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Vishnu is one of the 1st generation Gods in the Hindu pantheon along side Shiva and Brahma. The lighting on the sculpture more contrasty and brighter. The sculptures at the Badami caves were in fine fettle though. The next time was a few months ago and the clouds were playing truant. The first time I was in Badami there was a hint of rain in the distant horizon and it was the month of May or June. This is a 1/60 at f/4 on a Nikon D 70 with some of the sky still carrying a patch of dark being the fungus on the sensor. Shooting elephant photos is always a tough task, and specially a black one, as the metering goes haywire with the camera trying to overcompensate for the black surface. Keeping a safe distance from the elephant busy in squirting water from his trunk, I took some photos. Having collected the equipment, on my way back to Cochin, I stopped at a lovely flowing stream where a Mahout clad in earthy Geru colors was busy bathing his tall black elephant. I was there to pick up a Nikon camera and some lenses from him. In Kerala, sometimes communication can be a problem if you do not know the local language.Īfter trying out various other forms of communication we manged to reach a level of understanding.

Not for birds, but to meet a gentleman, a famous Bird Guide, who thought I had come for a birding tour and we happily started a tour. I made a quick visit to Thattekad one day. It is one of those places where fortunately the tourists do not throng in large numbers. Thattekad is a hotspot in the Western Ghats for birding.