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The older template had a warm look, but had some bugs when viewed in firefox. So, I decided to go with my favorite of all the default templates. It sorta gives more focus to the pictures rather than the blog itself.

Banded sky

........ There was the cool breeze....... we were zooming through with our bicycles.... there was the freshening smell of Nilgiris(Eucalyptus)..... so was the aroma of freshly prepared tea...... to top it all, the sky colored itself up to make it an unforgettable moment!

A pic of clouds.....

..... except that they have all drifted away. Reminds me of an old PJ (poor joke) that an artist shows a blank canvas and says "This is a picture of green grass, except that a cow has eaten all the grass away, and the cow has moved to a greener pasture".

But this pic is more than a PJ. There is a simple beauty in the clear blue sky, which I have been enjoying for quite some time..... Hot winter sun, clear blue sky, cool breeze - Perfect weather

Waterfall

I had gone on a college trip to Thekkadi and Munnar in the first week of Sep. We had stopped for lunch at this waterfall in Munnar. This one was just next to the road. We even drank the icy cold fresh water from the stream. More details of the trip will be on my regular blog, once the post is ready.

Shadow on the clouds

This pic was taken from NCBS, during sunset with shadows on the orange-red clouds. It was an awesome sight!

Blue through green

One noon in the supposededly 'rainy' season, the sky was completely clear, without a single cloud. With beautiful leaves just next by, what else is required to lure me into taking a photo?

BR Hills

A panoramic view of the Biligiri Ranga hills, on a very cloudy day. The panorama would have been bigger if I hadnt missed a pic in between.

Another day in the lab

Waiting for the potassium permanganate solution to boil, I kill my time taking photos.

1...2...3...Fight!

A couple of ants locking antennae (in the sense of locking horns)

Green blades

Sunlight shining through the green blades of grass

Tall treat

The tall Eucalyptus trees at the IIA Hosakote campus. A treat to the eye, early in the morning, after a sleepless night (coz we were chit-chatting all night)

The Golden Lining

The golden clouds on a rainy summer eve (That was yesterday!)

Split!

This is a split-up brown mushroom. Thanks Sujay, for this beautiful pic.

Butterfly Hunting!

One of the butterflies that visited the planetarium

All colored up

Nature has used all the colours in its palette to colour the crotons

Eggsellent

Some egg about half an inch in dia, that was laid in a crevice in a bamboo ladder. Dont know what critter laid this egg though. Still guessing. Have to probably wait till it hatches!

Goo-ological Specimen - Homo Mangiferus

To those who dont know : Mangifera indica is the botanical name of the mango tree.

This is a cross breed between Goo and the mango tree in my backyard. (He wudnt have smiled if he knew it wud be up here!)

Aurora?! In Bangalore?!?!

Aurora? No! This is actually a long thin cloud reflecting the red of the sunset.

Flora

Whatever this flower is called! Only thing i know abt it is that it is beautiful!

Mud Mountains

They sure look like mud mountains, dont they? But actually, it is a close-up of the spiny bark of a large tree. The spines are really huge and may appear blunt...... only until u get pricked!

Guess What?

This is a close-up of a CFL (Compact Fluorescent Lamp). Many of em had a hard time guessin what it was!

HALOSCAN

Haloscan has been installed! Easy commenting ahead! I read all ur comments so far!

Boring performances

The amphitheater kinda place at IIA (Indian Institute of AstroPhysics), Hoskote, where I had been on Mar 24th and 25th, as part of a learning program at REAP (Research Education Advancement Program). All of us freinds spent the whole night chitchatting and playing truth or dare. This amphitheater was home to our (boring) performances during the dark of the night!

Wired moon

This shows an optical effect. A wire is at a distance, and in front of the moon. The wire seems to be thinner in the area of the moon. I dont know abt the name of the effect (Somebody help me). I had heard about it in Dr.GS Ranganath''s lecture. It has something to do with spherical aberration if I'm right. Thanks to Goo for taking the picture.

Rainy Breezy Summer

Bangalore has rains even when it is supposed to be mid-summer! This is the lower part of a windchime i gifted my brother this year for his B'day. The chimes ringing in the breeze with a more than gentledrizzle, was more than what I could ask for!

As a kid, used to call it a helicopter fly!

A cute li'l dragonfly which was patiently posing for the camera near our balcony. Thanks to my bro for spotting it!

Cocos Nucifera + Helios

The sunset through the coconut branches make it even more romantic. Thanks to the Arcane Crapper for taking the pic.

The time the Horizon is at its peak

The Sun setting into the distant trees at Kavalur, which replace the classic hills of a usual sunset pic. Thanks to Goo for taking the pic.

Jupiter

This was taken from a 2m telescope at Kavalur. The tiny splotch is an optical effect called the 'ghost image', which occured as it wasnt focussed well. But that doesnt stop us from admiring the beauty of the banded Jupiter

coloring the summer orange

The flowers of the Gulmohur, colouring up the Summer. A wonderful retreat that makes the heat of the summer bearable. Well, It aint thaaaaaat hot here. But that makes it even more romantic.

Those tall pillars in the Garden

Hari told me that a bark-up photo of a coconut tree would be beautiful. This pic tells me why. But, it wudve been better if the sky wasnt cloudy

Golden Tar

The main road near my house seemed to be the most unlikely picturesque spot......... Until this one

Butter in the sky

I love interesting cloud patterns. Well, this looked Yummy rather than beautiful!

Cycling through memory lane

Cycling in the evening near Goo's house. It had been ages since I had been cycling. Wanted to chronicle this, plus, I like the evening shadows. Reminded me of the good ol' high school days, when I used to cycle daily......... untill I broke one of my teeth. Now.... I feel like cycling, way after I sold my cycle off.

First post

So, Ive decided to make a parralel blog to my usual roastedneutrons one. This will primarily be my photoblog (The other one will have photos too).