Deep Trance Snapshots

Self Portrait

noreply@blogger.com (Vijay Kumar) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:18:00 +0000

Self Portrait, originally uploaded by DeepTrance.

Two ways to look at this one
Junior looks a lot like me - that is self portrait #1
me reflected in his eyes - that's #2
His reflection in the lens is reflected in his eye as well

Change Is Permanent

noreply@blogger.com (Vijay Kumar) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:20:00 +0000

ChangeIsPermanent, originally uploaded by DeepTrance.

The Peach Tree, star of summer '09, will soon be barren. Its shedding leaves like Desi 30 somethings in the bay area.

Manicure

noreply@blogger.com (Vijay Kumar) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:19:00 +0000

Manicure, originally uploaded by DeepTrance.

Man(ic)ure. Sshhh.. don't tell amma.

Ode to a Mushroom

noreply@blogger.com (Vijay Kumar) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:19:00 +0000

Ode to a Mushroom, originally uploaded by DeepTrance.

Rosh was thrilled when he saw me lie down on the grass to take this picture. He joined me, rolled all over the grass and crushed this mushroom in the process. Sorry, mushroom!

Clear Lake

noreply@blogger.com (Vijay Kumar) — Thu, 28 May 2009 23:55:00 +0000

Photos form the trip to the not so clear clear lake.

In the garden this spring

noreply@blogger.com (Vijay Kumar) — Sun, 10 May 2009 04:10:00 +0000

San Diego Zoo and Wild Animal Park

noreply@blogger.com (Vijay Kumar) — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:21:00 +0000

Polluted Pillaiyaar or Polluting Pillaiyaar

noreply@blogger.com (Vijay Kumar) — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:34:00 +0000

Ganapathi Babba Bay Area

Strolling by the creek near our house, my son and I found Pillaiyaar having a quiet Sunday dip.

God – where did He come from? Where will He go now?

An Insomniac’s camera

noreply@blogger.com (Vijay Kumar) — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 05:44:00 +0000

Back to the grind

noreply@blogger.com (Vijay Kumar) — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 21:40:00 +0000

Stone and water - co-conspirators in the war against rice

Death of a wind chime

noreply@blogger.com (Vijay Kumar) — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 21:30:00 +0000

Breeze made it chime
Storm killed it
Excess is fatal

Shadowbrook Junior Falls

noreply@blogger.com (Vijay Kumar) — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 00:56:00 +0000

Camera: Sony Model: Cybershot F717 ISO: 100 Exposure: 1/5 sec Aperture: f/8.0 Focal length: 36.6mm

...the only prime 
And real love-rhyme 
That I know by heart, 
And that leaves no smart, 
Is the purl of a little valley fall

- Thomas Hardy

The saturated version

Reluctant Sunset

noreply@blogger.com (Vijay Kumar) — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 19:06:00 +0000

Camera: CASIO Model: EX-Z700 ISO: n/a Exposure: 1/1250 sec Aperture: f/5.8 Focal Length: 10.7mm

Location: Baker Beach

The last cool drink of the day, Summer is.

No recognition till the last few sips.

Thoughts settling on the long hours one might miss

Sunsets are a period of reluctant bliss

noreply@blogger.com (Vijay Kumar) — Mon, 22 May 2006 14:30:00 +0000

Murmuring out of its myriad leaves, 20
Down from its lofty top, rising two hundred feet high,
Out of its stalwart trunk and limbs--out of its foot-thick bark,
That chant of the seasons and time--chant, not of the past only, but
the future.

noreply@blogger.com (Vijay Kumar) — Mon, 22 May 2006 14:22:00 +0000

I come from haunts of coot and hern,
I make a sudden sally
And sparkle out among the fern,
To bicker down a valley

noreply@blogger.com (Vijay Kumar) — Mon, 22 May 2006 14:19:00 +0000

Suspended greendery in front of the animated cascade

noreply@blogger.com (Vijay Kumar) — Mon, 22 May 2006 14:11:00 +0000

If water falls in the forest but there is no one around to hear it will it make a noise?

noreply@blogger.com (Vijay Kumar) — Wed, 22 Feb 2006 03:02:00 +0000

Against the winds it stands alone
Against the swishing gales that moan

No other trees, no sheltered woods
The single lonely figure stood

Yet every spring and summer season
Renewed its firm resolve and reason

To weather again the ruthless strife
For the promise of renewal and life.

noreply@blogger.com (Vijay Kumar) — Wed, 22 Feb 2006 02:45:00 +0000

The road to nowhere

noreply@blogger.com (Vijay Kumar) — Wed, 22 Feb 2006 02:37:00 +0000

Our first panoramic view of Deat Valley - from father whatsisname point.

noreply@blogger.com (Vijay Kumar) — Wed, 22 Feb 2006 02:33:00 +0000

Sunrise Panorama in Death Valley - lava formations, shifting mountains you name it we got it

noreply@blogger.com (Vijay Kumar) — Wed, 22 Feb 2006 02:33:00 +0000

Sun setting on the sand dunes

noreply@blogger.com (Vijay Kumar) — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 00:16:00 +0000

The Death Valley Panorama

noreply@blogger.com (Vijay Kumar) — Sat, 11 Feb 2006 04:09:00 +0000

Sierra at Tahoe...

noreply@blogger.com (Vijay Kumar) — Sat, 11 Feb 2006 04:06:00 +0000

Welcome sun...