Friday, June 24, 2005
Haunted Resort
Ok, this is the Haunted Resort - I think the name is Pearl Valley Resort ( Muthayala Maduvu means Pearl Valley). One crazy place I have ever visited. Just wanted to click this snap so that in the event DV ever thinks of making a horror cinema, this would be the best place. A set of cottages that can give you goose bumps.
Another Sunset
This again during the MuthayalaMaduvu trip. This place says there is a waterfall...We finally found that. We had to climb down around 800 steps to reach it, only to find what else, plastics and broken beer bottles and the water tripping like a carefully set intravenous injection. When we climbed up it was dark and here you go - an amazing sunset.
Sunset
When my friends dropped in from Pune, chennai at different times, it was 3:00 by the time everyone came. So we decided to go to a near by place called MuthayalaMaduvu. Dont know where Romi came up with that place, we ran through rough course and amazingly no road to reach a resort. When we reached there, it was haunted - yep, thats exactly what I would say. We could see hints of habitation in the buildings - doors were open but no one around...It was an errie place. Lots of cottages but none but a hunger stricken dog hanging arnd ....With three beautiful girls....(ok, I was made to say this) along, it wasnt a place I would be happy to snoop around.
Awakening
Another Sunset I clicked when I stayed in my friend's apartment on Bannerghatta Road !!!*sigh* would i get that apartment back? Nah !! Its already been rented out !!!
Misty Morning Bangalore
Well, if you had been following my other blog ( For those who follow only my photo blog, yep, I have one where I write too), you would ahve mostly identified with environmental issues now and then and that I love nature. Now I'm starting a series of pics of sunrise and sunset here.
This picture was taken when I had invited a bunch of my friends - 3 dangerous girls and one poor guy (ofcourse other than me) to my apartment in Bangalore before I left for Canada. This was taken the morning after we finished our Hogenekkal trip - a relaxed lazy morning all of us waking to see the sun from Haritha's balcony after a tiring previous day.
This picture was taken when I had invited a bunch of my friends - 3 dangerous girls and one poor guy (ofcourse other than me) to my apartment in Bangalore before I left for Canada. This was taken the morning after we finished our Hogenekkal trip - a relaxed lazy morning all of us waking to see the sun from Haritha's balcony after a tiring previous day.
Fort House
One of my dreams is to become a builder. I have a variety of ideas to furnish a house and my usual style or liking to achieving that is to work on a theme. One thing for sure when I build my own house is that rooms would have themes and u cld well be surprised with completely contrasting yet colorful themes in the rooms.
This picture in the side is a house built aesthetically in chennai. If you wlak down the thiruvanmiyur beach, you will see this house. We took on that day when me, chikuado, DV and archana went for a earlymorning jog - me going for the jog after reaching chennai in the morning. I like the owners taste and the style and dream to build it.
This picture in the side is a house built aesthetically in chennai. If you wlak down the thiruvanmiyur beach, you will see this house. We took on that day when me, chikuado, DV and archana went for a earlymorning jog - me going for the jog after reaching chennai in the morning. I like the owners taste and the style and dream to build it.
Colourful Family
They say a good family is like a University ( Ok, tamizhans wld know the proverb).
This is a colourful family. They were standing outside - whereelse, Quebec downtown street - a shop. They were tall huge statues joining hands. Wonder if they would be safely standing if it had been any other place :-)
This is a colourful family. They were standing outside - whereelse, Quebec downtown street - a shop. They were tall huge statues joining hands. Wonder if they would be safely standing if it had been any other place :-)
Wednesday, June 15, 2005
Tiranga
This is the flag I painted. Its a make-shift flag we used for the F1 Race. Well, we couldnt get a Indian flag after 2 hr searching on Saint Laurent street on saturday. So, while going to the metro to catch the train to F1 Circuit, we dropped at Walmart, bought the crayols and used one of the white towels to draw the Indian Flag - yeah sans the Chakra !! George wore this on him. We used one more to write down "Narain" too ! It was unfortuante he cldnt finish the race, nevertheless to be on the circuit is an achievement in itself. They did 305kms in 1.5 hours with an average of 200km/hour - Do i ahve to tell you about the curves??? And believe me they lose 2-3 kgs after every race - thanks to the gforce and the mental concentration that is needed.
Tuesday, June 14, 2005
Sunset
hmm....well, instead of posting F1 pics I'm actually posting our way back from Montreal - the reason, most of it is available as videos *grin*
I guess I was in creative mood...while coming back....Is there anything I need to do to make sunset look good - Nah!!!
But this sunset is interesting because, it was taken when the sun was still bright and I still was wearing my sunglasses - not to mention that we were travelling west and the side of my face was being burnt with the sun rays.
When i looked thru the glass and at the sun with my sun glasses, I was seeing distincitve pattern of clouds like sand which was not visible with naked eye. So, I used my sunglass as the filter for my camera lens and here you go !!!
I guess I was in creative mood...while coming back....Is there anything I need to do to make sunset look good - Nah!!!
But this sunset is interesting because, it was taken when the sun was still bright and I still was wearing my sunglasses - not to mention that we were travelling west and the side of my face was being burnt with the sun rays.
When i looked thru the glass and at the sun with my sun glasses, I was seeing distincitve pattern of clouds like sand which was not visible with naked eye. So, I used my sunglass as the filter for my camera lens and here you go !!!
Monday, June 13, 2005
Image
Well,
no prizes for guessing why this blurred picture is up on my blog. Thats the Chevy Suburban we were driving back from the F1 race at Montreal last evening. This huge truck passed by during a slow moving traffic when I, sitting in the navigator seat found our entire car in the wheel covers of the truck.
Here is it now !!!
no prizes for guessing why this blurred picture is up on my blog. Thats the Chevy Suburban we were driving back from the F1 race at Montreal last evening. This huge truck passed by during a slow moving traffic when I, sitting in the navigator seat found our entire car in the wheel covers of the truck.
Here is it now !!!
Wednesday, June 08, 2005
Tuesday, June 07, 2005
VDay
It was on Victoria Day that we went to Quebec. We were visting the battlegrounds on that day when the whole of the city was either away for the long weekend or were enjoying their day off. However, there was a celebration by firing the canons with dummy shells and we witnessed it.
This picture was again taken by my roomie who after one or two futile efforts snaped the camera right at the time of shell being fired.
This picture was again taken by my roomie who after one or two futile efforts snaped the camera right at the time of shell being fired.
Painted Wall
If you had read my earlier post, I dont ahve to say much about this at all. Yet another one in Quebec downtown, where I also incidentally made my dream come true by buying a Hat for myself. Now, dont ask me what I would do with it when I come back - I know ppl wld think I'm crazy to ear one in India - but it wld be a possession *smile*!
This picture is amazing in the fact that so much of emotions have been captured through various characters. Name an emotion and you will find it there !!!
This picture is amazing in the fact that so much of emotions have been captured through various characters. Name an emotion and you will find it there !!!
Quebec street
I have an affinity towards anything that is French. French wine, french architecture, paintings and do I have to say about French women *grin*. So, there is little wonder I like Quebec - the heart of french settlement in Canada. It has the Eurpoean charm written all over the city especially in the Quebec downtown.
The picture that you see is one of the art forms that you would see a lot of people do in Quebec. I actually came across quite a few painters in Montreal(Old) and Quebec. The paintings were found on the walls of the building in those narrow streets. Look at how the painting has been infused with life.
The picture that you see is one of the art forms that you would see a lot of people do in Quebec. I actually came across quite a few painters in Montreal(Old) and Quebec. The paintings were found on the walls of the building in those narrow streets. Look at how the painting has been infused with life.
Mesh
This picture was taken at the Biosphere in Montreal. Its a place like Birla planetorium in chennai and its fun !!!
It ahs this huge sphere made of the mesh that you see here. It was interesting to look at the sky through those meshes and hence you see it now in the blog !
It ahs this huge sphere made of the mesh that you see here. It was interesting to look at the sky through those meshes and hence you see it now in the blog !
Squirrel
Well, this snap was NOT taken by me, neverthless, I'm posting it here bcos, it was taken in my Camera. It was pictured by Vikas - my roomie - during our trip to Mont Royal in Montreal. Sounds familiar, yep, Montreal derives its name from Mont Royal the highest place to get a peak of the town. No need to mention, this hill was scenic and we went there and waited for the other car to join us - which eventually they never did. While roaming around - we almost hiked the entire place and walked close to atleast 5 kms following a restaurant sign to come back to the same restaurant which we were standing next to and was closed :-p. We also happened to see French wedding which I seem to be lucky enough everytime. Oh well, while waiting, there was this squirrel that was having its share of food for the day. And it was quite bold - probably used to lot of vistiors around - letting us come so close near to it. It did allow, but always had a watch on how far we came - Look at the eyes.....The moment we crossed the boundary it kept for itself, it wld keep the hands(or is it legs) down as if to run and we wld back away. The closeness it allowed and the zoom in the camera produced this. Wonder what it wld be thinking about the human's curiosity or would it?? I'm sure that wld be an unsolved mystery for me !!!
Saturday, June 04, 2005
Pencil Rose
Well, I finally started to teach myself some sketching.
Medium : Acid free paper
Time : 10 minutes
Pencil : HB 0.5mm and 6B
(Well, I didnt have any other pencils with me ...hehehe)
This exercise was to teach myself the lighting and shading. However, it was just my mind which obviously didnt consider the effects of light on the original source. The source was the rose on
Trouv's blog.
Hopefully, will produce few more sketches as part of self designed exercise program !!!
Medium : Acid free paper
Time : 10 minutes
Pencil : HB 0.5mm and 6B
(Well, I didnt have any other pencils with me ...hehehe)
This exercise was to teach myself the lighting and shading. However, it was just my mind which obviously didnt consider the effects of light on the original source. The source was the rose on
Trouv's blog.
Hopefully, will produce few more sketches as part of self designed exercise program !!!
Thursday, June 02, 2005
(E)Merged a Rainbow
I have vivid memories of rainbow - the colourful display of mother nature. This again was captured enroute Montreal two weeks back. I can just look at the rainbows forever and have been doing so since childhood. However, I have never ever seen a complete rainbow until then. A bane when you live in a city and that too a crowded one like Chennai/Blore I guess and never a one where all the seven colours were clearly visible. Here I was watching a full version of the rainbow - It started as half visible and as the roads curved, it danced to our left and right - a colourful dance - and it was like playing catch-me-if-you-can with us and was growing bigger and bigger that I realised it was no longer small enough to fit into my lens.....And as we neared it, I found a thin second rainbow on top of it.
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oodal konda mukilanangalin kannir perukko?
athuve vanavil ennum nirathin sangamamo?
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I had to play around with the two images to produce this one. This has actually kindled my interest in digital photography...and I'm working on making this merged image a perfect one. I use GIMP ( GNU Image Manipulation Program) and I'm new to imaged editing and working with layers. Anyone got any advice to remove the colour difference in the lines etc....I can send the two original images if you want to paly around.
Any suggestions on getting started with image manipulation and any pointers to any other softwar is welcome - Only freewares and sharewares pls....I do not have money to buy nor inclination to use pirated copies.
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oodal konda mukilanangalin kannir perukko?
athuve vanavil ennum nirathin sangamamo?
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I had to play around with the two images to produce this one. This has actually kindled my interest in digital photography...and I'm working on making this merged image a perfect one. I use GIMP ( GNU Image Manipulation Program) and I'm new to imaged editing and working with layers. Anyone got any advice to remove the colour difference in the lines etc....I can send the two original images if you want to paly around.
Any suggestions on getting started with image manipulation and any pointers to any other softwar is welcome - Only freewares and sharewares pls....I do not have money to buy nor inclination to use pirated copies.
Sunset I treasure
Well, this is one of my favourites and unarguably one of the best sunsets I have ever captured in that small lens of mine.
Well, there is nothing we need to do to capture good images of sunsets. It is always beautiful. But you should know the happeneings behind taking this pic to know why its my favourite.
We were driving to Montreal two weeks back. Vikas at the driver's seat and me as the navigator (well, straight to Montreal doesnt need any navigator though*wink*). We were travelling eastand that makes the Sunset on my left side. As you know, the drivers seat is on the left. So any pictures that I take of my left would involve the driver ( He is a towering 6.2 feet guy) and through the windows an has to be appropriately zoomed.
I was acting the DJ and was busy with catering to the requests of 5 back seaters in that big Dodge Murango that I did not notice the sunset on my left. The guys behind were busy replaying the full rainbow we saw and pictured earlier. There, you avhe a beautiful sunset and they were busy with self appreciation...Turning onto my left, I shouted at the guys to tkae a snap fast before we miss the scenic picutre...Fumbling they tried taking the pic but were not getting a clear view, either with the window obstruction or something. And here I was desperately wanting to take that snpa which arguably would last only for a minute...and I ahve this BIG guy on my next. the only way I can take is to zoom between his hands holding the steering and through the windows on his side and I shd get a nice view and without any shake on that curvy road while he is driving at 100 km/hr.(well, we kept to the speeding limit that day)....I leaped and grabbed my camera and positioned myself to zoom in between the driver's arms and waiting for a nice view on the lens.....For a minute, what I saw mesmerised me and I do not know when my fingers snapped, but the pic was taken exactly the way it was when I felt a mesmerising touch !!! - not a slight difference. I dont think any other moment to take the snap wld have done this justice to what is on my mind...Its like that moment is frozen forever - the beauty of still photography.
And thats exactly the reason why tihs pic has joined my personal favourites for a long time to come !!!!
BTW,what do you see in th pic? What I see is there in the comments !!!
Well, there is nothing we need to do to capture good images of sunsets. It is always beautiful. But you should know the happeneings behind taking this pic to know why its my favourite.
We were driving to Montreal two weeks back. Vikas at the driver's seat and me as the navigator (well, straight to Montreal doesnt need any navigator though*wink*). We were travelling eastand that makes the Sunset on my left side. As you know, the drivers seat is on the left. So any pictures that I take of my left would involve the driver ( He is a towering 6.2 feet guy) and through the windows an has to be appropriately zoomed.
I was acting the DJ and was busy with catering to the requests of 5 back seaters in that big Dodge Murango that I did not notice the sunset on my left. The guys behind were busy replaying the full rainbow we saw and pictured earlier. There, you avhe a beautiful sunset and they were busy with self appreciation...Turning onto my left, I shouted at the guys to tkae a snap fast before we miss the scenic picutre...Fumbling they tried taking the pic but were not getting a clear view, either with the window obstruction or something. And here I was desperately wanting to take that snpa which arguably would last only for a minute...and I ahve this BIG guy on my next. the only way I can take is to zoom between his hands holding the steering and through the windows on his side and I shd get a nice view and without any shake on that curvy road while he is driving at 100 km/hr.(well, we kept to the speeding limit that day)....I leaped and grabbed my camera and positioned myself to zoom in between the driver's arms and waiting for a nice view on the lens.....For a minute, what I saw mesmerised me and I do not know when my fingers snapped, but the pic was taken exactly the way it was when I felt a mesmerising touch !!! - not a slight difference. I dont think any other moment to take the snap wld have done this justice to what is on my mind...Its like that moment is frozen forever - the beauty of still photography.
And thats exactly the reason why tihs pic has joined my personal favourites for a long time to come !!!!
BTW,what do you see in th pic? What I see is there in the comments !!!
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