The Messengers...

Birds have always been one of my favorite subjects...

Lack of time and equipments always keep me at a distance from them. Fortunately the Snow Geese from Russia have migrated to Canada this time, more. I clicked this during my lunch hour on the way to office. Though the camera was not equipped with a larger zoom capacity, I waited for some group to fly closer. And this is a decent shot.

They all look like a messenger to me, especially the third one in the group - an angel carrying a message. Isn't it!

I wish I could stop my perspectives...but you know, that's the last thing I would do.

Its those magical moments!

Have grown up seein lot of photographs in magazines, especially B&W. I also realized that I would converge up on a subject as a Camera in a moving crane would do... Its natural that we all see in different ways, the world around us. But there are some distinct ways that makes some moments special.

Thats why my friend & cinematographer Jai, says "best photographs are always captured in magical moments". I think thats what I am always after, but have been successful rarely. Simply because the best of it happens naturally and you got to b der waiting !

White Carpet for driving...

Bulls eye -->O

Aiming at a bright light source always produces fringes with varying colors n intensity...ven I adjusted to this frame, was able to get perfect colors as in a dart board...

There you go..."Bulls Eye"

When the Gods were throwin flowers at me...

At the Minoru park chappell nearby. I have been planning to visit it for a long time...

The moment it started snowing heavily, realised that there could be no better time and ventured out...this frame was just cool...entire place was getting filled with snow. Slight blur is due to the layer formed on my lens coz of snow...it was freezing cold and I had to cover my camera with one hand to get the shot...

Standing Guard!!

By the tree side, when I stood...

Shopping to Ski <>

Skiing is on the cards after trying out ice skating, rather ice balancing!

It might be more easier than skating though, mainly because you don’t fall hard…hope to experience it before I leave…not the fall my friends, skiing!

I just loved the backdrop, water being sprayed on to form ice layers, the way the skates were arranged and the guy trying to decide on the best one to choose!

Journey of a lifetime ~

How do you describe the feeling that you get, after years and years of expectations to do something that you always wanted & you succeeded…am sure there are countless hearts who experienced the same…and some still waiting, believe me you are more lucky.

To go up an hill, see the distant hills, feel the cool breeze at the top of it, were some of my desires that I had…for years. And did I loose my enthusiasm all along! never…I just did not want to stop taking pictures, I wanted to explore. What better way than going up the whistler at -40’C wind chill…Woooow…awesome!

Took this picture through the glass [glass was blurred & with friends help was able to focus out] more than 1000 feet above, both the car ropes moving up & down due to wind, extreme cold, shivering hands, ice cold feet, gasping breath…

Luckily I got stuck up there for 5 minutes due to some problem! I was glad, not my companions in the Gondola…That gave me some time to take this…I could have taken better shots, if I had owned a better lens... but was happy with the output I got...

Vintage Snow...

I have always been attracted towards the black and white aspect of life...this one located on my way from apartment to office...its a big play ground with lots of grass...when it rains the whole place is crowded with ducks, Seagulls & all sorts of birds - feeding on the worms and insects...but when it snows it becomes a bit tough to cross the terrain. These days it has become a routine thing for me to carry my camera. Since the sky wasnt that blue I thought a neutral color would come out well with the sun shining bright...and I was in a good position with both my feet in snow & water...framed it!

Behind the hills...

I was not searching for any peaks after reaching this point. But by the time I reached the top I had realised how hard mentally it would be to climb it, more than the physical effort. Feat achieved by Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest dawned before me.

Personally I have been wanting to go up such a hill for years and I happen to do it when the wind chill was almost -40' C. Experience of a lifetime...trip in rope car [called 'Gondola'] 1000 feet above, astounding view of the entire area spread across the mountains...

My list of desired places to visit still has Ley, Ladakh...though it's a practical possibility in the future, as of now I'm contented to keep this for some time...

Neighbourhood...

Are the days made beautiful by the way we face it or the people who we meet!
My neighbours with closed doors and parked cars only brought delight to me as I walked past the snow covered street of mine...

Foot steps to glory...

Hard surfaced roads dont leave foot marks...soft ones does...my foot marks know who it is carrying...but I dont know till where I can take them...

...to the dark jungles of Africa!

...to the always live Savannah!

...to the door steps of Giorgio Armani...

Land of Dreams!

When I close my eyes there are a few things that flashes before me. And If there was a way to get transported it would be to the place like this...Taken during my first snow...it was absolutely beautiful. I knew that this would come out well, but never imagined it would be like a Canvas!

...attributed mainly due to the noise, since it was taken in less light...