Nature's beauty discovered....

Autumn's Wonders..

2009-10-13T16:33:00.000-07:00

We all enjoy the colors of autumn leaves. Did you ever wonder how and why a fall leaf changes color?
Chlorophyll is what gives plants their green color. As summer ends and autumn comes, the days get shorter and shorter. This is how the trees "know" to begin getting ready for winter. During winter, there is not enough light or water for photosynthesis. The trees will rest, and live off the food they stored during the summer. They begin to shut down their food-making factories. The green chlorophyll disappears from the leaves. As the bright green fades away, we begin to see yellow and orange colors. Small amounts of these colors have been in the leaves all along. We just can't see them in the summer, because they are covered up by the green chlorophyll.
The bright reds and purples we see in leaves are made mostly in the fall. In some trees, like maples, glucose is trapped in the leaves after photosynthesis stops. Sunlight and the cool nights of autumn cause the leaves turn this glucose into a red color. The brown color of trees like oaks is made from wastes left in the leaves. It is the combination of all these things that make the beautiful colors we enjoy in the fall.

Winter Wonderland

2009-01-22T14:41:00.000-08:00

Frozen Waterfalls

Gods Own Country (Ente Keralam.....)

2008-07-20T01:59:00.000-07:00

Kerala, the "Gods Own Country" as it is popularly known is evergreen with paddy fields, coconut & palm trees & also with different forms of wildlife & flowers. The serene & calm atmosphere with beautiful temples, deep flowing rivers & greenery attracts people from the every part of the world.

Spring 2008

2008-05-11T16:30:00.000-07:00

The beautiful spring flowers inspired me to take these pics. These flowers were seen in & around our neighbourhood. Arent they beautiful?

Naturally Beautiful - Smita

2007-01-01T08:05:00.000-08:00

I love photography. Am an amateur photographer & most of my pics are taken with my 6 mega pixel Digital Camera. I’m in an attempt to take some good pics.

If anybody could give me some good tips on nature photography, it would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers!!!!!!