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

Off for a start

At the olympic stadium, Canada...
My first try at abstract shapes...
Also would not forget my experience on the ice with the ice skates on...toughest thing that I have attempted so far...but I did entertain the people there for a while...

...to know how it is to be...imagine being a striker on the carrom board with lots of boric powder...! how does that sound...

...when I watch the winter olympics in 2010 on TV, it would be a familiar place for me...

Lost in the Woods:

To walk across somthin like a rain forest when it is raining...such frames I had only imagined of!
Remember reading a phrase long back...
"I like walking in the rain because no one can see me crying"
These words can be from a wounded heart...felt that such an atmosphere can heal any wound...

It would have been perfect, had there been little more light - getting evenly distributed...I am glad that I am able to get some frames that can be put on my laptop as background, instead of putting some snap of an unknown professional photographer...

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!

Planet that I want...

Just what I like...green on ground & blue on sky.
At the Peace Arch Park...US-Canada border, taken from Canada.

Coldest place I have been in...

I did feel how it is to be at -40'C wind chill, but this place felt colder than that...small ice formations floating over the water and wind blowing forcefully that a frost bite is possible if one is out there for few mins...

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...

Real Estate!

I have never been to a falls or seen it so close...Shannon falls, located on the way to the Whister mountain was just amazing with water flowing over the frozen layers...

Awesome feel to be close to that...with a warm wooden house and sound of falls in the backyard
surrounded by rocky hills, green trees and fresh smell of ice...no need for any one to bid, am before you all!

Towering high

On a normal day, I would have just neglected this frame...but with the snow forming a back drop, its hard to resist not to look through my viewfinder & you know what I will do next!

Located in centre of Minero park...beautiful place, some of the other snaps were taken there...wild squirrels were so curious that they were looking at my lens often within two feet, rabbits came out of their burrow to see me...Planning to go there after it snows again...

Union...

If you were one of those exposed only to hot sun, scorching heat, pouring rain...muddy roads, sand beaches...

Then a clean air, no sweat, cool breeze, - 7' C with snow would mean a lot...I am amazed that I have been able to capture somethings similar to the one's that I have had in my mind all these years...its a great feeling to have something that expresses your visualizations. Since my childhood I have always wanted to be in a place like that...and when I clicked this I felt I was floating and moments just melted under ice...

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...