Lalit Deshmukh
@lalitdeshmukh.bsky.social
Photography for Art, Science, and Conservation.
Standing here in Mt. Assiniboine Provincial Park in the blowing mountain wind, I watched the blazing sun sink toward the horizon. Fluffy clouds rushed past one after another, while the larch trees stood like burning fires. The wind stirred turbulence on the lake’s surface.
December 26, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Standing here in Mt. Assiniboine Provincial Park in the blowing mountain wind, I watched the blazing sun sink toward the horizon. Fluffy clouds rushed past one after another, while the larch trees stood like burning fires. The wind stirred turbulence on the lake’s surface.
Don't we say, "Everything happens for a reason?"
Please read the story on my website at lalitdeshmukh dot com
Please read the story on my website at lalitdeshmukh dot com
December 24, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Don't we say, "Everything happens for a reason?"
Please read the story on my website at lalitdeshmukh dot com
Please read the story on my website at lalitdeshmukh dot com
For a nature lover in you, what is it that you find common in all these images? 🙂
December 18, 2025 at 4:40 PM
For a nature lover in you, what is it that you find common in all these images? 🙂
Essence.Emotions.
December 9, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Essence.Emotions.
"Photographing California Redwoods: Lessons, Light Beams & Once-in-a-Lifetime Moments"
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Friends, I have made a humble attempt to write an article on my website. You might find it interesting to read further. If your buddies are going, then please feel free to forward it to them.
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Friends, I have made a humble attempt to write an article on my website. You might find it interesting to read further. If your buddies are going, then please feel free to forward it to them.
December 3, 2025 at 6:14 PM
"Photographing California Redwoods: Lessons, Light Beams & Once-in-a-Lifetime Moments"
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Friends, I have made a humble attempt to write an article on my website. You might find it interesting to read further. If your buddies are going, then please feel free to forward it to them.
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Friends, I have made a humble attempt to write an article on my website. You might find it interesting to read further. If your buddies are going, then please feel free to forward it to them.
Lyrical Landscapes
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4B3...
If you missed this earlier this week, I discuss what moves me beyond the landscapes, what inspires me to photograph spontaneously, and how I approach it.
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Feel free to forward or share with those who may be interested.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4B3...
If you missed this earlier this week, I discuss what moves me beyond the landscapes, what inspires me to photograph spontaneously, and how I approach it.
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Feel free to forward or share with those who may be interested.
Session 268: Lyrical Landscapes with Lalit Deshmukh
YouTube video by Linda Nickell's Happiness Hour
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November 24, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Lyrical Landscapes
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4B3...
If you missed this earlier this week, I discuss what moves me beyond the landscapes, what inspires me to photograph spontaneously, and how I approach it.
.
.
Feel free to forward or share with those who may be interested.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4B3...
If you missed this earlier this week, I discuss what moves me beyond the landscapes, what inspires me to photograph spontaneously, and how I approach it.
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.
Feel free to forward or share with those who may be interested.
On this day, it rained hard. We got a short window to hike in. Strong rain means murky water, so characteristic of the season here. The trees have curvy, artistic branches... and this rock face in the back brought the lovely igneous orange color out from the prominent black basalt of the Sahyadri.
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September 18, 2025 at 1:56 PM
On this day, it rained hard. We got a short window to hike in. Strong rain means murky water, so characteristic of the season here. The trees have curvy, artistic branches... and this rock face in the back brought the lovely igneous orange color out from the prominent black basalt of the Sahyadri.
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Journey to Fugtal:
One of the remotest monasteries of the time. BetterTogether Community by @trupti.kulkarni.716, writer and poetess who encouraged me to share this journey yesterday. I did it for the first time after almost twelve years.
One of the remotest monasteries of the time. BetterTogether Community by @trupti.kulkarni.716, writer and poetess who encouraged me to share this journey yesterday. I did it for the first time after almost twelve years.
September 14, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Journey to Fugtal:
One of the remotest monasteries of the time. BetterTogether Community by @trupti.kulkarni.716, writer and poetess who encouraged me to share this journey yesterday. I did it for the first time after almost twelve years.
One of the remotest monasteries of the time. BetterTogether Community by @trupti.kulkarni.716, writer and poetess who encouraged me to share this journey yesterday. I did it for the first time after almost twelve years.
Here I have some of my favorite experiences in the mountains, and the grand light show! From dramatic thunderstorms to golden alpenglow, fiery sunsets, and mystical aurora, every moment reveals nature's incredible artistry. Capturing diverse mountain lights is a journey of observation and wonder.
July 17, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Here I have some of my favorite experiences in the mountains, and the grand light show! From dramatic thunderstorms to golden alpenglow, fiery sunsets, and mystical aurora, every moment reveals nature's incredible artistry. Capturing diverse mountain lights is a journey of observation and wonder.
Silence in the Streams? ..Don't these creeks have a purely earthly ability to forget everything?
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With the continuous running water, our mind stay still. You listen very closely, and every syllable comes to you. You stay there long enough, and syllables together become its song.
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With the continuous running water, our mind stay still. You listen very closely, and every syllable comes to you. You stay there long enough, and syllables together become its song.
July 9, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Silence in the Streams? ..Don't these creeks have a purely earthly ability to forget everything?
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With the continuous running water, our mind stay still. You listen very closely, and every syllable comes to you. You stay there long enough, and syllables together become its song.
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With the continuous running water, our mind stay still. You listen very closely, and every syllable comes to you. You stay there long enough, and syllables together become its song.
Nature has abundance, and it has so much to give!
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My images are not exclusive to the rich. However, my teaching is only for those who are passionate.
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My images are not exclusive to the rich. However, my teaching is only for those who are passionate.
July 7, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Nature has abundance, and it has so much to give!
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My images are not exclusive to the rich. However, my teaching is only for those who are passionate.
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My images are not exclusive to the rich. However, my teaching is only for those who are passionate.
Almost all the lands I photograph are public!
July 2, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Almost all the lands I photograph are public!
If you live in nature enough, nature talks to you silently.
June 27, 2025 at 2:31 PM
If you live in nature enough, nature talks to you silently.
Every day around the world, magic happens somewhere. Moments like these, where I discover such magic, further my belief in not chasing, but discovering my own.
June 10, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Every day around the world, magic happens somewhere. Moments like these, where I discover such magic, further my belief in not chasing, but discovering my own.
Redwoods, more than big trees, and light through the fog.
June 8, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Redwoods, more than big trees, and light through the fog.
My idea was to find and photograph the coast with the flowers. The location of some flowers and compositions did not attract as much attention as the light. Let's not forget pictures are memories of what we see and experience.
June 7, 2025 at 5:40 PM
My idea was to find and photograph the coast with the flowers. The location of some flowers and compositions did not attract as much attention as the light. Let's not forget pictures are memories of what we see and experience.
Every forest, every flower
blossom in silence.
Every leaf, every dewdrop,
shines in the sunlight with iridescence.
How can I say there is silence,
How can I say I am alone
I hear a song, full of forest life
So many hearts, yet sing as one.
blossom in silence.
Every leaf, every dewdrop,
shines in the sunlight with iridescence.
How can I say there is silence,
How can I say I am alone
I hear a song, full of forest life
So many hearts, yet sing as one.
June 5, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Every forest, every flower
blossom in silence.
Every leaf, every dewdrop,
shines in the sunlight with iridescence.
How can I say there is silence,
How can I say I am alone
I hear a song, full of forest life
So many hearts, yet sing as one.
blossom in silence.
Every leaf, every dewdrop,
shines in the sunlight with iridescence.
How can I say there is silence,
How can I say I am alone
I hear a song, full of forest life
So many hearts, yet sing as one.
I feel overwhelmed by the bigger superstorms on social media due to the current aurora activity. And hence this!
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A glorious sunset at Mount Rainier two years ago.
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Photography: F16, ISO 200. 0.4 seconds to 8 seconds. Four images for focus, exposure, and shutter speed.
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A glorious sunset at Mount Rainier two years ago.
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Photography: F16, ISO 200. 0.4 seconds to 8 seconds. Four images for focus, exposure, and shutter speed.
June 1, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I feel overwhelmed by the bigger superstorms on social media due to the current aurora activity. And hence this!
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A glorious sunset at Mount Rainier two years ago.
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Photography: F16, ISO 200. 0.4 seconds to 8 seconds. Four images for focus, exposure, and shutter speed.
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A glorious sunset at Mount Rainier two years ago.
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Photography: F16, ISO 200. 0.4 seconds to 8 seconds. Four images for focus, exposure, and shutter speed.
The conditions at this iconic lighthouse in the Pacific Northwest were incredible: rising mist, clouds, filtering light, crashing waves, flying birds, and a rotating beacon.
May 25, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The conditions at this iconic lighthouse in the Pacific Northwest were incredible: rising mist, clouds, filtering light, crashing waves, flying birds, and a rotating beacon.
Some mountains in the world have a spell on many hearts. Even when you have no intention to shoot at a particular moment, even when it is a roadside location, or you have seen this mountain a hundred times before in every condition possible...Yet you can't resist... that's a spell.
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April 3, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Some mountains in the world have a spell on many hearts. Even when you have no intention to shoot at a particular moment, even when it is a roadside location, or you have seen this mountain a hundred times before in every condition possible...Yet you can't resist... that's a spell.
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Tulips, beautiful light, seeing your kiddo enjoying flowers, and meeting the friend you admire make it a morning to cherish!
April 1, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Tulips, beautiful light, seeing your kiddo enjoying flowers, and meeting the friend you admire make it a morning to cherish!
If you missed it, the recording is available with the Club!
"Trans-Himalayan Landscape, Life and Beyond!"
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This evening, March 2,6, at 7:30 PM, the Photography club in Portland, Oregon, would love to have you there for this slideshow and Storytelling if you are with the Forest Grove Camera Club!
"Trans-Himalayan Landscape, Life and Beyond!"
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This evening, March 2,6, at 7:30 PM, the Photography club in Portland, Oregon, would love to have you there for this slideshow and Storytelling if you are with the Forest Grove Camera Club!
March 27, 2025 at 5:07 PM
If you missed it, the recording is available with the Club!
"Trans-Himalayan Landscape, Life and Beyond!"
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This evening, March 2,6, at 7:30 PM, the Photography club in Portland, Oregon, would love to have you there for this slideshow and Storytelling if you are with the Forest Grove Camera Club!
"Trans-Himalayan Landscape, Life and Beyond!"
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This evening, March 2,6, at 7:30 PM, the Photography club in Portland, Oregon, would love to have you there for this slideshow and Storytelling if you are with the Forest Grove Camera Club!
Just a few moments before the sun came out of the clouds, I found this rock on the southern Oregon coast with sea stars clinging to it. The tide had already reached the lowest point, and now it was about to turn around. I could see a wave or two approaching now. Wonder what the stars were thinking,
March 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Just a few moments before the sun came out of the clouds, I found this rock on the southern Oregon coast with sea stars clinging to it. The tide had already reached the lowest point, and now it was about to turn around. I could see a wave or two approaching now. Wonder what the stars were thinking,
On a cold February morning, I started my day at 1:30 a.m. by driving to the Oregon coast to see the sunrise. While the sunsets on this coast have more dramatic backlighting, sunrises provide more pastel colors. Yet, when the conditions of the clouds are right, it is a treat!
March 15, 2025 at 4:19 PM
On a cold February morning, I started my day at 1:30 a.m. by driving to the Oregon coast to see the sunrise. While the sunsets on this coast have more dramatic backlighting, sunrises provide more pastel colors. Yet, when the conditions of the clouds are right, it is a treat!
The very northern Oregon coast. The sea stacks seem to be marching into the ocean. The sun had disappeared from the horizon. High clouds lingered. The tide was slowly rising, approaching the empty shore. Darkness was also about to crawl in slowly. The fight for survival was to get harder again!
March 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The very northern Oregon coast. The sea stacks seem to be marching into the ocean. The sun had disappeared from the horizon. High clouds lingered. The tide was slowly rising, approaching the empty shore. Darkness was also about to crawl in slowly. The fight for survival was to get harder again!