tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62273393738017400202010-02-06T18:42:13.889+05:30All things about my experience of traveling and photographyRamakrishnanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02889407201225471255noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227339373801740020.post-83386662606813140382010-02-06T10:21:00.004+05:302010-02-06T17:09:31.234+05:302010-02-06T17:09:31.234+05:30

During my short stay in Australia, I got a chance to take some pictures of Australian birds.  These are mostly shot in the evenings when I get some time to roam around.  This will be the first time I specifically shoot birds.  Spent a fair bit of time tracking them in Sydney harbor and Canberra to be able to get a good shot.  I still need to learn a lot to master art of bird photography.  I will

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This is suppose to be the longest eclipse in 100 years. I was on a flight to Sydney during this time and missed an opportunity to experience this. It was visible in many southern cities of India including my home town of Trivandrum. Below of some pictures taken by my brother of this rare and magnificent event in the universe.Photos courtesy Radhakrishnan A

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Have been thinking to write this for some time. A rare personal article on this blog. Since I left Trivandrum for Chennai in search of job, I had seldom visited the places where I grew up. During one of my recent visits to Trivandrum, I took time to visit the places I studied. Below are some pictures of places which shaped my early days.Vishwabharati Nursery School, Karamana, TrivandrumMy

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Our trip to Mysore on last October long weekend was the first pleasure trip after we got our daughter. She has almost reached a year and is ready to join me. En-route to Mysore, we visited Sivanasamudram (also called Sivasamudram). I heard about the water falls from one of my colleague and decided to check it out.River Cauvery flows through this place towards its journey to find sea and

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Captured on a rainy night

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Rose in my balcony, taken during a rainy day. Looks great with all the rain drops.

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Also see this post http://blog.ramagi.com/2009/02/vidhan-soudha-bangalore.html

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Another Onam has passed by. This year we couldn't celebrate Onam as we had a family marriage on the same day. During childhood days, Onam is the time of the year when all children are enthusiastic about the Onam holidays, pookkalam etc. Particularly in Trivandrum, government used to celebrate Onam by lavishly putting decorative lightings on all buildings in MG Road. The Onam celebrations are

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During this long weekend we are spending time organizing our home. The morning of the Independence Day was spend attending flag hoisting at our apartment and some long drive on hosur and sarjapur road. On the way back we went to a Nursery to buy some plants for our home. There are many nurseries available in and around Sarjapur. Below are some of the flower shots I have taken.

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Venus, Jupiter and the Moon in a shape of face(Taken on Dec 1st 2008)In a rare phenomenon, I captured this moment in the sky when Venus, Jupiter and Moon aligned to form a smiley face on the sky. This was present for at least 20 min before changing shape.

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One of my favorite shots. Taken at Olympic Park, Atlanta, USA.

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It is long time since I spent time this long in Trivandrum. It is such a wonderful place as it brings in lot of my good memories during childhood. I re-visited many places in Trivandrum during last month to revitalize my memory and take some good photographs. This post is part of a series of articles I would be writing about Trivandrum.Trivandrum or Thiruvananthapuram (as it is called in

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Vidhan Soudha is the home of the Karnataka State Government. A very beautiful building made by modern men constructed in 'Neo-Dravidian' style. This building was conceived and built by Kengal Hanumanthiah during 1951-1956. I have not seen such an imposing architecture built after the Independence. More on this can be found at http://www.kar.nic.in/kla/vds.htmVidhan Soudha at Night

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A tree bug seen with its beautiful forescent colors. Shot at Lalbagh, Bangalore.

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Peacock - India's National BirdThis is again one of my favorite pictures. If you are thinking I have taken this shot somewhere in India, that is wrong. I had not found such healthy peacocks in India under captivity. I could not visit a place where they are left to themselves. Back to the point, this photo was taken in Magnolia Gardens in Charleston, SC, USA.Magnolia Gardens is an old

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Pair of ParrotsThis is one of my all time favorite pictures. Taken at the Columbia Zoo. You can feel the warmth of love in this picture. We used to frequently visit this zoo when ever some guests come and when we go for grocery shopping to Columbia.

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Even though I have been in Bangalore close to two years now, this is the first time I am visiting this famous shopping area in the city. We had some relatives visiting us during this weekend and we went on a Saturday afternoon. We parked the car near the parking area after the parade ground. This is a convenient parking place and you can walk down to the commercial street from there.Commercial

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During this year Deepavali, we had Kolam competition in our apartment. Above is the Kolam done by Agila for which she got 2nd Prize.Kolam with lamps lightedAnother Kolam done by neighbourAnother one done by neighbour

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This is the second year we are celebrating Deepavali in Bangalore. The celebrations are very subdued in this cosmopolitan compared to Chennai and Trivandrum. Not the same kind of fervor and magnitude. May be the other places also has changed with time which I am not aware.I used to have very modest celebration always. This year, didn't purchase any fireworks. Let's be a bit eco-friendly. We did

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Today morning I witnessed the launch of Chandrayaan-1 by ISRO from SHAR near Chennai. I had watched most of the televised launches by ISRO and some of them directly. This is again one of the proud moments when you think what India has achieved in the World. It was a perfect launch using PSLV the most trusted vehicle designed and build in Trivandrum. This is the 13th concecutive successful

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It is a very modern temple which a futuristic architecture. The ISKCON Temple is situated in North Bangalore near Mahalakshmi Layout and Rajaji Nagar. It is around 7 Kms from Majestic. They seems to have plans to build a new one in Kanakpura Road.The temple is on a hill top having magnificent view of the surrounding which includes few other temples. Camera is not allowed inside the temple and

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The glass house situated at the central part of the Lalbagh and is a key attraction in the evenings. It seems very ordinary during the day, but lights up to a marvelous one after the dark. This magnificent glass house is built in line with London's Crystal Palace. The glass house is lit during weekend nights and a highlight for Lalbagh.It is an ideal place to take good photographs. This one I

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We visited the annual flower show on Independence day at Lalbagh Garden, Bangalore. They had a similar flower show during the Republic Day which I could not visit. The entry fee for car was a high Rs.200. Other than the official flower display, there were many shops setup by local nurseries which offered a variety of horticulture ranging from fruits, plants, flowers and bonsai. In spite of the

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Sky at duskOriginally uploaded by Ramki's reflectionsThis is one of the best pictures I had taken during my trips in Charleston. Today I bumped upon this picture and wondered if I can get chance to take such pictures again. While in Charleston, I used to go around during weekends just to see places and take pictures. It was much easier to do so. Now in India, I don't create such opportunities

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I went for a one week business trip to US (San Jose) during the second week of June. It was almost 2 years ago, I returned from US after a good long stay. And it was my first trip to the west coast.I flew by Lufthansa. Not the greatest of the experience, but not bad. At least better than Northwest and Air India. I had flown by Lufthansa before when I returned to US after my marriage. The

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