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Ralph Turner's avatar

Wonderful..

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Shital Morjaria (she/her)'s avatar

Thanks much Ralph. And for the restack!

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perfectlight's avatar

beautiful

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Shital Morjaria (she/her)'s avatar

Thank you very much

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Shital Morjaria (she/her)'s avatar

And for the restack!

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Rand Leeb-du Toit's avatar

Stunning photos and I love the emotions that your writing evoked

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Shital Morjaria (she/her)'s avatar

Thank you Rand appreciate it!

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Mark Foard's avatar

Lovely writing and beautiful photos, especially the dreamy, colour shots of the forest.

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Shital Morjaria (she/her)'s avatar

Thanks much Mark

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Priya Iyer's avatar

So beautiful, Shital!

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Shital Morjaria (she/her)'s avatar

Glad it resonated with you Priya. Thanks a ton!

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Antony Henao's avatar

Beautiful photos. I particularly loved photo number 7. I cannot imagine how wonderful must be being in the middle of the forest at sunset and capturing a photo like that one! 🤯

Thanks for sharing, Shitall.

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Shital Morjaria (she/her)'s avatar

Thank you Antony. Both sunrise and sunset are magical in the forest! It was a beautiful experience

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Monica P.'s avatar

Beautiful photographs. Some of them almost look like paintings. This was definitely more enjoyable for you and us than flying over. Thanks for sharing.

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Shital Morjaria (she/her)'s avatar

Thank you so much Monica. Yes a road trip is definitely more exciting!

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Pamela Leavey's avatar

Wow, there are some amazing creatures in your forest! Beautiful photos filled with glorious light!

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Shital Morjaria (she/her)'s avatar

Thank you very much Pamela. The changing light in the forest is spectacular to watch!

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Pamela Leavey's avatar

Light is everything, is it not. As photographers we are always looking for it.

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Shital Morjaria (she/her)'s avatar

Absolutely!

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Framing-the-Story w/AK's avatar

You have a magical touch, Shital. Time to quit your day job.

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Shital Morjaria (she/her)'s avatar

Thank you Alex your comment is like music to my ears :)

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Sarah Best's avatar

That tiger! You looked very close to it. And how did you take the final image? It has an abstract quality.

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Shital Morjaria (she/her)'s avatar

Hi Sarah, yes the tiger came quite close, in any case I was capturing the images with a 200mm Telephoto lens. It first just sat behind the trees enjoying the breeze and even had a sort of siesta with closed eyes and then after 40 mts it decided to walk past us and marked its territory before disappearing into the forest. It was a beautiful sighting.

The abstract photograph is a slow shutter speed image of the moon around bamboo trees if I remember right …was just playing around to see what was possible. It was my early days of photography. I liked what I got so kept it. Thank you for asking and for your comment.

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Stella Kalaw's avatar

Gorgeous, Shital. Forest light is probably one of my favorites to photograph. Something about encountering it feels spiritual and moving. Have you heard the the term thin places? Thats what comes to mind. Lovely post. Thank you for sharing!

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Shital Morjaria (she/her)'s avatar

Thanks so much Stella. Yes the forest light is soothing. Just looked up “thin places” Makes sense! Thank you for bringing it to my attention Stella.

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Stella Kalaw's avatar

You’re welcome!

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Mumbai || Paused's avatar

Wow!

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Shital Morjaria (she/her)'s avatar

Thank you very much!

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Manuela Thames's avatar

I feel mesmerized by your images, especially the color ones. The rich yellow and orange tones are so beautiful!

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Shital Morjaria (she/her)'s avatar

Thank you so much Manuela. I find orange and yellow so earthy as well as lovely.

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Ed Lynch's avatar

Captivating, these photos are so ethereal !

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Shital Morjaria (she/her)'s avatar

Thanks much Ed! Glad you like the photographs

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anjali naran's avatar

mystical and magical. The colors and the hues...........

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Shital Morjaria (she/her)'s avatar

Thanks much Anjali

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Ipsita Sapra's avatar

Your writing is like chicken soup for the soul. I had a long and stressful day and my son had returned very tired form his medical school and I read it out to him. The beauty and the pace of the note calmed and soothed both of us. I actually found it meditative and deeply soulful. Thank you so much for the beauty. For helping the readers slow down and breath.

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Shital Morjaria (she/her)'s avatar

Ipsita I am glad the post and the photos helped in ways it has helped me as well. Your words give me hope that I am in the right direction by just focusing on what makes me the happiest in my life. And it’s photography and now writing about it. So thank you for taking the time and reading and for your support. It really means a lot to me.

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