A flood of travel opportunities have been knocking my doors lately and I have been more happy to open up to them. I am still in the mood of the incredible expedition in Zanskar and am hardly home, mentally. Even as I am lingering in those moments, I am off to Hampi on our second photography tour with a small bunch of photography enthusiasts. Our last trip was a great success and the participants loved our sessions and field trips. I am hoping to improvise further this trip with our experiences from the last tour and explore more on the immense opportunities to photograph architecture, landscapes and wildlife of Hampi. It is one place where I keep finding new things every time I go and have never been disappointed. This is our last tour of Hampi this season, as summer heat becomes unbearable after March. So if Hampi is in your mind for some time now, do make it a point to join us (See details here for signing up).
Some images from the last photography tour of Hampi. See more images here. Also checkout photos by participants of last Hampi tour on our facebook page.
Some more assignment will soon be taking me to Kerala’s famed backwaters (which I am yet to explore properly) and into the heart of malnad (which I am familiar with). I am looking forward to those days of giving some work to my camera and to my eyes!
Our second edition of the photography tour of Hampi is scheduled for the weekend of February 19th. We call it ‘Many Worlds of Hampi,’ as the tour will see several faces of Hampi and not just the famed archeological riches. The places we go to photograph includes vantage points to photograph beautiful landscape that includes hills, boulders and the river in the view with colourful sunsets and sunrises. We will also see some wildlife, which primarily includes sloth bears, water birds and some rare ground birds. And of course we will see and capture a lot of the remains of the Vijayanagar Empire and the temple ruins strewn across Hampi. I will be with you in all these places, assisting you with compositions and photography techniques during all three days of the tour.
The tour also includes detailed sessions on basics of photography and in-depth sessions of travel, landscape and wildlife photography. The sessions are designed to benefit beginners as well as those getting serious with their cameras. While having a good camera is an advantage, even those owning a basic camera too can benefit from the tour. The tour will have a limited number of participants, helping us offer every participant a personal attention and do images reviews at the end of the day everyday.
See more details and register for the tour. Also join the facebook page of Darter Photography Tours to see some images shot by participants of the previous photography tour of Hampi and to stay updated on our upcoming tours.
Here are some images of the places that we will visit during the tour.
Landscapes
Architecture
Wildlife
Go here to see more details about the tour and to register. See some images shot by participants of the last tour on facebook page of Darter Photography Tours.
+ See some images from the last edition of the tour on our facebook page.
We concluded a hugely successful photography tour of Hampi last week and are delighted to see the variety of images that the participants shot. We are all set to announce more tours for photography enthusiasts keen to travel and give a lot of work to their cameras. Registrations are now open for the second photography tour of Hampi. You can also sign up on our Darter Photography Tours Facebook Page to stay updated on more tours to come. Below are the details of tour to Hampi.
Many Worlds of Hampi – An Outdoor Photography Tour February 19th, 20th and 21st
“Many worlds of Hampi” is a 3-day photography tour designed to cover a wide range of interesting subjects that goes beyond the architectural splendours of Hampi. We have explored all the corners of Hampi to bring you the best in
- Landscapes – the river, boulders and hills of Hampi. Perhaps few places can boast of dramatic sunsets and sunrises as Hampi can. A crimson sun rising and setting over the boulders and hills of Hampi overlooking Tungabhadra River is perhaps among the most beautiful, but less photographed spectacles in this magical landscape.
- Wildlife – birds and bears of Daroji. Daroji Bear Sanctuary is a refuge for more than a hundred bears living in a small area, offering a high probability of sightings and photography opportunities. The rocky terrain is also home to rare birds like the Yellow-throated Bulbul, Painted Sandgrouse and Red Avadavat. May be an encounter with Star Tortoises too…
- Architecture – the famed ruins of Vijayanagar Empire. Hampi’s architectural heritage and its temples in various stages of ruination have brought this small village to UNESCO world heritage status. A large number of monuments more than four hundred years old are strewn all across the plains of Hampi, inviting photographers to lose themselves in the ruins.
The tour calendar includes
- Visit to sites that offer excellent photography opportunities
- Expert session on landscape and travel photography
- Expert sessions of wildlife photography
- Basic photography session for amateurs
- Daily image reviews
Accommodation:
We will be staying at the Sloth Bear Resort, the new offering from Jungle Lodges and Resorts, on the boundary of the Daroji Bear Sanctuary.
You have an option of spending an additional day after the tour ends, along with your photography guide. Please request for more details if you are interested.
Cost: The cost of the tour would be Rs.9,500/- per person, ex-Hospet.
The cost includes:
– Accommodation on twin sharing basis and 3 meals per day at Sloth Bear Resort
– Field trips
– Photography sessions
– Transport from Hospet to Sloth Bear Resort (for buses and trains arriving to a pre-planned schedule) and transport during the three days in and around Hampi.
The cost does not include:
– Transport from your hometown to Hospet/Hampi
– Additional soft drinks/mineral water/liquor ordered at Sloth Bear Resort
– Additional snacks or eatables ordered at Sloth Bear Resort
– Tips and anything that is not part of the includes list above
ACCOMPANYING GUIDE AND PHOTOGRAPHY EXPERT: ARUN BHAT
Accomplished travel and landscape photographer Arun Bhat’s works have been used by publications in India and across the world, all the way from Japan to USA. He is a professional photographer who has extensively travelled across India, creating some of the finest imagery of India’s landscapes and heritage sites.
Having travelled the country many times over and being used to waking up at 5am in bitter cold winter days, he has seen and captured finest landscapes all the way from Himalayas to the peninsular India but is yet to see anything as spectacular as the ‘morningscapes’ seen from the top of Hampi’s Hills.
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email: shreerammv@yahoo.co.in / arunchs@yahoo.com
Ph: 97400 83260 (Shreeram) / 9880006460 (Arun)
