BEAUTIFUL EYES [TOP100]

Those are the beautiful eyes of "Khediya Sabar" tribal children live in a remote village in India.

SANGHAMITRA BHATTACHARYA,   India, Kolkata

Buff Tailed Coronet [TOP100]

Hummingbirds flap wings around at a rate of 50 time per second. They feed on nectar from the flowers. Image of this biff tailed coronet was clicked in Ecuador. Ecuador is filled with rain forests and cloud forests, which make it very conducive for the hummingbirds to make a habitat. To freeze these birds in flight I had to use the multi flash set up, When we landed in Guango lodge in Pappllacta, Ecuador we were surrounded by humming birds ,we had quicklyset up our multi flash units and started clicking the hummingbirds, this was the dream shot i was looking for and got it after clicking for few hours and few hundreds of attempts

Hymakar Valluri,   India, Hyderabad

The Cheerful Eyes [TOP100]

The key that fits the lock of everyone's heart.

Saurabh Sirohiya,   India, Ahmedabad

Light inside the dark [TOP100]

I took this shot while light was going through the window and I noticed that there were a perfect reflection.

Sunil Choudhary,   India, Rajasthan

Black Lungs [TOP100]

A miner’s life is like a sailor’s, ’Board a ship to cross the wave; Every day his life’s in danger, Still he ventures to be brave. Watch the rocks, they’re falling daily, Careless miners always fail.

Rajesh Kumar Singh,   India, New Delhi

A rishky game [TOP100]

It was very adventurus to watch them riding bikes in such hight against gravity. The sputter of audience was making them more exited to ride more faster. Many people from the audience were appreciating by giving them some mony while riding.

Radha Swami,   India, varanasi

Black Tailed Godwit fight [TOP100]

Black Tailed Godwit fighting series

Goutam Barman,   India, Chakdaha

Mom and Me..

The young cub who was running around, turned to nudge his mother when she growled. The back lighting made this image very interesting. It gave the rim light effect on both the lioness and the cub. Picture clicked at Maasai Mara game reserve. Exif Data- 3000*2000 Canon EOS 1DX RGB ProPhoto RGB 500MM F7.1 Exposure +3 Exposure time- 1/8000 2.2MB on disk

chandrashekar k,   India, Bengaluru

First and foremost

Frog catches crooks without a try

KARTHICK.SELVARAJ,   India, Tamilnadu chennai

Gang Of Madnapur

Tigress with her three tiny cubs quenching thirst in throbing summer of central India.

Ajit Kulkarni,   India, Nagpur

Serenity

Greater flamingos walk in Bhigwan, India

Amresh Mishra,   India, Indore

Family moments

A lovely moment from the Marsh pride, Savuti reserve,Botswana.The adult male is pride male. This pride is very large and strong. A very challenging pride to the Savuti pride. They are also known to get down elephants often. There is a lion in this pride named as "Short tail" who used to chase humans. The image conveys a family moment on a fine morning when they were trying to settle down in a shade..

Vishnu Gopal,   India, Kollam

Cheetah's twist to Kill

This was also taken in Masai Mara. We were following a mother and her two sub-adult cubs through the savannah as they tried to hunt unsuccessfully then rested and walked and walked till we came upon a herd of Impala grazing in some tall grass. We were the only vehicle there and positioned ourselves. After a wait for more than an hour, all hell broke loose and this mother Cheetah took down this female Impala right in front of us.

Nimit Virdi,   India, Bengaluru

Identify Me

This photograph was taken when I was on the morning stroll for a birding. Suddenly my friend called me and told me that the little guy you are looking for is came outside. Immediately I ran away to his place. He almost sat there for 2 hours and give us a spectacular moments of a lifetime.

Digvijay Manohar Lande,   India, Nagpur

Joy

This photo was taken in village in West Bengal , children are playing in village road. They are in a playing mood.

somnath pal,   India, Kolkata

Nature in its rawest forms

An one day Old Giraffe calf getting hunted down by a hungry Lioness in front of the poor Mother Giraffe

Srikanth Santhinathan,   India, Coimbatore

Seize the moment.

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Rakesh Pulapa,   India, Rajahmundry

The Spiritual World Varanasi

Varanasi The holiest city of India. Morning sunrise fill the colours into this holy Ganga and city.

धीरज गोस्वामी,   India, Varanasi

Tug of War

Scarcity of food compiled them to fight. White Throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) often fight for the food.

Sujay Sankar Roy,   India, Dinhata

Vertigo

While photographing a herd of wildebeest crossing the Mara River in the Masai Mara, I noticed that several wildebeest were taking a more precarious route that required a vertical leap down a crumbling cliff face. These two individuals leaped down at the same moment from different sides and descended as one amidst a cloud of dust and dirt.

Zhayynn James,   India, Chennai

The Endemic Perch

A Myna perched on Barasinghas forehead. Barasingha belongs to the deer family and is endemic to kanha tiger reserve, madhya pradesh, India.

Varun Thakkar,   India, Nagpur

Sarus Pair

Beautiful sarus pair in the morning light.

Vibhash Garg,   India, New Delhi

Dominance

This was one moment which I wanted, the egrets fighting for their feeding grounds. This was a pre-visualized image shot in the outskirts of Bangalore

Shashank Reddy,   India, Bengaluru

Mr.Rainbow

Colorful adult male jumping spider posing.

Karthikeyan Shanmugasundaram,   India, coimbatore

Crane Combat

Saras crane is the tallest flying bird in India. They call and dance for the female during matting. This was a moment when the juvenile decided to take over his dad for a Fight. I decided to go ground level where the bird flew 10 feet high to fight.

Vignesh,   India, Chennai

Mud Bath

Elephants love to spray mud on their body - This keeps the bugs away and also helps them lower the body temperature.

Sandeep Dutta,   India, Bengaluru

Shadow Reflection

IF YOU FACE THE LIGHT, SHADOW WILL ALWAYS BE BEHIND YOU

Aditya Srivastav,   India, Varanasi

Tiny Bridge between generations and branches

Monkey kid was trying to jump from one branch to another. It was learning some life education.

Manoj Kishor Bind,   India, Amravati

Ageless Companion

MOHAMMED IBRAHIM,   India, Mumbai

Father's Care

Rahul Chakraborty,   India, Bishnupur

Hot turmeric bath

The devotees in a temple of South India are busy in a boiling hot turmeric water bathing ritual

Sanghamitra Sarkar,   India, Kalyani

The Supper!

The image was captured at Someshwar lake, Dharwad, about 20 km away from Hubli, I had visited the location to capture the images of Crakes and other birds While I was looking out for the birds, I spotted some movement in the water and instantly knew it was a snake…. took a few record shots and rushed cautiously to get a closer look and found that the snake had hunted down an unusually large fish! I was thrilled that it was a very rare sighting… I tried to keep cool and crouched low on the shore. The snake started moving towards the shore in front and to my right and even got on to the land. Then the snake decided to get back into the water and started swimming head on, towards me with the head high up , holding the prey…… I got my prize shots and the snake came well within the minimum focusing distance of my lens(3.5M). And kept coming towards me…. I got a little anxious and decided to back off. The snake noticed my movement and changed course, to get away from me. I left the spot , in excitement! It was an exhilarating experience! Initially I was thrilled to have spotted a snake, which turned into tremendous excitement on seeing the catch! But when the snake started swimming towards me, head on…I got anxious … I felt that the snake was taking the prize-catch home for supper!

Dr Chandrashekhar Shirur,   India, hubli

King and beests

Masaimara. Near Mara river crossing.The predator was closely watched by the prey as if they think it's always wise to keep your enemies or threats in your vicinity.This Lion named HUNTER, one of the Musketeers, appeared from nowhere.This moment the wildebeests in line, moving towards river crossing, just became aware of his presence & turned their head watching his moves closely..

Sunil Manikkath,   India, Thrissur

Hard workers

These men doing the river cleaning work by collecting the soil from the middle part of the river Ganga. This soil also needed by many sculpture artists to create traditional and modern sculptures at kumartuli and various other parts of Kolkata.I took this shot at Kumartuli Ganga Ghat. Exif data- Aperture- f/5.6 Shutter speed- 1/250s ISO- 500 Exposure Comp - 0EV

Amit Ghosh,   India, Kolkata

Best players of Masai Mara

It was evening time in Masai Mara in Feb. 2018.We were following the five cheetahs when they were searching for prey . Three of them climb the dead tree.It was fantastic sceen

Suresh Chhabra,   India, Surat

Mr Lizard

This is called Fan Throated Lizard (Sitana ponticeriana). The mating time is in May June in India just before the monsoon rain. In the picture a male lizard trying to impress female one by showcasing its throat (colourful fan).

Suman,   India, Pune

Dubai from Sky

shot from a high rise building on Sheikh Zayed road, view of Dubai makes all spellbound. tall structures, cranes for new buildings and iconic structure of Burj Al Arab and in the foreground the spirals of crossovers.

Sanjoy Sengupta,   India, Kolkata

Coatition brothers....

July 2018,The famous coatition brothers were on the move and were walking on a path in hunt of a prey... Predicting its move, we positioned our vehicle so that they were walking right into us..

Dr.Dilip shah,   India, Mumbai

Nature's beauty..

This photo was taken on 5/8/2017.

Tapas Khanra,   India, BUDGE BUDGE

Elegant Raptor with Kill

Osprey is one of skilled raptor in the planet Earth. It is excellent capability to dive, grab and lift the fishes from the waterbodies. The photograph was clicked in the Damodar River of Barddhaman, West Bengal, India in the month of November 2018.

SANDIPAN GHOSH,   India, Barddhaman

Hump nosed pit viper

Hump nosed pit viper

Shridhar bhat,   India, Sirsi

Mother's care

A female hyena carrying her cub in the mouth holding it delicately. The jaws that are used to rip apart flesh are also used to lift and carry a newborn delicate cub.

Sarosh Lodhi,   India, Nagpur

It’s more than what meets the eye

In this picture, one of the five brothers Cheetah coalition of Masai Mara tries to corner a Wildebeest into a trap. However, it is still not time for this brave Wildebeest who turns around and attacks these Cheetahs and chases them away.

Shreyas Rao,   India, Bengaluru

Fantastic Five

A legendary Tigress of Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve buffer zone Madhuri with her latest litters...

Dhiman Choudhury,   India, Mumbai

Cutie

The notion of innocence refers to children's simplicity, their lack of knowledge, and their purity not yet spoiled by mundane affairs. Such innocence is taken as the promise of a renewal of the world by the children. I photograph all types of children are my very favorite subjects to work with. I love their innocent nature, genuine expressions, sparkling eyes full of life, and the endless possibilities and dreams their futures hold. By combining beautiful natural light, a truthful connection, and a glimpse into the soul, even the most ordinary scene can be transformed into something magical. I’d love to share with you some of my tried and true tips for creating stunning portraits of children.

Geeta Maurya,   India, Delhi

Dancing Floor

PeThis photo is captured in Ranthambore National Park Rajasthan India it is one of the amazing parks I have visited till now I regularly visit this place it is one of my favourite place in India it is an Tiger Reserve Park.Usually in the month of June peacocks display themselves to attract the females. From last 10 to 15 minutes I was clicking peacocks photos and 2 Sloth bears where crossing the road suddenly people started shouting Sloth bear Sloth bear and first one just ran away but l the second one came out of curiosity he stood there and started looking at people at the same time the peacocks where displaying to attract the female luckily Sloth bear came in front of the peacock when he was displaying and I quickly captured that moment it was just an magical moment for mekak-slot bar

Baiju Patil,   India, aurangabad

|| RAINBOW SNAKE ||

Ritwik Pandey,   India, Kolkata

The swimmer

A rosy pelican bathing in a pond at Delhi in afternoon ,,, and the moment of that time seems very dramatical

Nishant Upadhyay,   India, New Delhi

Leap Of Black Bucks

Black Bucks Are Crossing Their Path In A Different Style.

Meet Thakkar,   India, Ahmedabad

Fighting moments

Black headed Ibis playing with a snake

Sudipta Saha,   India, Kolkata

Out for a walk

When an adult female came out for a walk in the golden light with her fawn, it was a treat to watch

hitesh chawla,   India, Delhi

The Glacial Climb

This was taken during my glacier hike to Vatnajökull National Park. Hiking through the blue glacier fields, filled with dangerous crevices all along was pretty adventurous. This is a part of Svínafellsjökull Glacier. This was my guide, Rosa when she was giving us a demo of how to do the ice climbing. The best part is she is around 63 years and fit enough to hike and trek through toughest terrains of Iceland. Her husband is also a tour guide and has written 4 books on Iceland and Viking History.

Debarshi Das,   India, Siliguri

Devotiona Festivals, Devotional fellowship,Golden Festivals

India is a religious country. Here some old traditions have been running for years. There are plenty of Yatras,Urus, and Jallosh celebrations especially during the new moon and full moon. I clicked this at the time of Mahalingraj Yatra in Huljunti, Maharashtra. There are a large number of devotees from Karnataka and Maharashtra. So far, God has not seen anyone, but he can experience it through the name 'Dev', the people who are here and experience it only and only in India.

RAHUL MACHINDRA GODASE,   India, Pune ,SOLAPUR, PANDHARPUR

Jewel Beetle Mating

The cute pair of Jewel beetles are mating on a juicy fruit bed. This was captured in Bangalore, and I liked the backlighting here. Nikon D7100 | Tamron 90mm

Arjun Haarith,   India, Bengaluru

Big Lunch

SUDIPTA CHAKRABORTY,   India, ASANSOL

LIVING ONTHE EDGE

MYNA (BIRD) ENTERS INTO THE NEST OF SPOTTED OWLET AND HIJACKS A NEW BORN CHIC FOR ITS BREAKFAST

MANJUNATH RAO,   India, Bangalore

Purple Heron Catch the snake

Camera:NIKON D7200 F-stop:f/5.6 Exp:1/1250 sec. ISO:ISO-500 Exposure:AP Location:Manglajodi,Orissa Date:09/01/2018

Bimal Bhaskar,   India, Raghunathganj

Hungry Bird

It is called Blue Tailed Bee eater with a big catch. not a shy bird as it allow me to take such a close shot. I take this pic with my Nikon Gears. Exif- F- 7.1, ISO-800, Exp- 1/800.

SAIKAT,   India, Bishnupur, Bankura, West Bengal

Let Her Impress..!

This is the beautiful Variable Bush frog (Raorchestes akroparallagi) from the western ghats of Kerala, India. This Beautiful Male is attracting the female by using its advertising Call.

Siva Kumar,   India, Nagercoil

Bathing Of pelican

bathing of Pelican

Jaidevsinh Rathod,   India, Jamnagar

Lost In Red

Devendermeena,   India, Delhi

Rays of Light

S V ARUN KUMAR FICS AFIP FIIPC,   India, KAKINADA CITY

Street Wrestling

The photo is from a Street Wrestling competition in a street of Calcutta, India which is organized during the Indian festival "Dewali" and the competition is organized by the business community of the city with all colours and pomp .

KAUSHIK MAJUMDER,   India, Kolkata

My Camel, My Shield

A camel trader with his herd during the annual Pushkar Camel fair, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India

Sourabh Gandhi,   India, Delhi

SMILE

A LITTLE BOY WITH HIS GRAND MAA, SMILING AT ME.

Joyraj Samanta,   India, Kolkata

Wrinkles of Experience

When I saw this photograph it reminds me of my grandad having years experience about life. Portrait of people has always been very beautiful it tells so much about the life they have lead. A Monk .. traveling on Local train , India Its mobile photography . Lenovo k8+

Asamanj Maiti,   India, Kolkata

A toss of death or survival

This picture was taken at Keoladeo Natonal Park, Bharatpur, Rajashthan. Darters are known as expert at fishing. But looking at this picture, it looks as if the fish is becoming the darter’s food on its own which was a great moment to capture in the camera.

Ritesh Pendse,   India, Aurangabad

SCULPTOR

Sculptor of Kumortuli, Vintage place of clay Idol making in Kolkata, India.

Dipankar Paul,   India, Kolkata

winking spotted owlet

Many times I saw humans winking on each other but here I clicked this spotted owlet winking on me & this seems so funny to me.

Trikansh sharma,   India, Rishikesh

The Ritual of Tarpana

Tarpana‬ is a term in the ‪Vedic‬ practice which refers to an offering made to divine entities. It is believed that one’s ancestors will be eagerly awaiting for tarpana on all the above-mentioned occasions. If no offering is made, they will return to their places disappointed, and the descendant misses their blessings which he would have received, if he had performed his filial duties. The Hindu community strongly believes in carrying out these rituals on the auspicious day of Mahalaya.

Debarshi Mukherjee,   India, Kolkata

The man reading himself...

Narrow allies of varanasi famous for street photography it's always amazed you with compositions, I was returning from the ghat I saw a man reading newspaper and Shadow making drama so I clicked this shot.

Sayed wasi haider,   India, Varanasi

migration of siberian birds

During the migration of siberian birds in delhi at yamuna ghat i took this shoot !!!!!

Pawan Bairwa,   India, Delhi

Treehopper in nature

A treehopper on leaves in morning lights.

priyank dhami,   India, Rajkot

Secret Talks

A Rufus Treepie engroses into an symbiotic relation with a Sambar deer stag in the morning light of autumn.

Nirmalya Chakraborty,   India, Pune

Mother Love

Playful moment of Mother cheetah with her cub at Masaimara-Kenya. EXIF Make/ Model - Nikon D4S + Nikkor 600mm/f4 Focal length -600mm Exposure : 1/500S. f/6.3 , ISO 800 , Aperture priority , Matrix Metering

Sumesh Sankarathodi,   India, Cochin

Thirsty

Cubs Of Madhuri

Vicky patel,   India, Jalpaiguri

My best friend !

This click is the beautiful moment that is captured for lifetime. This was the first introduction of my daughter to a puppy and vice versa. Both are at a very playful age. Puppy started pulling my daughter's skirt and she was giggling. A moment to remember. I was lucky that I could capture this pic on perfect timing. Unplanned pictures telling a story are the most beautiful pictures and here I present one for your eyes to cherish !!

Garima Dixit Karki,   India, GWALIOR

Pink Beauty food fight in Morning time

Greater flamingos fight for food in morning time, clicked this pic at sea shore , near mandvi city, kachchh, gujarat, india - Nikod D750 + Nikor 200 500 MM

Dilipsinh Chudasama,   India, Mundra

Colours of peace

Tried something with natural light with my mobile iPhone 6s in this Holi .

Abhishek Thakur,   India, Jagdalpur

Big Bubble

AMAR KUMAR NAYAK,   India, Durgapur

Traditional fight

This is little egrets (egretta garzetta) and fighting in a pond filled with water and cloud reflection

jojith,   India, Thrissur

The red window

The colour scheme of this particular frame, thrilled me and I took no hesitation to pull out my cellphone camera and click this.

অরিজিৎ কর্মকার,   India, Kolkata

Escaping...

Nayan Jyoti Kalita,   India, TIHU

The Outsider

In a world filled with twittering little birds and oppressive giant animals, all you need is a stiff attempt to find individuality.

Parthiban Muthaiah,   India, Trichy

Eye For An Eye

A Jackals teritorry is aggressively defended against a trespasser. In most jackal fights the amount of damage is trivial considering the blood chilling growls and snapping of wicked fangs that precede the actual start of the fight. The fighting is largely ritualized, all-out combat with intent to kill is rare, mainly because losers can cut off aggression by surrendering. Fighting between jackals is generally over status and ends when once dominance is conceded.

Ankit Bansod,   India, Nagpur

A Paddy Drying Field

The people are drying the paddy in a rice mill where the little girl also doing the job as a part of her play.

Uday Bhattacharya,   India, Kolkata

Moving souls.

A shot from yamuna ghat, Delhi. Slow shutter speed creates this drama.

Hindi,   India, Gorakhpur

The Mist...

It was a brilliant foggy morning at Bharatpur during my recent trip . Walking lanes were almost invisible due to heavy fog. I had to wait an hour for live moment to happen with in view finder. After sometime i was able to spot a Sambar deer, but not visible enough due to fog. At this point, i got my canvas with other subsidiary subject but not the desired one for my frame. Eventually, a male deer appeared and stopped for a second. I just waited for the right moment & composed them together.

Sudhanshu Tiwari,   India, Indore

Enter the world of dreams ..

It was a during early morning hours at Bharatpur National Park. It was cold , fog and misty weather out there when a Blue bull came and started walking in a reverse direction . The light and the scene created was a moment to capture.

Nilesh Shah,   India, Ahmedabad

Good nap after a heavy meal

Leopard sleeping after a good meal.

Yashwanth Pavanan,   India, Pune

Jallikattu

Jallikattu is a traditional spectacle in which a bull (Bos indicus), such as the Pulikulam or Kangayam breeds, is released into a crowd of people, and multiple human participants attempt to grab the large hump on the bull's back with both arms and hang on to it while the bull attempts to escape. Participants hold the hump for as long as possible, attempting to bring the bull to a stop. In some cases, participants must ride long enough to remove flags on the bull's horns

anoop krishna,   India, KERALA

Walking

Sam,   India, Jaipur

And he lost.

I was shooting The Tajmahal from yamuna bank in winter and tried to get the best reflection and also wanted a living element there so I waited for a person and it happened.

Rishabh paliwal,   India, Jodhpur

Hand of Mortal

The Title is inspired from the famous and controversial Maradonnas 'Hand of God' which lead to the famous World cup victory. This photograph was taken at a tea stall when the owner asked one of his employee (who was preparing dough) to add dry cowdung to the fire to prepare tea. The feel of the image lead to an imaginative perception of Gods hand extending towards Earth

Puneet Wadhwani,   India, Lucknow

Titanic in the making

A half built boat along the banks of ganges in Varanasi. Near the banks of Ganges, boat rides are one of the best ways to see Varanasi closely. It gives you a chance to see the magnificence of this holy city on a broader view.

Abhinav Chitransh,   India, Varanasi

Mudh Racing

The Indian Rural Bull Race { chikhalguthha} in Mudh. The Indian famous festival or competition in indian villages Bull race in mudh. The festival organised by villagers after rainy season the month of September or October.

Arjun,   India, Kolhapur

Indian rhino

Cooling off on a scorching summer...

Vishwanath.M,   India, Bangalore

Roaring Tiger

Tiger.. Tiger. Burning Bright!

Amal George,   India, Bengaluru

Go Beyond

Be it human,animals or Birds..every one has to go beyond its limits to achive the goal.Here the woodpeckers is trying to get the contral over food. To achive the same, the woodpeckers is going boyond and poking the babler.

Saya Dev Lahiri,   India, Kolkata

Saree Dryer

Saree Dry Under The Sun

SOURAV DAS,   India, kolaghat

THE FLORICAN

THE FLORICAN " is large bird in the bustard family . it is endemic to the Indian Subcontinent where it found in tall Grassland and is best known for the leaping breeding displays made by the males during monsoon season . The species is highly endangered and has been extirpated in some parts.

Ashok Murlidhar Chaudhary,   India, Mundra