Saturday, May 26, 2012

Adventure in India

Well, my introduction to India was amazing, a fantastic learning experience.

Three seminars went very well, with one slight issue, my laptop decided to go sour in front of well over 100 people!

Some quick thinking, and my handy USB external hard drives, and we were ready to go.  Dr. Caesar Sengupta and Kavita Sengupta were instrumental in helping create a successful program.

Also, special thanks to everyone who got involved, to help promote our seminar series, and workshops.  A lot of volunteers made it happen.

Hosting a hands on workshop in the Himalayas, with 10 guests was indeed challenging for myself.  Dr. Caesar has been to these amazing locations in the past, with great success, so this sure made my life easier.

Spectacular birding, scenery, and superb guests created a fantastic teaching environment.  We had opportunities to work one on one with our guests, and also group lectures, with question and answer sessions.

Most of our shooting was in a woodland mountainous region located in the southern Himalayas.  Lots of beautiful birds, incredible fresh air, and fantastic company.

Every photographer spoke good English, these people were so kind and helpful.  Such fun loving folks, lots of joking around, so I found some very new and wonderful friends.  Caesar made my entire stay in India comfortable, and productive.

We are working on some new adventures for India, hoping the support and enthusiasm will continue.
A big thanks to everyone!

Some new images here!
















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Friday, May 25, 2012

Thanks to Sonal!

In search of winged wonders with Dr Caesar and Raymond Barlow : it was one of the most memorable photography tour with learning tricks and tips on bird photography from Ray sir in beautiful Uttaranchal . Got many friends , got to know close friends more closely . Thanks Caesar , Kavita , Ray sir and all the group for a great trip . And Amit we all missed you there .






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Friday, May 11, 2012

Hello from India!



What an awesome place to host a tour, my friend and partner Dr. Caesar Sengupta has helped me through negotiating all the travel, and seminars here in India.  A fantastic success!

A big thanks to Caesar, Kavita, and all of our guests, and supporters from throughout the country, some folks trekked 15 -19 hours to see me at a seminar program.... amazing!

Three programs taking place in Mumbai, Kolkatta, and Delhi, then a tour to the Himalayas with 10 guests to photograph birds.  Our tiger venture did not pan out, so we will work on some new dates soon, along with more seminars, and birding tours.

If you have any interest in joining us in India, please send me an email.. ray@raymondbarlow.com

Here are a few edits done without my Photoshop... my laptop crashed just before our first seminar, so I will get back to my CS5 - iMac at home soon, for more editing.

Thanks to the great country of India!! I hope to be back soon!













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