ki Dun is a mountain of Lord Shiva as per local says. Mountain is untouch and not for climbing. Valley of Gods name because from here you can see a beautiful valley and at end of valley mountain " Swargarohini " where Pandava's Goes in heaven through this way. So this valley called Valley of GOD's.

Har ki Dun Trek : Har Ki Dun Trek Route

Har Ki Dun trek starting point is Sankri. Sankri is base camp of Har ki Dun trek and also for Kedarkantha trek. Also Ruinsara trek done from sankri base camp. So sankri village is best place for trekkers. From Sankri to seema and seema to Har Ki Dun trek of total 30-35 km approx. Its a moderate trek and you can do it easily just some few difficulties in between. Lots of Birds found here. So its good trek for birders too. For Har ki Dun trek Itinerary i write an article for full itinerary so you can follow that itinerary too if you want. 

How Difficult Har ki Dun Trek Is ? : Har Ki Dun trek Dificulty Level (Moderate) :

Well Har ki Dun trek is moderate trek. If you can do easy treks about 5-8 km then you can do it . You can have some difficulties during trek when high step up at some places but not so difficult it. You can do this around 35 km trek in 2 days and also can do in 3 days as per your capacity. 

Above images gives you some better idea  for Swargarohini peak . Awesome scenery like a wallpaper. I like below image because there is everything in one frame which i want to capture ( Mountain with snow, Dense jungle, River, Sun rays , Dramatic sky ). That's why I love this photo much even it could better if professional photographer shoot it.

Amazing Himalayas : 

Himalays is the best place for landscape lovers and also for trekkers. Lots of unexplore places where you can go in Himalays. Amazing beauty of Himalayan Mountains from above 10000 ft heights. Also easy to hard treks to be done at Himalayas. Amazing landscape photography you can do here at any place also you can do night photography , star gazing, star trails, longexposure photography and also a time laps photography which shows amazing beauty of Himalayas. Weather is variable but plesant during summers. During winter its too cold at some places. 

Har Ki Dun Trek Panoramic Images :

The Valley of Gods the names tell everything about Har ki dun trek. Its really amazing view of Mountains, river, valley and also green layer of lands. The panoramic view of this trek is amazing and i capture it from my mobile at different location of trek. 

Har ki Dun trek Mobile Photos :

I capture some good images from my mobile. Landscape photography at har ki dun trek is amazing and i also love to shoot landscapes most. We are looking for birds also in our route and get beautiful birds during our trek to har ki dun. We found good number of spices of birds during trek. Birds found in Himalayas are really challenging to capture because of dense forests. We found Birds at har ki dun around 15-20 spices actually i don not know actual number but more than it.

Gear used : Canon 6 D, Canon 100-400mm lens, Canon 50mm lens,Canon 1000 D, Canon 18-55 mm lens

Location : Har ki Dun , Har Ki Doon, Valley of Gods

Egyptian Vulture is endangered spices as per IUCN list. It is also known as White scavenger Vulture too. In Gujarat i found it at Banaskantha district outskirts flying on farms with pair and one is juvenile. I cann't shoot juvenile because they are far away and far on height too. But my first record shot clicked of Egyptian Vulture in my camera and i am very happy for that. Egyptian Vulture spices is in endangered vulture spices and many conservative societies and bird lovers working on study and their habitats to increase their populations.

About Egyptian Vulture / White scavenger Vulture :

• They generally found in southeast Europe, North America and India
• They are spices of Neophorn percnopterus as per binominal name.
• Adult Egyptian Vulture plumage is white. It has black flight feathers. 
• Length of Egyptian Vulture is around 45-65 cm and weight almost 2kg average.
• They can fly and go over 2000 meter during summer.
• They can migrate from Europe to South Africa.
• They build nest on rocky cliff and on large trees often.
• They generally found in pairs .
• They feed animal carcasses and also small mammals, small prey, lizards, insects, small birds, reptiles, ahmphibians, rodents and dead birds.
• They can live up to 35 to 37 years long.
• Female Egyptian Vulture lay 1 to 3 eggs with splotched Redidish brown in color. Male and female both incubate eggs until 38-45 days approx. Their breeding season is from mid march to june.
• As per IUCN report approx 20000 to 60000 individual remaining.
• They use round stones as hammer  to break large eggs.

Egyptian Vulture in Gujarat :

Well there are many sites of Egyptian Vulture in India. In Gujarat i foun it at Banaskantha District. Lots of other sites but i don't know about it. While i was travelling in car to my home from Jessore Sanctuary i found pair of Egyptian vulture and one juvenile near road side farms. They are flying very high so i can not capture good images but got record shot of Egyptian Vulture. I was very lucky for it that i got atleast good shot to identify. One more tick in my birds of prey checklist. Also my first vulture capture in Gujarat. 

Gear Used : Canon 6 D with Canon 100-400 mm lens.

Location : Banaskantha District farm areas.

Black Tailed Godwit is a wader bird found in many places of Gujarat. It generally found in India, New Zealand , West Africa, West Europe and Australia during winter season. In Gujarat it found in many places like Thol Bird Sanctuary, Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary, Khijadia Bird Sanctuary and many other muddy areas where they can found their food easily. I got them at Thol Bird Sanctuary during may month.

About Black Tailed Godwit :

• It has long bill around 7 to 10 cm long.
• It has orange-pink base bill with dark tip.
• Legs of Black Tailed Godwit are dark grey or black.
• Adult has brown-grey breast and upperparts and in Juvenile has orange neak and breast.
• Total lenght is around 70-80 cm and weight is almost 250-350 gm.
• Call of Black tailed Godwit is weeka...weeka...weeka
• They build nest on shallow ground.
• They lay eggs and protect them up to 30-50 m.
• They lay 3-6 eggs and color dark brown or olive green.
• They eat insects like grasshoopers, beetles , flies, caterpillers, fish eggs etc.
• Black tailed Godwit hunted in France.
• Population of black tailed godwit all around the world is around 6 to 8 lakhs.

Black tailed Godwit At Thol Lake :

Thol Lake near Ahmedabad around 25 km is one of the best place for birding. Here you can find more than 200 spices of different birds. Waders and flamingos are resident birds here. During winter the lake is full of birds like Flamingos, Pelicans, Sarus Cranes, Demoiselle Crane and many more tree birds like Asian paradise flycatcher, Fantail, bee eaters , kingfisher birds , swamphen etc. Must visit place near Ahmedabad for bird watchers. 

I shoot Black tailed godwit very near in Thol Lake and take a ground level shot to make good bokeh image. I was too far but i use canon 100-400 mm lens so i got good result no too good but good enough. I shoot 2 Black tailed Godwit territory fight and also matting of black tailed godwit too. Well i was confused either they fight or matting . Their long bill looks dangerous when you are very close to them. Taking a ground level shot is little bit difficult if the crowiling area is full of mud or wet. Generally i shoot without disturbing birds and shoot from much distance.

Gear Used : Canon 6 D body , Canon 100-400 mm lens

Location : Thol Bird Sanctuary

Rock Bunting is sparrow size bird and it looks beautiful small size bird. It is Passerine bird. It is in the bunting family Emberizidae. In India it found in Himalayan range. I found and shoot it at Chandrakhani Pass area during my trek to manali. 

Description Of Rock Bunting :

• It is small size bird about 15-16 cm in length 
• Male rock bunting has chestnut upperpart during breeding season.
• It has a pale grey head with black stripping mark.
• Female rock bunting has paler underpart and grey brown back which is simillar to male but dull from male.
• In Africa and Turkey rock bunting has white wing bars.
• It generally found in  Afria, Europe , Asia many parts
• It is partially migratory bird.
• It breeds in dry and rocky mountain areas.
• It lays 3-5 eggs which are greyish in color.
• Call of Rock Bunting is tseee and it sing like churrr... chirrriii...itt

During my trek to manali we go to chandrakhani pass and i found more than 30 spices of birds during my trek. Different spices of birds found here so if you go for birding go by trek i recommand. Some birds i missed because of small size birds and difficult to capture with my lens and some birds images are not clear but can identify easily. Himalayan mountain range is best place for bird watching and bird photography. Some destinations like Sattal , Delhousie and Singalila National Park are heaven for birding and bird watching. Chandrakhani pass is high altitude pass where you can find rare spices of bird like Himalayan Monal but i am not luck so i could not found it. Amazing snow in june month when we went their at chandrakhani pass. Manali Trek open from May  to  July - August . 

Trek start from Dobhi and return to Dobhi takes 4-5 days. I went with YHAI - youth hostels association India who manage different treks in all over India. Cheap and well managed trek they arrange. You can book in advance from direct website of https://www.yhaindia.org/ 

Gear used : Canon 1000 D with Canon 100-400 mm lens

Location : Near to chandrakhani pass , Manali

It is the largest species of Flamingo bird family and also a most widespread species of flamingo family.It is found in India ,south east , middle east and Africa. It is migratory bird. They also breed in India. In Gujarat they breed in Rann Of Kutch , Little Rann of Kutch also found in Thol Bird Sanctuary. I often visit Thol sanctuary so got good shots of them. Best time for shoot them is may-Jun at Thol bird sanctuary bcz of water level is too low . It is been recorded that some flamingo birds are resident in Gujarat at many places like LRK, Khijadia sanctuary, Nalsarovar and Thol Sanctuary. They also breed here and stay for all seasons. So you can find greater flamingo birds in all seasons in Gujarat at many places. 

Flamingo bird facts and description : 

• Greater flamingo bird is the largest living spices of flamingo.
• Greater flamingo has no subspices.
• Flamingo color most of pinkish white in plumage. Wings are red and feathers are black in end.
• Greater Flamingo bird call is like honking.
• The average lifespan of flamingo bird is 30-40 years.
• Main Difference between Greater flamingo and lesser flamingo is height . Lesser flamingo is shorter than greater flamingo. Also Greater flamingo has pale pink bill and black tip. In other case lesser flamingo has dark crimson bill. Lesser flamingo is also more red in color than greater flamingos.

Greater Flamingo birds In Thol Lake : Thol sanctuary is often i visit. Flamingo birds are stay here all seasons. I got good numbers of Greater flamingo and lesser flamingo bird images in a group when i visit Thol. This is my best time with flamingos. Also i got some beautiful pictures of flamingo birds with group and also in duo with some masti. Flamingos looks very good in frame bcz of their color. Thol lake is good place for birders because more than 150 birds spices found here. Also some mammals like Blue bull and black buck also found here. Lots of water birds and tree birds found here. Also sanctuary is not so big so you can find all birds in around 6 sqkm area. Best time to visit thol lake is November to March. All migratory birds are visit in winter so that is best time. Early morning is best for birders. 

Timing And Fees of Thol Sanctuary :

Thol Sanctuary open at 6 AM in morning and close at around 5 PM

Fees of Thol Sanctuary is 50 INR per person and camera fees are 200 INR. Car fees are 500 INR. 

Weekend fees may change that actually i don't know about it. 

Two flamingos with little egret in between of them with down head all. The images of flamingo bird making a good frame. Because of its color flamingo birds images are very attractive and also their grouping make a perfect frame of flamingo bird picture.

A morning pared time for flamingo birds. A beautiful Greater flamingo birds are in a raw make image nice and show their unity. 

Perfact wingspan of Flamingo bird looks great. Pink Wings make image more attractive.

Solo Greater flamingo bird 

Some masti time for two flamingo birds .

Above image shows the discipline of Flamingo Bird and looks like a morning pared they are doing . 

https://youtu.be/9dVBrR9NSOo

A group of Flamingo Birds at Thol Lake make your frame awesome.

Location : Thol Lake, Gujarat

Thol lake is just 25 km approx. from Ahmedabad. You can visit one day for Thol lake is enough. Also you can find another migratory birds like pelicans , bar headed goose, river tern and many more resident spices.

Ahmedabad to Thol lake distance about 25km

Asian Elephant or Indian Elephant found in Corbett national Park is one of the biggest park among india. Natural habitats of wild life is really amazing here. I visited second time in april 2014. This time i visit Dhikala zone and stay their for one night to catch Asian Elephant movement habitats and also their behavior. The grass land of Dhikala zone is really very good to catch lots of birds and mammals and also a landscape is tremendous.  Elephants are largest land mammals living on earth. Asian elephants are in endangered as their population decreasing last 60-80 years.

The scientific name for Asian Elephant is Elephas Maximus . They live in grassland and open areas near river. Asian elephant habitat are grassland, forest, savanna and desert .Asian elephant mostly travel in crowd and in family. They have large family so they travel in a group. Only Tusker Asian Elephant found alone sometimes but female Asian Elephant found only in family or Group. The Asian Elephant population in India is around 25000 to 28000 approx. Asian Elephant is endangered in IUCN list.

Asian Elephant Facts / Things to know about Indian Elephant :

• They are largest land mammals living in Asia.
• Total population of Asian Elephant around 50000 individuals.
• Female Asian Elephants can live 60 years approx.
• Asian elephants are smaller than African Elephants
• Also Big differance is their male tusk is smaller than African Bush Elephants.
• Height of Asian Elephant is around 9-10 ft.
• Its weight is around 4000 kgs.
• Total body length with trunk is approx 18-20 ft.
• Asian Elephant trunk contains 60000 muscles.
• They use their trunk for feeding, breathing, washing, watering , defance and offence too.
• Elephant tusk is best weapon for them and they also protect trunk too.
• Skin color of Asian Elephant is mostly grey.
• Elephants can eat approx 120 -140 kg per day

Differance Between Asian elephant / Indian Elephant and African Elephant :

African elephant is larger than Asian elephant. Large in size and also ears are larger than asian elephant. While African elephant weight around 4000-7000 kgs and Asian elephant weight around 3000-6000 kgs. Also skin differance between them too as Asian elephant skin is smoother and African elephant skin is more wrinkled than asian elephants. African Savanna Elephant is the biggest elephants among all spices of elephants.

Asian Elephant cubs are really beautiful to see and they are very cute. Generally cubs are found with females and also in a group. If you are very near to cubs or elephant then they give you warning sign so beware don't go near further. Elephants are more dangerous if you go closer to them. In other way elephants are killed widely for its Ivory means their Tusks. There are lots of incidents of killing elephants by humans but very less incidents of killing humans by elephants. Elephants population is decreasing because of natural habitas , Fragmentation and poaching. Elephants generally found in groups and with family. You can get good photos of elephant family or elephant cubs and elephant mother and cubs.

Asian elephants lives in grasslands and in forests. In India they found in East of Himalayas. In Asia they generally found in China , India, Bangladesh, Shrilanka etc. Elephants found in India called Indian Elephants. Asian elephant has subspices like Indian Elephant, Shri Lankan Elephant and Sumatran Elephant. Elephant eat 112 different spices of plant.

Dhikala Zone at Corbett National Park :

Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand is famous for Bengal Tigers but lots of mammals found here. Dhikala zone is inside of Corbett national Park and there is night stay facility at Dhikala which you can book online from forest department. Here near dhikala rest house a river passed so you can get beautiful landscapes of corbett national park at morning sunrise and evening sunset. In the evening Asian Elephant activities are high at Dhikala zone near the river. So you have to be prepare for Asian Elephant Family shot near the river by 4pm. You can get beaufitul Asian elephant family with cubs in a group. Amazing wildscapes you can take with Asian elephants and sunset at Dhikala.

Photos taken at Dhikala zone on safari during evening with Canon 6D and canon 100-400 mm lens.

Mount Abu is one of the most popular hill station for North Gujarati Peoples. It is located in Rajasthan in Pindwara in Aravalli range. It is very near to North Gujarat border so it is best nearest place for people of north Gujarat. Also it is near to famous Ambaji Temple of Gujarat. It is located in Sirohi district. Total population of Mt Abu is around 23000. It is at 4000 ft height from sea level.

Most attractions of Mount Abu :

• Nakki Lake
• Dilwara Temple
• Toad Rock
• Sunset Point
• Guru Shikhar
• Achalgarh Fort
• Honeymoon Point
• Champa Cave
• Museum Mount Abu

Nakki Lake :

Nakki lake is also known as Nakki Jheel. Nakki lake is first man made lake in India. Lake situated and surrounded between the Aravalli Mountains . From the top its looks beautiful. In nakki lake boating is allowed in morning and evening. In winter the lake freez by cold and its really amazing to see.

Nakki Lake Boating Price and Time :

Boating experience is also amazing in nakki lake. You can drive a paddle boat by own. They charge approx 600 per person may be for  1 hour boating.  

Guru Shikhar :

Guru Shikhar is the heighest peak of  Aravalli range. Guru shikhar height around 1720 mt from sea level. People do some trekking experience here for climbing and down trek too. Amazing flora and fauna sites during trek in this area. Also to Gurushikar you can drive a car and little steps at the end. Amazing view of aravalli mountains seen from here.

Toad Rock :

Toad rock is must visit for tourist because from this point you can see beautiful panoramic view of Mount Abu. The rock shape like toad so its called toad rock.

Dilwara Temple :

Dilwara temple 3 km from Mount abu. It is famous for its use of  marble and amazing architech . My last visit to Dilwara temple they don't allow camera inside so i can't capture images but its a must visit place as if you are interested in heritage.

Sunset Point :

Sunset point is definately must visit point to view a beautiful sunset with high end horizons. Beautiful climate and panoramic view of Mount abu seen from here. This is beautiful spot for nature lovers and couples to enjoy stunning evening in mount abu.

Well These are major attraction of Mount Abu. Also there are many other places to visit in Mount abu. Mount Abu is most favorite destination for Nort Gujarat peoples because its plesant atmosphear and very near to Gujarat border.

Lots of good Hotels in Mount Abu to stay with family. We stay at Jaipur House or Jaipur palace. Good hotel to stay if you like heritage look. Rooms are quite good but its in your budget. Also top on hills so you can enjoy beautiful top view of Nakki lake and city. Also some cottage and houses are on rent so its good option too. We stay at house 3 BHK with garden and also away from city so its a good option if you don' t want to stay in city area.

During my trek to manali and Har ki Dun i got lots of birds spices and also good numbers of flycatcher birds. Himalayan mountain range is one of the best place for birds and thats why it called birds paradise. Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand states in India are best place for birding. Places above 7000 ft height are really heaven and pollution less and noice less. 

Flycatcher is a beautiful bird . there are lots of spices of them. Little pied flycatcher is found in asia , bhutan,nepal, malaysia,myanmar,laos etc. In india it found mostly in Himalayan Mountain range. Its color is black and white. Black on top body and white in bottom from neck to tail. Also white strip on eye and wings also.I shot it in manali and also in Har ki Dun trek.

About Little Pied Flycatcher Bird :

• It is Resident bird of Himalayas, NE India and Bangladesh.
• It is small and compact in size.
• It has Bull headed with small dark bill.
• Male is striking with mainly black upperparts and white underparts.
• It has long and broad white supercilium, white patch on wing, and white sides to base of tail.
• Female has brownish grey upperparts and whitish underparts with brownish grey wash to breast and flanks.
• Juvenile has buff spotting on upperparts and tips to coverts and whitish underparts with dark scaling on breast.
• Sound of Little Pied Flycatcher is series of thin, high pitched notes.
• It breeds in broadleaved deciduous and evergreen forest.

Manali Trekking : Manali is heaven for birders. Lots of spices of different birds found here. Just go for trek to manali and you will have lots of birds spices in your memories and also Amazing Himalays. Himalayan mountains are best place to see in India. If you go by trek to himalaya you will see beautiful scenery of Himalaya with full of snow mountains in summer also. At 11000 ft height you will definitely found snow in your trek. When you wake up in the morning you will have beautiful sounds of different birds. 

Camera Used : Canon 1000 D, Canon 100-400 mm lens

Flowers are most common and easy available subject for photography. Flowers are everywhere near around us. So for basic photography learning you can do flower photography at home. Flower photography you can do with multiple lenses and also from mobile, digital cameras and DSLR or mirrorless cameras. Flower photos are used for morning thoughts too. For morning thought flower images are best options. Here i upload some of my good flowers images with my watermark. All can download free flower photos and use it with my watermark. If you want large size file then write a mail to me. 

What you need for Flower photography :

For flower photography i generally use my DSLR camera 6 D and 80 D model with different lenses like canon 50 mm , canon 18-55 mm , canon 100 mm macro and also some flowers taken by 100-400 mm canon lens. I choose lenses according to subject, location, and background . For flower photography background is more important for composition. For macro photo of flower you can use flash so background made black. Using flash for macro photography makes you higher Aperture numbers for more details of flower. Using low aperture makes your background blurred and make your image more attractive. For composition with flower you can choose background and foreground in contrast or some bokeh image in background. 

Above image of black and white flower reflection captured at home with canon 80 D and canon 100 mm macro lens. Reflection of flower create on my table of glass. 

Free Flowers Images to Download :

All images of flower in this post you can download and use with my watermark is free. If you want large size image without watermark you can connect to me or mail me.