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Winged wonders on the wane - a priceless portfolio captured
New Delhi 09-Oct-2007
Mr. N Shivakumar, Senior Manager (CC), Mathura Refinery received lot of appreciation at his first solo photo exhibition titled, 'Winged wonders on the wane' held at New Delhi recently. The visitor's book was overflowing with appreciation. Mr. Chander Mohan, Director (Department of Science and Technology), Government of India, wrote, "A great service to mankind. I pray that people like you do not become extinct." Whilst Mrs. Renu Mittal, Principal, DPS Dwaraka, New Delhi inscribed,”Photographs have been taken of rare scenes and it shows the patience and concentration of the artist-photographer. Excellent and let the passion of the photographer always continue." Pictures of colourful birds including Siberian crane, little green heron, bush chat, crested serpent eagle, hawk eagle, greater thick-knee and sarus crane were featured at the exhibition. To catch these birds in their rich habitat, Mr. Shivakumar has been taking pictures of all kinds of birds - common, rare and endangered - for the past 20 years traveling through Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, Corbett National Park, Kaziranga National Park, Ranthambore National Park and Bandhavgarh National Park. Mr. Shivakumar received a pat on his back from Mr. Anand Kumar, Director (R&D), who penned, “It is amazing to see how Mr. Shivakumar has captured the beauties of rare birds and each frame with a little history. He has emerged on the ornithology horizon as a star and rest of us are certainly going to be guided and the remaining rare birds would get attention through him." Mr. S. Ramaswamy, GM (IS), was clearly moved on seeing the pictorial display inspiring him to say, "It seems God has created the wonderful winged fliers. But Mr. Shivakumar has captured them for the benefit of us. Excellent collection, lively illustrations. Colourful moments. Let the good work go on." Mr.Yogesh Chandra, DGM (Pipelines), also enjoyed the display and conveyed to Mr. Shivkumar that all the photo-shots were wonderful & sharp, captured at good angles in their natural habitat. Stating that all the birds featured in his exhibition are bold, beautiful and boisterous, Mr. Shivakumar says: "Looking back and analysing the recent past, India is progressively poised in fast losing its wealth of wildlife. Particularly birds are on the brink in woodlands, wetlands, wastelands and all other wilderness areas. Some are fast dwindling and some altogether disappearing. The vultures have vanished. The house sparrows are not to be seen. The Siberian crane has stopped visiting us. What next is an environmental enigma?" Describing himself as a photographer and wildlife devotee with strong ornithological inclinations, Mr. Shivakumar says, "Bird-watching is a regular pursuit for me." Since wildlife is his passion, Mr. Shivakumar has been a writing feature related to themes of wildlife for various newspapers and magazines. "I am also an aficionado of photography. And I have a collection of over 20,000 transparencies and photographs shot over 17 years across the country and abroad."
New Delhi 09-Oct-2007
Mr. N Shivakumar, Senior Manager (CC), Mathura Refinery received lot of appreciation at his first solo photo exhibition titled, 'Winged wonders on the wane' held at New Delhi recently. The visitor's book was overflowing with appreciation. Mr. Chander Mohan, Director (Department of Science and Technology), Government of India, wrote, "A great service to mankind. I pray that people like you do not become extinct." Whilst Mrs. Renu Mittal, Principal, DPS Dwaraka, New Delhi inscribed,”Photographs have been taken of rare scenes and it shows the patience and concentration of the artist-photographer. Excellent and let the passion of the photographer always continue." Pictures of colourful birds including Siberian crane, little green heron, bush chat, crested serpent eagle, hawk eagle, greater thick-knee and sarus crane were featured at the exhibition. To catch these birds in their rich habitat, Mr. Shivakumar has been taking pictures of all kinds of birds - common, rare and endangered - for the past 20 years traveling through Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, Corbett National Park, Kaziranga National Park, Ranthambore National Park and Bandhavgarh National Park. Mr. Shivakumar received a pat on his back from Mr. Anand Kumar, Director (R&D), who penned, “It is amazing to see how Mr. Shivakumar has captured the beauties of rare birds and each frame with a little history. He has emerged on the ornithology horizon as a star and rest of us are certainly going to be guided and the remaining rare birds would get attention through him." Mr. S. Ramaswamy, GM (IS), was clearly moved on seeing the pictorial display inspiring him to say, "It seems God has created the wonderful winged fliers. But Mr. Shivakumar has captured them for the benefit of us. Excellent collection, lively illustrations. Colourful moments. Let the good work go on." Mr.Yogesh Chandra, DGM (Pipelines), also enjoyed the display and conveyed to Mr. Shivkumar that all the photo-shots were wonderful & sharp, captured at good angles in their natural habitat. Stating that all the birds featured in his exhibition are bold, beautiful and boisterous, Mr. Shivakumar says: "Looking back and analysing the recent past, India is progressively poised in fast losing its wealth of wildlife. Particularly birds are on the brink in woodlands, wetlands, wastelands and all other wilderness areas. Some are fast dwindling and some altogether disappearing. The vultures have vanished. The house sparrows are not to be seen. The Siberian crane has stopped visiting us. What next is an environmental enigma?" Describing himself as a photographer and wildlife devotee with strong ornithological inclinations, Mr. Shivakumar says, "Bird-watching is a regular pursuit for me." Since wildlife is his passion, Mr. Shivakumar has been a writing feature related to themes of wildlife for various newspapers and magazines. "I am also an aficionado of photography. And I have a collection of over 20,000 transparencies and photographs shot over 17 years across the country and abroad."