Dear members, Year 2012 is passing by & efloraofindia (efi in short) has generated an unprecedented interest in photographing Indian Flora, ist identification & documentation.
Let us post one of our best images by each of the member. It may be based on a difficult situation, a rare plant, a technically sound image, a beauty never to be forgotten, a beauty of joy, a great story telling photograph etc. Let us keep the subject as "Flora Picture of the year- 2012- Name of the Photographer" only. Don't forget to tell the story behind the picture, which makes even an ordinary picture look outstanding. Last few years' pictures & story behind them are available at http://indiantreepix.blogspot.com/2009/12/flora-picture-of-year-2009-best-images.html (2009) http://indiantreepix.blogspot.com/2009_01_01_archive.html (2008) http://indiantreepix.blogspot.com/ (2010) http://efloraofindia.blogspot.com/ (2011) We may request Satish Phadke ji to put them along with the stories/ comments on the blog with his expertise in this area as he has done in last years. This year in addition we will be asking Singh ji (our most valuable member) to declare one of them as the best image among those entered, after Satish ji compiles them in a blog. -- With regards, J.M.Garg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species* & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 2015 members & 1,39,500 messages on 30/11/12) or Efloraofindia website: https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database of more than 7500 species). Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of India'. --
