The post-it on our door says “FEED THE FISH!” so one cannot miss this first thing in the morning. The two Angels are waiting, they know it is feeding time and they sort of ‘wag their tails’ in anticipation when they see someone near the bowl. When we first got them, the yellow/green Ghost Angel [...]
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Angels in a fish-bowl, that is. This lovely Marbled Angel Fish is bullied by the larger Ghost Angel-Fish, especially at feeding time. I love the way their shapes and stripes change depending on how close or far they are from the curved shape of the bowl. Often their shapes appear to be painted fish and [...]
A tiny wild-life “sanctuary” in the City
Posted in Bangladesh, Bird, Destruction, Dhaka, dragonfly, Fish, Magpie Robin, nature, rain, Wagtail on Sep 19th, 2008
A beautiful home where our friends used to live, now torn down by the property-owners to make way for yet another condo, is the lot next to ours. After the house was pulled-down, the lovely trees all chopped-down, and the ground dug up to start the new foundation, the rain water has stagnated and little [...]
Blow it, and fix it later?
Posted in Bangladesh, Dhaka, Fish, natural light on Aug 10th, 2008
This should have been a really nice shot! The Shutki / Chutki-traders [Dried fish trader] store was really interesting [and did I mention that it stank to high-heavens? yes I did], the trader had a nice face to photograph, the light was nice but low….Instead of taking my time I shot at high ISO and slow [...]
Fishy business
Posted in Bangladesh, boat, Dhaka, Fish, fishermen, lake, pollution on Jun 25th, 2008
Fishing in the, now polluted, Baridhara/Gulshan lakes – these fishermen continue to make a lively-hood from fish caught here. Â The “lakes” are pretty filthy and polluted with all the muck from the city flowing directly into these lakes. At one time, not more than 10 years ago, these “lakes” were connected and further connected to [...]