ALL IN A LIFETIME'S WORK

God's Own Abode...

2012-06-22T19:55:00.001+05:30

3 A.M

2012-05-26T20:05:00.000+05:30

It is 3 in the morning and I'm walking from room to room, unable to sleep. But as I wander about like a lost soul, i realize how eerie yet beautiful my house looks at night. Soft lights falling though windows casting fantastic moving shadows, of trees and lampposts outside, on the bed, floor, walls, everywhere...!!!
The whole damn house comes alive with a bluish hue!!!
:)

The Cleansing...

2012-05-23T19:47:00.001+05:30

Nostalgia, that's what describes this place. Just one foot inside the place and I can't control my ear to ear grin. It was raining that day, heavily. That musical sound of water drops hitting the concrete flooring, drowning all the noise and that effervescent disarming fragrance of wet soil spreading like some contagious infection, none of us wanted to get back inside and continue with our work. We just wanted to breath in the cool breezy wind and that invigorating atmosphere.
What a day...

Blitzkrieg...

2012-05-13T18:50:00.000+05:30

So every time I take the turn out of my apartment gate, I stand still...Just like that for at least 5 minutes. I can't help it, really. Its just this one small stretch of road, which in my opinion is so beautiful, picture-perfect, that every time I step out, I'm compelled to take a picture that justifies what I see. But that's the thing with nature's beauty. You just can't capture it lifelike.
Above are some of my desperate attempts. :/

The Delhi We Never Knew...

2012-05-08T20:48:00.002+05:30

Located at a good distance away from the hub of Delhi, near an unassuming locality, is one of the famous monuments of India, the Qutub Minar.

The place has a silent melody to it as it speaks volumes about an exemplary rendition of amazing sturdy architecture and intricate carvings. The Minaret itself is in the centre of a massive courtyard containing lesser structures all around. Burial grounds, temple ruins and eroded minarets all relay a fascinating story of the times of yore.

Even during afternoons, the place has a cold and eerie feeling. Light filters through the numerous pillars,
creating fantastic shadow play on the walls, making the artwork on them come alive.

One can capture great shots because of the intertwining of the monuments with the greenery all around.
Like how my colleague said, Delhi has more to it than what meets the eye...

The Land of Eternal Youth...Goa

2012-05-01T15:56:00.002+05:30

These are just some of the photos I managed to click on my recent trip to Goa. Neither photos nor words do enough justice to describe how beautiful a place it was. Being a nature lover, I definitely want to go back and explore that place of zen.

To me, the feeling of being in Goa sunk in pretty late. My dream destination, finally and I’m there, in it, living it.

So, here on, I shall call it ‘Island Paradise’, the land of peace and harmony, where dreams come true and lives are built. Where every second lived presents a thousands possibilities. Every step taken is like a step towards freedom. Where every house on every street feels like its alive and breathing, thriving and throbbing with new born life. Ever seen a freshly drenched rain forest, how breathtakingly beautiful it is. Every color so vivid, every plant, tree, bush or shrub yawning and stretching as if from a deep slumber reaching out for the sky. That’s exactly how Goa is! It’s fresh, it’s lush and it’s simply Beautiful.

The Calm Before The Storm...

2012-04-29T13:22:00.001+05:30

Was on my way back from a seminar when I got to witness this stunning sunset in the horizon. Got into a bit of tussle with some guards, but that's a different story. Had my tripod with me so stopped by the roadside on a flyover and took a thousand shots.
Vistas likes these are so addictive that for people like me, the finger doesn't come off the camera shutter release button.

Twin Worlds

2012-04-25T21:55:00.002+05:30

It don't think you'd notice it, and I don't think 'It' would notice us. But we are two massive worlds, living together, having an intertwined existence. Meeting occasionally and causing mayhem in the process.

Speed Of Light...

2012-04-21T02:28:00.000+05:30

The journey from Mumbai to Goa contains a lot of tunnels being dug into the Western Ghats.
So I'm sitting on the edge of the steps of a train moving at a 10,000 miles an hour and everything is just a senseless blur. Each time a tunnel comes, all I manage to do is hold onto whatever I can because I'm just being blown away by the sheer tornado of wind hitting my face, which is literally being smothered like a sandwich. I'm actually inside a train's slipstream. All I can hear is this thundering all consuming roar of wind around me like a billion rock concerts and a contrasting but rhythmic clinking of the train's wheels which kind of punctuates the wind scream rather nicely. It all adds up very well, I tell you.
Amidst all this chaos and turbulence, with my camera flying all around the place, I manage to point it in the forward direction and press the shutter a couple of times. And I get this...
Its so beautiful, what I see. The spiraling mixture of wind and light which merges ever so softly with the contours of the train, as it exits out of the tunnel, I keep doing it for the next 6 tunnels.
One actually has to be there to witness it!!

Sunrise and HDRs...

2012-04-20T11:41:00.000+05:30

Mumbai...The City That Never Sleeps

2012-04-19T13:28:00.001+05:30

My trip to Goa, unexpectedly took a detour and I found myself in Mumbai amongst all the highrise apartments and busy streets. A couple of the photos above were taken from the roof of a 26 storey building. From this height, one can see Mumbai extending all the way into the horizon in all directions. Even after spending more than 3 hours on the terrace and the security guard literally begging, asking me to come down, I just couldn't get enough of the view around me. I felt as if I was on a cruise liner with an ocean of tall buildings and bustling population all around.
View of a lifetime, I'd say...

Silentville...

2012-03-31T01:12:00.002+05:30

Its so peaceful at night here. Just this road...no vehicles, no horns, no barks and no pollution.
One long stretch of peace and serenity.
If you listen hard, you can hear the song of the trees...

Bokeh...

2012-03-31T01:04:00.001+05:30

My feeble attempt at a Bokeh...i just can't seem to get the settings nor the conditions right...
:/

The Streets That Lead Everywhere...

2012-03-26T19:13:00.000+05:30

I think Chandni Chowk is one of those places which you can fall in love with. I mean I did, purely because the place was so enigmatic. The winding alleys which seemed never ending, the infinite number of shops and the ambiance...I got to tell you, there definitely something mystical about the area. Visit the place early in the morning and you can just keep on clicking. Your battery would die but you'd still aimlessly wander, turning every corner as if someone is calling out your name, until you get lost...
I can still hear her...

The Way I See It...

2012-03-25T02:19:00.001+05:30

I'm barely 7 inches high off the ground. I'm scared and shaken, hungry and cold and I don't know where to go. I try crossing what seems like a massive divide between me and the other side. I barely manage half way and monstrous objects with glowing yellow eyes, making strange noises rocket past me, almost squishing me out of existence.I somehow reach the other side and with my bones rattling I settle down in an unsettling world. Then I see him...

So I saw this little guy, barely a month old, trying to cross a street. I had to shout a couple of times to avoid people running over him as I ran past the maddening crowd of man and machine to get to him. He lay there shivering, his large liquid eyes trying desperately to find some form of understanding. I approach him cautiously and settle down to his level, well almost. And I just wait for him to accept me. He looks at me with desperate pleading eyes, so I offer him my palm, facing up, inching towards his nose. I want him to know what I'm doing and that I mean no harm. He sniffs it and with surprising agility for a month old hungry pup who has just crossed a nightmare of a traffic, lunges forward right under my legs and curls up into a small ball.

I stay there, motionless, for about half an hour, stroking him all the while. When I realize I can't sit no more, I slowly pick him up(he is asleep) and carry him to a place I know is much more forgiving.

The pack accepted him withing a very short time. Maybe they saw potential in the little guy.
15 powerful adult males and a little pup.
Boy did it look fine....!!

Reincarnation...

2012-03-21T01:31:00.000+05:30

I live in a quiet locality. Rarely would you get to see someone walk by after 9. But that lack of traffic, both human and otherwise, brings out a certain flavor, a hidden charm in these streets. Something you'd easily miss during the day. When the night comes alive bathing the streets with liquorice lights, one feels compelled to walk under them, hoping to get drunk by the peace and calm that engulfs you. As the light from the street lamps filters thru, you realize how green the trees are, how dark the tarmac is and how much of all this richness you missed during the day.
There is something magnetic about these roads, that pulls me towards them each night. And I try desperately to capture it the way I seem them...

The Hungry Millions...

2012-03-19T23:09:00.002+05:30

Millions die of hunger each day and I sit at home wishfully thinking about how exotic my next meal is going to be...
Who is to blame...??

...And He Kept Staring...

2012-03-17T21:45:00.003+05:30

He recognized me the instant he saw me. But as always his footsteps were tentative and he maintained a good 20 feet between us.
I think dogs are given less credit than they are due. This guy knew what a camera was and what it did, what I was doing...He stood absolutely still, dead still!! For a second I thought my camera had hung up, so I looked away from my viewfinder at him directly. Steady as a rock!
When I was done, he stood up and walked away silently. 'The photo session is over', he said.

Life...

2012-03-17T13:58:00.002+05:30

And we fight our wars, kill each other, blow up whole cities and pollute the planet. All for for one cause we like to call Peace.
This is Peace...silent and strong...unchanging and unwavering.
This is Life, at its best.

The Hardest Worker...

2012-03-16T16:53:00.001+05:30

This guy will do almost anything for his friends. His name is B Tejo Sridhar and he is my best friend!!!!

Journey Through Time...

2012-03-14T01:37:00.001+05:30

On a recent trip to Punjab, Amritsar, I found that one doesn't need to go to any Scandinavian country to get beautiful landscapes shots. It is Right Here in India. My train journey through Punjab was filled with amazing landscapes, wide open lush green fields and warm sunlight, something right out of a movie.
It was so breath-taking when you stand next to the door and the cool breeze hits you on your face and your eyes start to water as the train rockets thru the scenery. It was so rich, the environment, the feeling...If only I could encapsulate that very moment into a bottle of vivid experience and send it across the country...

The Craving...

2012-03-06T21:06:00.002+05:30

The drink I just can't resist. Try how hard, I may, without it life just feels...incomplete...'Sigh!'

The Might Of Thunder...

2012-03-03T12:32:00.001+05:30

There was this one specific evening, I was crossing a bridge and...have you ever looked up to see storm clouds in formation? They are so vast, ginormous, I mean they just spread for miles and miles into the horizon. Dark low lying structures just waiting to erupt like some monstrous creation of nature...it scares you doesn't it, but you secretly admire its power too.
I find them menacingly beautiful...makes you wonder how inconsequential a speck of existence we are...

Eternal Sunshine On The Spotless Floor...

2012-03-03T02:27:00.002+05:30

The Hall Of Wisdom...

2012-03-03T02:20:00.003+05:30

It was more like a family, all working for a common cause, than a corporate no nonsense arena filled with sharp ties and crisp suits...
I miss that place...