Clicked on 21 May 2005 / Pottery town (*album) / Team - Rakesh, Karthik

In many parts of India people place or hang demon (rakshas) heads made out of clay on the exterior of their house. It is done to ward off any evil or misfortune from befalling the house.

Even my parent’s in Bangalore including many of their neighbors display one on their house, though, not all of them are as colorful as these.

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Clicked on 18 December 2009 | Apartment building I live in

It amazes me how the architectural design of apartments and apartment building seems to repeat across neighborhoods, even to the minutest detail. I wonder how common this sight really is.

I clicked this shot because I love the lines in the frame. It is times like these that I miss having an SLR camera… it would have been so much fun to play with light. Sigh!

Clicked on monochrome film | 12 September 2004 | Nandi Hills (*album)

My friend and fellow photographer, Zeeshan sat and tinkered with his camera, while I took the liberty to frame this shot with him in it.

I am so happy that the negatives from this trip lasted until now and I was able to make a high resolution scan of it.

Nandi Hills, also known as Nandidurg has a rich history dating back to the time of the King Tipu Sultan of Mysore, and stands tall at a height of 4851 ft. (1478 meters) above sea level.  The stone statue of Nandi, the bull (Lord Shiva’s ride) is seen in the background housed under a stone ceiling supported by stone pillars with intricate carvings engraved on them.

Nandi Hills, has become a popular tourist destination and considering it proximity to the Bangalore International Airport, its popularity is growing.

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Clicked on 30 August / Cameron Run Regional Park

This was taken using just a Nikon Coolpix S52 point and shoot camera. My daughter was in motion, going about her business and had zero interest in me or in posing for the camera. I put the camera in her face composing it as best as I could and clicked. I am happy with the result despite the disappointment of  the auto-focus focusing on her ear instead of her eyes, which is where I really wanted it to be.

Clicked on monochrome film / 01 May 2006 / Achalu Betta (*album)

The hike up Achalu Betta (Betta means hill) remains fresh in my mind to this day. I did not even know such a place existed until the day prior. It was brought up as a possible location by the ever enthusiastic and shutter crazy Sudarshan. He knew a friend from Nayakanahalli, a village neighboring the hill, and that mixed with its close proximity to Bangalore the choice was made. At sunrise we (Jayanth, Venky, Nish, Satz, Sudu and I ) headed to Achalu Betta armed to the teeth with our gear .

A small hike, sprinkled with photography, a dip and coracle ride in the lake at Nayakanahalli, hot lunch at a local’s (Sudu’s friend) house, and then some beer made this an unforgettable outing.

Among the many photographs I clicked this had been one I had look forwarded to. When the scans from the lab came in I was disappointed, for it looked like I had completely screwed up the metering. Here I am now a couple of years later scanning some of my old negatives myself, and what do you know??  It came out the way I had originally wanted it. Woohoo!

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Clicked on 30 August 2009 / Cameron Run Regional Park

I think everyone needs one in their lives.

Clicked on monochrome film / 1 May 2006 / Achalu Betta (*album)

The uneven ground made it seem as though the statue was sinking and the rock with the kid on it rising…

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Clicked on 27 December 2007

I was bored and a little drunk that night and I thought a blurry picture best described what I was feeling.

Yawn! I am so sleepy today…

Clicked in October 2006 / Near Gadige Tomb, Coorg (*album)

Enthusiastic, energetic and uninhibited in play… one of the many joys of childhood. Sigh!