Photo Feature
Plastic Fantastic?
The image of a rhesus macaque Macaca mulatta on the banks of the holy Ganga, would have been interesting enough without the plastic bag, but with it, a ‘pretty picture’ turned into an evocative plea for sanity. Gifted the most complicated brains in the world, we humans seem to have been denied the foresight to ward off the dire consequences of choking our biosphere with disposable plastics. Worshipped by millions, the declaration of the Ganga as a ‘living entity’ means little to the myriad lifeforms dependent on its flow if we are unable to escape the ‘have your river and pollute it too’ syndrome that outrageously defines India’s development today.
Photo: Satpal Singh
Location: Narora IBA-10, Ganga river, Bulandshahar, Uttar Pradesh Details: Camera: Nikon D7100, Lens: 150-500 mm. f/5.0-6.3, Shutter speed: 1/1000 sec., Aperture: f/6.3, ISO 500, Focal length: 300 mm.
Image taken: March 8, 2015; 5:42 p.m.
