Favorite Minutes...

This is the view from my backyard...

Though I have not been able to break my habit of not seeing the dawn, the zeal to watch the dusk across the globe has not depreciated over the years, but only tops my wish list...

I hope I would be able to collect some more of my favorite minutes before dusk...when I travel in the days to come!

Away from misery...

What you said and experienced is very much the truth...

Gautam Buddha...There are ample examples to keep it live and active always...am no exception....

Desire is the cause for misery!

Radiating Minutes...

We see numerous people on the mobile during transit. Some near to their dear one's and some across the globe, radiating the joy on feeling the vibration of the Echo...

I did not realise its importance till I felt it, yes minutes did melt...but that was few years back on a different note...now on hearing my little darling's voice, I wish the days melt too...

The laws of distance constraints are thrown out by voice transmission...

Prince with his Mother

I knew right away that the prince would stand out in the dark back drop among the lighting. It was one of the best one's lighted to perfection.

Recycling Thoughts...for a Green Planet

It was not long ago that I was just shooting inside my little room. I have been away for a while and travelling often. I should say that I have been lucky to be among the good locations.

...Lately, I have been going through lots of photo blogs & each one amazes me...

...While my thoughts spiral into an infinite loop, I try to pacify myself that those are some of places that I may never see before my end.

I feel that a desire to explore photography does not do any good without a desperation to travel around, which I lag a bit. There could be numerous constraints, but I do hope to break my shackles some day!

Stepping Stones to the Clouds _--_

I have started thinking, will I ever get bored taking pictures with my favorite sky blue backdrop!

Seems to be a 'No', hope you are also not fed up with seeing such colors. Since I have grown up in a place thats often devoid of such colors, it has been my desire to captivate frames with such colors. And so far the hunger for it seems to have not subsided.

Looking at such a structure with a beautiful backdrop...
Located in a city along the waters, surrounded by icy mountains…
If one takes a deep breathe...
The clean air with the chillness that hits the nostrils and then lungs...
Would leave anyone mesmerized...

Lighting the day

Language of the eyes...Emotions

Isn't it amazing that eyes are also the gateway to our emotions...

While the answers could be given with a stare/ glance...It can also provide those looks that poses uncertain questions!

Tunnel Rats...

For those who are familiar with the title, this post has got nothing to do with the Vietnam War [1959-1975] .

...Life just carries us through time, our stop watch starts the moment we are born,
...Thereafter the destination seems to extend forever,
...As the length of the journey seems infinite, there may not be any inclination to rest or to part ways, but for some it is that glitter of hope in the distance, that keeps the spirit up!

Recently I read a phrase somewhere "No one knows when life ends once it starts, nice ending happens only in fairy tales". May be true, but for some there is this undying hope that each one would be a character in that fairy tale...

...Am one among that head count!

The Lighter Side...

Like the dark and lighter side of humans.
These may be some of the perceptions towards me...

I'm dark when I don't smile, but I'm light when I do smile
I'm dark when I speak from my heart, but I'm light When I don't
I'm dark when I am silent, but I'm light when I'm humorous
I'm dark when I would like to be alone, but I'm light When I party
I'm dark when I care for others, but I'm light when I'm selfish

Nevertheless this is the way I'm comfortable with and so be it, who cares!
...I guess chennai's hot Sun has nothing to do!

Unbreakable Bonds...

Whether its on thise side or that side, some bonds are unbreakable.

...Not that they are too strong, but life just becomes meaningless without that affection...

Thats what I observed in this one more instance...

While the whale and its new born were resting, a mother and her kid waited with anticipation to see them both swim around...I had aniticipated that I would get such a lighting on their face...

NOTE: You might have to adjust your brightness/ contrast to see the glow on their face

Dark Side...

There are so many colors but without black, white does not stand out.

Plateau of H2O...

Even though water is definitely not my friend when it's deep...
I can't let my heart stop from stepping into such a zone...

...Depth becomes Shallow, coz roots of desire reach anywhere...
...A foe becomes a friend, coz I can't hate it...
...Sun becomes moon, coz I don't feel the heat...
...Eyelids hesitate to blink, coz I dont't want to miss a moment...

and that is when I realise that time is passing away!

Crystal Maze...

Roofs have always amuzed me from my childhood...we all grow up seeing it.

The first thing I do when entering any structure is to see the ceiling, this one was very attractive letting the natural light come in. I would welcome such initiatives aimed at saving energy. Wish to own a house like that...

Rocky...

Not the best of the resolutions...but still I like it, as it's my first try at focussed subjects.

Might have got a better one, if I had used a tripod. May be I should get a telephoto lens before I go to a concert!

The Source

Desire to wait...

We wait in a queue for few minutes complaining...
We wait for those few minutes that gives us a break...
We wait for the special days, every year to get together...
We wait for those special moments that brings us smile...

His wait for 8 years for a special person...makes time more than precious!

Silent Beauty....ssshhhh...

Don't think she needs an introduction!

Frozen forever...

How often do we turn back to see our dearest pal/ friend close by...
Those moments seldom gets erased from our memories...

Distance, only makes our memories grow in strength...
Makes, e-mail & letters the most favorites...
Telephone rings sound like music from an Opera...

I have regrests that I have not been able to spend time with two of my best friends & well wishers, Mohan who is in Singapore and dont know the location of the other person.

While I dont try to define or boast about the relation "Friendship", I would restrain from trying to coin some word, for somone who cares for me and is always there...

...but days spent with them are Frozen forever...unless I go into an Amnesia

Scarecrow...for the clouds!

Race to the past...backwards

A best way to relive the pleasant memories of the past is to keep the memories intact...

But some can be brought back anytime by looking at some photographs...

...Taken in the present, past parked across a present model...

Kaleidoscope

You give me bits n pieces of crystals, I would try to get them against a light source to see how light gets through it...amazing reflections and refractions, it gives...

These kinda glass on windows are a delight to watch, especially if its dark inside.

Telescopic view =====_}

I have never seen through a telescope...

I have came across a set of binoculars equipped with digital cameras covering decent distance...but I did see couple of telescopes too...trying to decide, which one to get!

Height of freedom...flying high

Still waters...

Hopes Float too...

I am not aware of the story of the movie "Hope Floats", except I remember that Sandra Bullock features in it...

On seeing anything that floats...I am reminded of the occassions when I had kept my hopes floating...

Under the blue sky...

Sometimes things don't turn out as we expected...many a times have to be content with what we have...stepping stones towards the wrinkles, I would say...

Like - would you believe that the output from the camera was like below, after transferring to my laptop...its one of my favorite shots and I had to crop it. I have no clue why it's happening and this is not the first one! Probably I need to format my memory card...

How gud it would have looked if it was in one single piece, I leave it to you...to imagine.

The Unknown Face...

We travel with hundreds of people, some known faces many unknown...

For those who are curious, I din't see her face...in the nearly two hours journey...I liked it this way...

Search of light *

Though I have stood like this for few seconds, its something that I dont prefer to do, not even in my dreams...

...saw this kid...standing still in the sun deck, with the deep & shining water below...staring into the distant hills...

A companion on a travel...

No one is willing to spend their little time...in their busy scehdule!

Even a bird in flight that accompanies me - makes me feel glad...

Far across the Sea...

It was my first time to an Island and it was an awesome feeling to have sailed across, the vast sea engulfing my fears...

Along the shore...

Venturing into...

The Sky was blue,

Sea was blue,

So was I...

I get really uncomfortable when I see water with a depth more than my height & with a bigger boundary. You can guess how I would feel when the travel has to be on it. I have skipped a few trips especially because they were to the islands.

But I knew that this trip of mine to Victoria is worth anything on the way. One more of those long desired kinda trips...will add the snaps in sequence from the trip.

So it was all set...