Nature Photo Shooting Motorcycle Expedition
International Mountain Day, December 11, 2012
International Mountain Day
is commemorated all over the world on 11th December to
create awareness about the importance of mountains to human life, its role in
preserving the green earth and to bring positive change to the world’s mountains
and highlands.
Sree Saraswathi Thyagaraja
College, Pollachi celebrated the day this year in a unique way by organizing a
Motorcycle Expedition to Valparai for Nature Photo Shooting with a threefold
mission.
1. To give hands-on
training to enthusiastic students on Nature Photography
2. To create awareness
among students on the importance of conserving nature by giving them an
opportunity to enjoy nature - the mountains, dense forests and the highlands
3. To visit some indigenous
communities in the highlands to learn about them and tell the world ‘how tribal
communities live in harmony with the nature’.
The
motorcycle expedition team consisted of 69 students, 7 faculty members, a
photography trainer, a pharmacist with first aid medicines, two motorcycle
mechanics and a service van to carry food, water and other essentials. Clad in
green T-shirts, expedition team possessed an exclusive identity and highlighted
the message ‘Green Earth’.
The expedition team gathered in the college campus at 630 am
and started around 7am.
The first halt and photo shooting was near Aliyar Dam where
the team had their breakfast in an eco-friendly garden. The team then moved
towards Valparai, lead by the leader Mr. Sabarinathan, the Photographer from
Ambitions for Photography, Chennai. The next stop was at Chinnar tribal
community. The team spent an hour with the indigenous people; listened to their
living conditions and hard-life. The team then distributed clothes collected
from the peers in the college.
Next, on the way to Valparai, the team visited tea gardens, mountain cliffs, valleys, river beds, flowers, trees and by 2pm reached Valparai where they had their lunch. During the return, our photo trainer guided the team to new locations for shooting the beauties of nature, the flora and fauna. The team returned safely to the college and disbursed with the satisfaction of achieving the Mission.
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