Festival of lights *

It was my first trip to such a festival...
I usually don't prefer to walk past a park just like that...
But I did not hesitate to visit Vandusen Gardens when I was invited, having heard that it would be fully decorated with lights...

...lights standing out in the dark taking the forms of the trees was a pleasant sight...
I wish I had taken my SLR...

Awake in my dreams!

If the nights are going to be like this, am ready to be awake all night!
...a shot from my window...after snowing

Signals of life...

There are some decisions that have to be taken at various stages of our life, fairly critical one's. There may or may not be sufficient time to analyze.

For me, instincts take over the control and there are a few signals that let me decide my action points...and when it does, it glows bright. Those decisions could just change the entire scenario, opening up a gate that could lead us to a world of opportunities or a dead end!

I have personally known people who have taken such decisions...they may be shaking hands with lady luck or still struggling to surface up, but one thing is for sure, there are a plenty of lessons to be taken to the grave.

Circling around@

Sometimes we end up at the same place where we started...I have been there a few times...I take it as a blessing in disguise...who knows, there are a lot many ways of doing things better...striving hard for perfection again and again is something that I don't like...

But I do love the way we put in our efforts to try to make things perfect, the first time!

My dream room colors...

Interiors...

Interior decoration often amuses me...and I would pick up any magazine that has pictures of it.

But I have heard that they are mostly edited with softwares before publishing, to make it more attractive. I am very sure about not using it much and try to extract the true richness from the frame. This is one of my favorites.

I am eager to visit such places, especially churches, where we too often come across aisles with colored pieces of glasses put together.
Juz love the colors! do u?

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...