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Moments in the Wild

Ajay Tharavath is an

entrepreneur based out of

Kolkata. His tyrst with wildlife

photography began when he

started visiting Tiger reserves

15 years ago. He would observe

wildlife and their behavioural

traits. It was only about �ive years

ago that he purchased his �irst

D-SLR camera and a basic zoom

lens. Since then his interest continued to grow and wildlife

photography became a passion. Interaction with different

wildlife photographers and pbserving their work helped him

hone his skills.

He strongly believes that wildlife is one of the toughest genres

of photography as the subject is never in the photographer’s

control. Good subject knowledge helps in predicting animal

behaviour, anticipating an action, visualizing a frame and

releasing the shutter at the right moment.

Ajay Tharavath

As told to Disha Khemchandani

Camera: Nikon D7000; Lens: Nikkor 80 - 400mm VR II

Aperture: f/5.6; Shutter speed: 1/80sec; ISO: 800

Hanging on

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Smart PhotographyDecember 2015

Ajay Tharavath