About Kas: Kas is situated 20 km away from the town of Satara, which in turn is 100 km from Pune, and about 320 km from Mumbai. Best reachable by road, this beautiful plateau is also called Maharashtra's 'Valley of Flowers'. Ideal experiences would be for photographers, birders and those interested in flora. One can spot birds like Prinia, Bulbul, Crested Bunting, Brahminy kite, Malabar Crested lark, Indian roller, European roller, Grey jungle fowl, Swallow, Spotted dove, Shrike, Laughing dove etc. Floral species include Pleocaulusritchiei (Topli-Karvi/Mal-Karvi), Celosia argentea (Kurdu/Kombda), Impatiens Lawii (Jambhala-Terda), Utricularia purpurascens (Seetechi Aswe ), Cyanotis tuberosa (Abhali) among others.
Session 1: Capturing the colors Kas is a landscape photographer's paradise. There will be two separate sessions on the Kas plateau, each one focusing on specific experiences. The first of these sessions will focus on landscape and flower photography. You will only be restricted by your imagination as you go on composing frame after frame of breathtaking landscapes. Click patches of yellows, purples, whites and blues interspersed with waterbodies all on a deep green bed against the backdrop of clear blue skies. After wide angle, switch to your micro lenses and click close ups of exotic flowers, insects and butterflies.
Session 2: Framing flight The second session will be a patient slow meandering drive/walk along the plateau looking for Kas birdlife. Birder and Wildlife Photographer Nayan Khanolkar will guide you to birding hotspots. Rely on your telephotos and lady luck to click pictures of larks, doves, prinias, crested bunting, Indian rollers and on a lucky day the grey jungle fowl.
