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Milaan
@milaan Nov 27, 2025, 12:02 PM UTC

Shadow Hunter/ SMASh Contest Round #401 | The Lantern’s Shadow at High Noon

The sun in the southern hemisphere has brought the onset of winter in my region, and I am loving this season. The original lanterns that my previous generations were using, particularly in rural area…

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Milaan
@milaan Nov 26, 2025, 8:09 AM UTC

Feel Good | A Dawn's Embrace | Phone Photography-88

The countryside always drives me home. That's my inner comfort on any given day. I am currently in my village, and with the onset of winter, I am enjoying homegrown veggies and fruits. At the first h…

69 upvotes 7 replies $0.50
Milaan
@milaan Nov 21, 2025, 12:20 PM UTC

Reflection Hunters Contest Round #246 | Reflections Beneath the Trees!

The flooded paddy fields with still water appear like a neat and clean mirror wherein the reflections of a cluster of trees nearby are eager to cast their reflections, and I happen to be a witness to…

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Milaan
@milaan Nov 17, 2025, 4:40 AM UTC

Shadow Hunter/ SMASh Contest Round #400 | The Broom’s Midnight Shadow

This type of broom is very common in Odisha, particularly in the western part. I checked online; this type of broom is available on Amazon too, but the cost is high, around 547 INR. I have a feeling…

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Milaan
@milaan Nov 12, 2025, 6:35 AM UTC

Feel Good | A pigeon that does not pay rent | Phone Photography-86

I noticed from the last couple of days that a pair of pigeons kept on surveying the entire house and doing reconnaissance. Initially, I could not figure out their purpose. But as I kept on monitoring…

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Milaan
@milaan Sep 17, 2025, 4:52 AM UTC

Shadow Hunter/ SMASh Contest Round #391 | Gras Mantis's Shadow

Last night, a "grass mantis" appeared in my room. I did not disturb, nor did I chase him away. Interestingly, he quietly took residence overnight, and as the dawn broke, with golden Sun rays peeking…

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Milaan
@milaan Aug 22, 2025, 10:37 AM UTC

Feel Good | Rescue & Release | Phone Photography-74

I am participating in this weekly episode after a break owing to the very tight schedule in contemporary life. In the meantime, almost every week, highly poisonous snakes appear in our house(in my vi…

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Milaan
@milaan Aug 13, 2025, 10:07 AM UTC

Shadow Hunter/ SMASh Contest Round #386 | Stoic Shadow

The silence of darkness and a humble plant waiting for this moment when the shadows were about to be cast and captured. The eerily quiet night and the lone pillar were waiting for this moment when th…

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Milaan
@milaan Aug 1, 2025, 1:08 PM UTC

Feel Good | Butterfly in making | Phone Photography-71

This is a butterfly in the making. Earlier, I wasn't aware that a butterfly goes through such a metamorphosis. My garden is full of butterflies. I can now understand where they came from in large num…

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Milaan
@milaan Jul 30, 2025, 6:03 PM UTC

Shadow Hunter/ SMASh Contest Round #384 | Shadow-clarity emerges in darkness

Yet again, I captured night shadow. I placed a 2.25-liter bottle filled with water on a table, placed it before a light source, I used torchlight for that, and captured the shadow that stretched acro…

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