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Bicycle of Yesteryears - Science Museum, London

2012-01-31T10:28:00.000+05:30

Bicycle of Yesteryears - Science Museum, London

This was very fascinating for me because I've never seen something like a vintage cycle. For me, this was as big a star attraction as the steam engines, cars and airplanes featured at the Science Museum in London. I'd like to know if any or you have seen a vintage cycle, or better still, rode one?

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Scavenger Hunt - Week 29th January

2012-01-29T11:23:00.000+05:30

This is an entry for the Scavenger Hunt - Week 29th January. The five submissions were for Smile, Stand Alone, Rusty or Something Old, Artificial and Repeating Pattern.

Here is my interpretation and entry for the Scavenger Hunt.

1.Smile

Pretty Eyes or pretty smile?

2.Stand Alone
Standing alone and wine-ing alone!

3.Rusty or Something Old

This is probably the oldest steam engine, which was shot in the Science Museum in London

4.Artificial

One of the zones in Disneyland Hong Kong, is the Adventureland. This one's almost a recreation of a Hollywood set.

5.Repeating Pattern

Shot off the Regent Street in London with its old architecture well lit in glory!

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Saturday Sareenity - Weekly Challenge 4

2012-01-27T19:23:00.000+05:30

Welcome to Saturday Sareenity, a weekly meme where you can submit any photo that you think symbolises something calm and serene. It could be nature, landscape, critters, children; absolutely anything.

Based on the voting, we'll have a 'Featured Photo of the Week' in the following week's challenge.

In addition, you can still participate if you don't have a photo that qualifies for symbolising 'calm and serene', but then it cannot qualify for being the featured photo, even if it gets the most votes.

And yes, please do link back to My Third Eye or Saturday Sareenity.

This week's winner from last week's challenge; it's Lady Fi's entry - Sunr-ice

The shot is from Sweden; and is such a fantastic shot of the frosted lake and of the sky! Congrats, and feel free to grab your 'Featured' button!

Special Mention: Ima once again makes it to the tops with a tied entry with Lady Fi; she shared a lovely shot 'Tranquility'.

Do check out both winning entries.

And now for this week's challenge.

For those who are new, here are a few simple rules to play by:

Do link the permalink of the blog post that you're submitting and not you're blog URL
Please do try visit fellow participants; should help in discovering other good photography blogs and in learning
You can submit your entries Fri-Tue and then come back to vote Tue-Thus
It would be nice if you could follow
By contributing to the meme, you give me permission to use the submitted photo on my site and even feature it if its the top pick of the week
You must link up to My Third Eye or Saturday Sareenity for others to join and I'd appreciate it if you can add the button

PS: 'Sareen' is my last name and hence the creative liberty of spelling serene :).

Cheers!

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Old Steam Engines, Science Museum London

2012-01-25T09:36:00.000+05:30

Old Steam Engines, Science Museum London

Participating for: Wordless Wednesday, Tina's Wordless Wednesday, Texture Tuesday, Tones on Tuesday, The Creative Exchange, This or That Thursday and Texture Thursday

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Voting for Saturday Sareenity

2012-01-24T19:48:00.000+05:30

Well, the third round of Saturday Sareenity has now moved to the voting stage. If you missed out on contributing your entry, you can certainly join in the voting.

Vote for your favourite entries now!

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Piece of the Moon, Science Museum, London

2012-01-24T08:54:00.001+05:30

A Piece of Earth's Moon - Science Museum London

Most of us are fascinated by the moon; especially the photographers. The moon tends to captivate our imagination to so many levels and everything right from romance to fear! In London, I got as possibly close as I could get to the Moon - a piece of it!

Participating for: Piece of Heaven, Sweet Shot Tuesday, SOOC Sunday, Mosaic Monday

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Engine Block - Science Museum, London

2012-01-23T08:40:00.000+05:30

Engine Block - A black and white macro shot of one of the oldest steam engines, now in the Science Museum, London

Participating for: Macro Monday, Himmelsk, Best Post of the Week, Monochrome Maniacs, FPOTW Contest, Fabulous Friday, Highlight Sunday

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Scavenger Hunt - Week 22nd January

2012-01-22T08:24:00.000+05:30

This is an entry for the Scavenger Hunt - Week 22nd January. The five submissions were for Sunset, Black and White, A Day in my Life, Four and Colourful.

Here is my interpretation and entry for the Scavenger Hunt.

1.Sunset
This was one of the last sunsets from last year. Winter sunsets are always prettier; this one saw people wrapping up their game of cricket on the beach.

2. Black and White
This was near the London Eye; the walkabout along the River Thames. The otherwise busy area was quiet on a cold and windy autumn weekday.

3. A Day in my Life
I'm not a very club-going person; but there is the odd day in my life when I do land up at one.

4. Four
G-force and adrenaline rush at the highest levels; Formula 1 racers Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing and Kamui Kobayashi of Sauber F1 battle it out for track position at the 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang near the capital city of Kuala Lumpur.

5. Colourful
This was the very vibrant show, 'The Lion King', that I had caught at Disneyland Hong Kong.

Participating for: Scavenger Hunt and Simple as That

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Saturday Sareenity - Weekly Challenge 3

2012-01-20T19:30:00.000+05:30

Based on the voting, we'll have a 'Featured Photo of the Week' in the following week's challenge.

And yes, please do link back to My Third Eye or Saturday Sareenity.

This week's winner from last week's challenge; it's Ima's entry from Captured by Ima - Lake Merritt

The shot is that of Merritt Lake, California; and it indeed is so serene! Congrats, and feel free to grab your 'Featured' button!

For those who are new, here are a few simple rules to play by:

Do link the permalink of the blog post that you're submitting and not you're blog URL
Please do try visit fellow participants; should help in discovering other good photography blogs and in learning
You can submit your entries Fri-Tue and then come back to vote Tue-Thus
It would be nice if you could follow
By contributing to the meme, you give me permission to use the submitted photo on my site and even feature it if its the top pick of the week
You must link up to My Third Eye or Saturday Sareenity for others to join and I'd appreciate it if you can add the button

PS: 'Sareen' is my last name and hence the creative liberty of spelling serene :).

Cheers!

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Leicester Square, London - 2

2012-01-20T08:52:00.002+05:30

Leicester Square, London

Here's concluding my walk abouts around Leicester Square.

Named as the Swiss Court, this is a mark of the cordial relations between the UK and Switzerland

A look at China Town London

The interesting decor at the M&M Store

Participating for: Mosaic Monday, Orange Tuesdays and Signs

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Leicester Square, London - 1

2012-01-19T08:51:00.000+05:30

Leicester Square, London

If you happen to be in London, a great way to spend your evening would be walking around Leicester Square. It's a very lively place with many street side cafes, comedy stores, souvenir shops, some of the best ice cream parlours, cinemas, eating joints and much more. Also, its a short walk from Piccadilly Circus an China Town too is just around the corner.

There is a fair bit of redevelopment happening; trust it's for the Olympics

The Empire Cinema

The multi-level M&M store

Participating for: Our World Tuesday, Pink Fridays, Live, Love, Travel, The Simple Things

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National Gallery at Night, Trafalgar Square, London

2012-01-18T12:26:00.002+05:30

National Gallery at Night, Trafalgar Square, London

This was taken sometime in October and therefore you'll notice the countdown as 295 days for the 2012 London Olympics

Participating for: Outdoor Wednesday, This or That Thursday, Best Posts of the Week, SOOC Saturday, SOOC Sunday, Scenic Sunday and FPOTW Contest

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Nelson Column, Trafalgar Square, London

2012-01-17T08:28:00.003+05:30

Nelson Column, Trafalgar Square, London

Trafalgar Square happens to be the midpoint of London where the Nelson Column stands tall in glory.

Participating for: Monochrome Maniacs

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Scavenger Hunt - Week 15th January

2012-01-16T08:56:00.000+05:30

This is an entry for the Scavenger Hunt - Week 15th January. The five submissions were for Stacked Up, Winter Wonderland, Sweet, Hole and Frozen.

Here is my interpretation and entry for the Scavenger Hunt.

1. Stacked Up

Blue colour bangles stacked up and kept safely

2. Winter Wonderland

Winter isn't winter without skiing, is it?

3. Sweet

Colourful cupcakes...

4. Hole

The holes in a candle stand glow and illuminate

5. Frozen

Frozen thoughts....

Participating for: Scavenger Hunt, Macro Monday, Project 366, The Creative Exchange, I Heart Macro, Highlight Sunday and Yummy Sunday

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The Golden Jubilee Footbridge at Night, London

2012-01-14T08:12:00.000+05:30

The Golden Jubilee Footbridge at Night, London

Participating for: Weekend Reflections, Sunday Bridges and Watery Wednesday

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Saturday Sareenity - Weekly Challenge 2

2012-01-13T16:00:00.000+05:30

Based on the voting, we'll have a 'Featured Photo of the Week' in the following week's challenge.

And yes, please do link back to My Third Eye or Saturday Sareenity.

And our first ever winner is from last week challenge; it's Neville's entry from Urban-Clicks - Peace, Solitude, Serenity...

It's a great shot of the Pangong Tso Lake at the Indo-China border in Ladakh. Congrats, and feel free to grab your 'Featured' button!

For those who are new, here are a few simple rules to play by:

Do link the permalink of the blog post that you're submitting and not you're blog URL
Please do try visit fellow participants; should help in discovering other good photography blogs and in learning
You can submit your entries Fri-Tue and then come back to vote Tue-Thus
It would be nice if you could follow
By contributing to the meme, you give me permission to use the submitted photo on my site and even feature it if its the top pick of the week
You must link up to My Third Eye or Saturday Sareenity for others to join and I'd appreciate it if you can add the button

PS: 'Sareen' is my last name and hence the creative liberty of spelling serene :).

Cheers!

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Along the Thames, London

2012-01-13T08:20:00.003+05:30

Along the River Thames, near the London Eye is a path that leads to the Golden Jubilee Footbridge. This is a very fun-filled path on weekends where plenty of street artists do some fantastic stuff. Some of them even pose as statues and that's quite unthinkable over the stretch on an entire day.

Well, that's how I always saw it to be and sadly don't have any photos to share from then. But one windy weekday evening I stepped out to London Eye and caught a sight that gives a completely different picture. I felt that time had turned, and that's why this one's in black and white.

Participating for: Monochrome Maniacs, Highlight Sunday, Tones on Tuesday, Wordless Wednesday and Outdoor Wednesday

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Big Ben from London Eye, London

2012-01-12T13:31:00.000+05:30

Continuing with my obsession with the London Eye and Big Ben, here are, probably the signing off shots, shots of the Big Ben as seen from the London Eye. This was a challenge in one sense that for some weird reasons, tripods weren't allowed near the London Eye. Two security men came up to me and marked out the region that was like - no tripod zone!

So this and the previous London Eye shots were all via as possibly stable hands, boundary walls and railings, small dividing pillars and ground.

These ones have come off the boundary wall and railings.

The Big Ben, Westminster Bridge and River Thames seen from London Eye

The Big Ben Framed! In Blue...with the London Eye and Pier. Also seen amidst the clouds is a flash of the moon

Participating for: This or That Thursday, SOOC Sunday, Piece of Heaven, Weekend Reflections and Blue Monday

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The London Eye Views at Night, London

2012-01-11T16:22:00.000+05:30

There is little doubt in my mind that shooting the London Eye and Big Ben at night and even the twilight were absolutely enjoyable and were sheer delight. I am very pleased with how most of the photos have turned out; except with me having missed out on a couple of shots when I compared with mine at a later time. Nonetheless, I can say that I kinda got into London Eye's skin and here's why - I've played around with a lot of angles and views apart from the standard ones that I've already featured so far. And here's a collection of seven such shots. I've simply numbered them to get your votes on your favourites.

I hope to have a few matches :)

London Eye - 1

London Eye - 2

London Eye - 3

London Eye - 4

London Eye - 5

London Eye - 6

London Eye - 7

Over to you; do let me know what's your favourite.

Participating for: You Capture, Fabulous Friday, Best Post of the Week, Our World Tuesday, Sweet Shot Tuesday, Scenic Sunday

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Scavenger Hunt - Week 8th January

2012-01-10T18:42:00.001+05:30

This is a very late entry for the Scavenger Hunt - Week 8th January. However, I did not want to miss the first one of the year despite the busy schedule. The five submissions were for One Colour, Laundry, Empty, One Dozen and Soft.

Here is my interpretation and entry for the Scavenger Hunt.

1. One Colour
Blue - Here's a shot of the London Eye and even the building in the background (London Country Hall) was lit in blue. This was shot with a long exposure, which got me a motion shot of the otherwise slow rotating Ferris Wheel.

2. Laundry

We all use a laundry bag to keep the soiled clother tidy; but something always pops out, doesn't it?

3. Empty

The after effects of a hearty breakfast; well, not really!

4. One Dozen

Eggs, beverage bottles, beer cans or a dozen jars for spices? In India, you might might find over two dozen jars, bottles and containers for spices and condiments.

5. Soft

Father and Son?

Participating for: Scavenger Hunt, Wordless Wednesday, You Capture and Foto Friday and Himmelsk

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Voting for Saturday Sareenity

2012-01-09T19:20:00.000+05:30

Well, the first round of Saturday Sareenity has now moved to the voting stage. If you missed out on contributing your entry, you can certainly join in the voting.

Vote for your favourite entries now!

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Big Ben and the Moon, London

2012-01-09T12:26:00.002+05:30

Big Ben and the Moon, London

Seen here is the Big Ben under the moonlight along River Thames and a golden eagle at the well lit Embankment Pier at night. Also seen are the river cruises and reflections on a quite Thames.

Participating for: Mellow Yellow Monday, Our World Tuesday, Outdoor Wednesday, Friday SkyWatch, Mosaic Monday, Weekend Reflections

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London Eye lit in blue at Night, London

2012-01-08T10:40:00.001+05:30

London Eye lit in blue at Night

The London Eye Ferris Wheel offers great panoramic views of London. The Wheel doesn't stop during operating hours and yet visitors can easily hop on and off the Wheel; that's the comfortable speed it always moves at giving you about 30 minutes in the gondola (capsule).

During the day you can easily spot various landmarks, which appear to glow in gold along with all of London City at night. Die hard romantics can even book a gondola for an hour or so for a special day :)

The London Eye seen with the London Country Hall and Westminster Bridge in the background

The London Eye Ferris Wheel appearing to spin in slow speed as it always does, with the London Country Hall well lit in the background

The illusion of the London Eye Ferris Wheel appearing to spin in high speed

Participating for: SOOC Sunday, The Simple Things, Scenic Sunday, Live, Love, Travel and Blue Monday

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London Eye, Big Ben and Westminster Bridge at Night

2012-01-07T08:54:00.000+05:30

Once again, three of London's iconic structures by the River Thames, London Eye, Big Ben and Westminster Bridge, this time at Night and under the moonlight. Another thing I'll like to bring to your attention, which may not be too prominent, is a faint white streak across the London Eye. That was created by an aircraft passing by...

Participating for: Weekend Reflections, The Creative Exchange, Sweet Shot Tuesday, Watery Wednesday, Scenic Sunday, Live, Love, Travel and Sunday Bridges

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Saturday Sareenity - Weekly Challenge 1

2012-01-06T18:00:00.000+05:30

Welcome to Saturday Sareenity.

Starting today, I'm going to host a weekly meme where you can submit any photo that you think symbolises something calm and serene. It could be nature, landscape, critters, children; absolutely anything.

Based on the voting, we'll have a 'Featured Photo of the Week' in the following week's meme.

And yes, please do link to My Third Eye or Saturday Sareenity.

I'm not going to complicate it with too many rules, but here's some basic stuff:

Do link the permalink of the blog post that you're submitting and not you're blog URL
Please do try visit fellow participants; should help in discovering other good photography blogs and in learning
You can submit your entries Fri-Mon (around 18:00 IST) and then come back to vote Mon-Wed
It would be nice if you could follow
By contributing to the meme, you give me permission to use the submitted photo on my site and even feature it if its the top pick of the week
You must link up to My Third Eye or Saturday Sareenity for others to join and I'd appreciate it if you can add the button

PS: 'Sareen' is my last name and hence the creative liberty of spelling serene :). And this being the first week, please bear with teething trouble if any; in which, you can leave your link as a comment.

Cheers!

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