No one's P(a) lace [^]

Everyone is gifted...but unfortunately many of them don't even open the package...

True most of the times, isn't it! God only knows how many I did'nt!


This is a Buddha temple in Theosophical society. The bright spots you see is the sunlight, falling on...and after seeing the actual ouput, felt it was missing something and looked too ordinary. So after editing, got the way I wanted it to look. Many of the things I visualize/ what I desire to see in my world appear like this to me. If there is a time travel machine, which will take us to such an ideal place, I would be the first to enroll for it!

Though it looks like a place where no one exist...

...being in such ambience is like being in a palace to me!

Valley of Needles!!!

These don't cause much pain...compared to the one, caused by expectations!

...I always fend against them.

I don't prefer to edit my pictures but there are a few which I have edited. Couple of them are special to me as they were taken and edited in the first week of buying my, Olympus E500. Nothing much different from the reality...except that green stands out well.

Taken in Theosophical society in Besant Nagar, Chennai - where I used to hang out in my earlier days of photography [5 mins from my place]. It's a cool place with nice ambience...watch out for the snakes, crawling around. And it's open for public only on some days of the week.

My tryst with the Gold...Naaaa...

One more of mom’s home made jewel [plastic], believe me its worth less than a $. But she did love the snap that I showed it to her…infact she did not believe that it’s the one that she made…

You can guess how a creator feels when he sees the output of his hard work…was tough to get the light at proper angles to get this color…with no tripods, proper support for lights, at home in the midnight…all worth it to see it…

Hanging on:

Using black as the backdrop to capture the subjects, was programmed by default into my mind...that was an excuse for someone who was just shooting within his small room with little time left...

...For some reason I liked this stool so much that I had wanted to see how it looks with that old varnished legs, with little bit of lighting from my customized low power light sources...isn't it stunning! vel the legs were on the air...

...the other leg is in line, disappearing into the dark.

Human bonds:

So intricate it is...

...the human bonds - some making it the happiest days of a lifetime, some like the ghosts lurking in the dark...Many face that and get tangled in it, struggling to get oneself relieved...many sort out solutions by holding on to everyone...being highly infectious, spreading joy and bringing smiles on to everyone that the journey becomes so wonderful...arent the one's blessed!

Split...spli...spl...sp...s

Wel...dis is no telescopic shot at another galaxy...this was shot in Santhome, on Deepawali day

...the awesome behaviour of light...the right one is the fading image of the left ball of sparkles...

Glitter in the water:

Underwater shooting has always been exciting, even by watching in NGC & Discovery. I had thought that to afford for an underwater camera would cost me a huge fortune. Well now Olympus stylus 850W proved it false as it comes at an affordable cost, built for underwater shooting, rugged one to bear short falls. Now looking forward to take some underwater shots...!

Hmmm...coming back to our little shark's glitter, I had taken this with my olympus few months back. The challenges that I had faced were

...to avoid the reflection on aquarium walls

...to wait for the proper turn of our little one's

...to get it auto focussed on the shark, across the walls

...shifting focus off the moving dirt particles

எல்லாம் நேரம்:

Used to sit in the beach sand, when Jobless, to while away the time...

Ocean has expanded its reach - because of Tsunami
Times have improved - because of who!
I have risen - because of hard work
But now I just don't have the time to sit and enjoy

- one more victim of Information Technology

Evano Oruvan!

I have started going for movies in the weekends. This time it was the movie Evano Oruvan.

It was really heartening to see one more director who has brought out a film with a script that he had in mind, not influenced by "what the audience might think" thought.

It was evident from the way the part before title appeared on screen. So I had my expectations for the movie raised further, though my wish for seeing the movie was initiated by some of the stills and few clippings.

As the movie progressed I had one thing wavering at the back of my mind. Is it going to be another movie where those unrealistic dream songs come into the picture lighting the darkest places of the cinema theatre. But this was a movie that had all the things perfectly placed.....

Yes there was not even one dream song....making this a special one. Though Maddy has been performing well, this one will stand out for the way he had portrayed his character. Credit goes to the director for the way he had gone out and framed the scenes. Maddy being the dialogue writer has done exceptionally well. Even those few words/ sentences from the characters in the movie are too good. This is going to add that extra feather on his cap. Certainly this would be a distinct milestone in his career as well as for the director. Hope to expect few more movies of this kind, that creates social awareness.

Overall it was a real good movie. A must watch movie, particularly for this generation reminding the happenings in and around the society.

Life...thirsty values

It was a long time since I played..so with our office colleagues went to the beach to play....it was nice to play on the sand running & fallin around. We all took a break after couple of hours.

I happened to get into a conversation with an ice cream vendor selling some Brand's products.
He should have been in his teens & had come from one of those little villages in our vast country.

I asked him what he wants to/ aspires to become, thinking of the answers he would give!

He dint say the names of any of the business tycoons, name his role models...inface he was not even aware of the names I told him....and I realised how unrealistic my thoughts have become that I am not able to relate to all the situations of another person.

He said "I want to study".

It really shook me hard. I felt his heart saying "Common dude, do you know whom you are talking to, am neither a pass out from a college with a degree nor a bunch of asset holder...am juz one of those who continues to earn my bread skipping my passion for study...He also said Gone is gone no use of talking about it now and stared at the vast sea occassionally looking back to see if anyone is approaching to buy....

There I was standing at the beach at 11 A.M. with all those hard earned marks, degree, current earnings....no one had to hit me hard with a hammer....those words were enough...

I have been aware of all this since I have been an active member of a welfare organisation. But then these kind of realistic discussions makes us aware of the hardships that are faced by those not so lucky human beings. I wanted to do some justice, gave him hope that hard work always pays n he can study anytime. I always talk to these kind of people, crack some joke, make them laugh for a while...will definitely do something for such people's ambitions in the future when I have enough of that often referred to by some as "most important thing in life".......MONEY

But I will continue to shop clothes & gadgets as I have always been doing....but with a conscience that would remind me....of the place where I am & my fellow human beings.....

Reading..

Am not an oracious reader....the shelf on the left lists my list of read books. Does not have those philosophical books or research related but just novels, adventure novels...for the type I am....cannot forget the company of them especially when you work monotonously for hours n come back to ur room filled with no one except your belongings...am glad that I have found a shelf for them...

First day

Day was pretty normal as usual. Have been planning to get up early in the morning for a very long time. Well it has always remained unexecuted. Another night is approaching with a hope of getting up early.

Life is not going very briskly at this moment/ period. Sort of guy I am adventure is the first and last resort. But unfortunately am into a career that does not promise much roller coaster rides.

Going around the world has been on my cards for long and I am looking forward to it before marriage.

Day went very normal at office. Actually I had plans to buy a mobile. Went for a walk in the beach and strolled into a mobile shop but was not impressed with the very few models. Am gonna take one tomorrow. Though I may not wake up early...checking into blogger daily is gonna be my routine activity hereafter as I like writing - be it about me, people around me or the world around us.

Likes [now this is my cooler - shot at home]

Lets start off with the favorite subject for all. Entertainment!

For me in that category, movies come first. After a days hard work/ in the weekends there is nothing that can get yourself relaxed but a good entertaining movie. I enjoy all entertaining movies, irrespective of the cast/ crew. To me acting is something that cannot be expressed to perfection by all. So I look for the frames, making & the screenplay. Over the years my taste for movies have refined itself to an extent where I have started to enjoy the close up shots capturing the expressions of the characters. I can even remember some of the shots that have been etched in my memory forever. I will list out a few afterwards.

Though cinematography is one of the key factors that I look forward in a movie, I also prefer the movies made by certain directors. When the director starts seeing things in a cinematographer's view & the cinematographer sees it from the director's view then the outcome is what we call the viewer's delight. There have been some exceptional movies made by this combination.....