Polyura Athamas, by Nirupam Roy

Rabindranath Tagore once said, “The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough”. I came to realize the meaning of his quote once I came into contact with this species ‘Common Nawab’ or ‘Polyura Athamas’. It seems that the poet is true as it provides us time to shot it from different angles, in Chilabata Forest in Mendabari.

Nikon D7000 with 55-300mm | Exposure 1/25sec @ f 5.6 | ISO 100 | Focal Length 220mm
Polyura Athamas, by Nirupam Roy

Award Winner: Photo of the Day | October 27
Award Score: 62 (Value 12, Clarity 12, Composition 16, Style 11, Skill 11)
Photo of the Day Award Category: Close-Up Photography
Photograph Location: Mendabari, Chilapabata Forest, Jalpaiguri, West Bengal | India

Photographer: Nirupam Roy (Tufanganj, Coochbehar, West Bengal, India) Registered
Nirupam Roy is from a small town Tufanganj, located in CoochBehar District in WestBengal, India. Being a school teacher, entering into this unique arena is really dramatic for him. Going to school he always thinks about the phenomena of the society, but could not understand how the common yet beautiful aspects can be modified represented. Though he has done some documentary video works in YouTube, but it did not satisfy him. Then in one summer he planned a family trip to Orrisa, India. There he realized the necessity of a camera to capture the scenic beauty of the place surrounded by several sea-coasts. At the same time he wanted to photograph his family, especially his son Arkapravo, and bought his first camera Canon SX 40 HS. After returning home, he has fallen in love with photography passionately, and bought the DSLR, NikonD5000. Now-a-days friends rebuked him by telling that camera becomes his only obsession. But Nirupam believes it becomes his passion because he always thinks how the new concept of photography can be produced. Photography completely changes his whole attitude towards nature and human being. It gives him a sort of peace to his weary mind, as if a blessings from Almighty.

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