Capturing the perfect image usually requires a lot of preparation and dollops of foresight. The team typically wakes up hours before sunrise, drives to the location and only then gets to capture the perfect shot. But that’s just for cars.
As I have learned over the past week, wildlife photography is way different from my usual cappuccino. It takes more effort. Our journey began in Nagpur as we were informed that the chances of spotting the endangered Bengal Tiger in one of the many wildlife sanctuaries of Madhya Pradesh were pretty tall.
We were to drive Honda’s smallest sedan, the Amaze, from Nagpur to the Pench wildlife reserve as part of the first leg of Honda’s Drive to Discover – part seven. That may not sound interesting enough, but we were soon floored by some of the best roads in India. For starters, the smooth, winding and well-maintained highways got us cruising and soon we were enveloped in never ending fields with aerial wildlife clearly visible from our car! The Amaze we were driving had a petrol engine with manual gearbox. Personally, I prefer more horsepower and an automatic gearbox on public roads. But given the opportunity to drive a Honda with a manual gearbox, I willingly take it. The winding roads from Nagpur to Pench were joyfully negotiated thanks to the generous steering feedback, the positive gearbox action and the light clutch. We didn't miss out on any of our usual road trip music as well thanks to the wisely provided Bluetooth connectivity. The Amaze is spacious enough for four persons with good luggage capacity to boot. We didn't miss a touchscreen or a reverse camera either because the roads were entertaining enough and quite safe too.
We stopped a multiple times to click photos of interesting birds such as the Red-headed Vulture and the Egyptian Vulture. Luckily, our photographer Kuldeep could state their scientific species and diet at the drop of a hat.
