The world around frozen in pictures

Holding the window in place

2010-02-19T10:01:00.000-08:00

Canon EOS1000D Canon 18-55 lens, Esposure 1/40, ISO 400, f/16.0

Blurry oblivion

2010-02-17T06:12:00.001-08:00

Canon EOS1000D, Canon 18-55 lens, 43mm, Exposure 1/125, ISO 400, f/5.0

weathered and beaten..... but still standing strong

2010-01-10T09:16:00.001-08:00

Canon EOS 1000D; f/5.0; 1/800

A corner of an old yet reliable wooden chair, which has withstood all the abuse from man and nature

My ride

2009-12-12T05:54:00.000-08:00

Location: Hessarghatta
Camera: EOS1000D 18mm f/3.5 (I still dunno how it came out fine inspite of me unintentionally putting it at f/3.5)

CAnon EOS 1000D

2009-12-03T03:29:00.000-08:00

Got myself a Canon EOS 1000D...... So, i dont have an excuse to take crappy pics anymore! And i'll try n be more regular on updating this blog

shelter too

2009-01-31T01:48:00.000-08:00

Taken on the road from Magadi to Bangalore (on a cycle ride. More details here)

Shelter

2009-01-28T02:01:00.000-08:00

Cool shade: Much needed rest on a long cycle ride

Photo taken at a Dhaba near Solagiri, on the way back from Yelagiri (more pics and ride report here)

Shadows of a pleasant ride

2009-01-12T22:27:00.000-08:00

Photo taken en route to Ooty (Udagamandalam) on TFN 08.

Other Joys

2008-12-15T18:53:00.000-08:00

Alone out there in the cold wind and the warm sun, the tree has other joys than to enjoy the sunset.
Location: Taken from a train near Khandala, Maharashtra.

green

2008-11-09T00:18:00.000-08:00

Cloud in the woods

2008-10-13T21:05:00.000-07:00

The flowing clowds approaching through the woods of Himavad Gopalaswamy Betta

Location: Himavad Golpalaswamy Betta, 70 km from Mysore city

Raid

2008-03-29T07:35:00.000-07:00

Ruins of Chittodgad after the Khilji invasion

Location: Chittodgad, Chittaud, Rajasthan

Broken garlands

2008-01-11T18:59:00.000-08:00

Abode abandoned...... Was it the weight of the heavy pearls of morning dew themselves? Or was it a tussle between predator and prey?....... The web of garlands now glitters alone with no function except to please a photographer passing by

Location: Outside NCBS, Bangalore, 7:45 am.

Pleaaaaase

2007-11-20T18:48:00.000-08:00

Thats one bird begging the other for something i presume....... I've forgotten what birds these were. I'll update as soon as i find out..... All i know is that it had come all the way from Nigeria.

Location: Ranganthittu bird sanctuary

Peace

2007-10-26T06:04:00.001-07:00

Tranquil times....... the air is cold....... no breeze however........ Clean skies....... Sun up high...... hopes of a great day ahead........
Location: GKVK entrance, Bangalore

Naked beauty

2007-09-11T07:44:00.000-07:00

the nakedness and pureness of the beauty and the beauty of the nakedness

Location: Between Galibore and Sangama (confluence of rivers cauvery and Arkavathi). More photos and details here.

Gradient

2007-08-28T20:10:00.000-07:00

The light yellow of the sun-to-set........ to the darkening blue of the arriving night........ A continuum of several shades in between (I know some physicists+mathematicians will be against this statement). A signal for the shift of paradigm from critters of the day to the critters of the night.....

Location: GKVK campus, Bangalore

Blue

2007-08-17T23:09:00.000-07:00

Back in the previous winter..... when the sky was at its bluest self.... the air still chill inspite of the sun up high..... and life relatively carefree inspite of some turmoils....... The dull grey of the building standing against the deepest nice shade of blue......

Location: NCBS, Bangalore

wings

2007-07-02T03:42:00.001-07:00

Above the clouds..... above the sun at the horizon...... The wings take me high, leaving the sun behind..... Yet, the sun about to be subdued by darkness catches every wandering eye.....

This pic was taken on a flight from Bangkok, Thailand to Kobe, Japan. I did take pics of the sunset without the wings. But, the one with the wings caught my imagination better.

In the description, i have referred to 'the sun' as a metaphor to Physics, which was my first love.... And 'the wings' is similarly Neuroscience, which is now my affair (and also the reason i got an opportunity to go to Kobe in the first place). The rest of the meaning is simple to get from this background.

Template changed

2007-07-01T05:53:00.001-07:00

Although there is no big difference in the appearance in the blog, i have switched from the old blogger 'Minima' template to the new one, for easier management of page elements. But, I've lost all the previous haloscan comments as a tradeoff. And i plan not to have haloscan anymore, inspite of its inviting features, as i don want to lose comments anymore.

Sorry to all commenters on my previous posts.

Blaze

2007-06-19T02:54:00.000-07:00

the spreding blaze.... the rustic technoilogy of cooking...... Hungry trekkers.... Hot rice in the making....... A night with nature........ Satisfied eyes and satisfied stomach

This was taken when we were cooking food on top of thadiyandamol. It was a fun experience to have hot rice on a cold night on top of the hills. For more pics taken on the same trek, see my post on my other blog Thadiyandamol again.

Agility

2007-06-07T23:11:00.001-07:00

Thats srikanth during his air-kicks.......... I fell a li'l proud of this picture, as i caught him on exactly the position i wanted in a narrow window of time (without his knowledge... or else, it could destroy the naturality of the pic) ... with the sun at the side...... a bit like he's breaking loose from the sun by kickin it off..... Moreover it gives a picture of agility

Pic taken on top of Thadiandamol, Coorg, India. For other pics taken on the same trek, see my post on my other blog Thadiyandamol again.

P.S: This has become sriks profile pic as well

Slideshows shifted

2007-06-07T22:25:00.000-07:00

I thought my photoblog isnt the right place for the bubbleshare slideshows of the photos taken during trips n treks...... as not all of em are taken just for the pure joy of taking pictures, and thereby dilutes the effect of the ones that were. So, i have shifted all those to my personal blog. However, select pictures from that will still be posted here.

red streaks amidst the evening blue

2007-04-06T02:45:00.000-07:00

I always wished to witness an aurora. But, since im blessed with a hometown of a very low latitude (13.5 degrees), I cant dream of witnessing one here. The closest thing to it that i can hope for, is the reddened post-sunset clouds, which although in video would be much less glamorous than an aurora, but still worth it in a photo

Location: Near Veera sagara lake, Bangalore

Side by side

2007-02-22T20:56:00.000-08:00

The Port Island in Kobe, being an artificial one, has little room for trees. There are a few parks. But apart from that, trees seemed to be a bit scarce. So, it seemed a nice composition to see natural and artificial side by side.

Location: Port Island, Kobe. Building to the right is the Kobe Portopia hotel, where I stayed.

H2O

2006-11-02T00:08:00.000-08:00

A sizeable mass of Dihydrogen monoxide with perturbations on its surface , which lesser mortals stare at and enjoy as waves on a lake.

Shadows

2006-10-19T05:29:00.000-07:00

People come into your life...... you enjoy with them....... and then they are gone..... and all that remain are shadows of those joyous moments.........
The shadows follow you...... but they are shadows all the same..... U cant bring them to life.

Sky on fire

2006-09-27T21:50:00.001-07:00

The sun was setting, its rays turning a golden shade of red...... and as it it hit the clouds..... the sky was on fire. A fire that lasted a few minutes in the sky, but will be cherished for years to come.

Periyar Lake

2006-08-12T04:30:00.000-07:00

This place is a wildlife sanctuary. The sanctuary is an island within the Periyar lake. If u take the boat ride takes u around the island, u can see the animals when they come to drink water at the lake. But, this works only in summer. Coz, during the rains (like when we went), the animals are happy drinking from the puddles within the island. Since we weren't at the right time, all we could do was to watch elephants, deer and wild boars at a great distance through binoculars. However, the island had its own independent beauty. And the birds (whose species names i am not aware of, nor interested in!), which are supposedly rare (but beautiful anyway) were sitting on tree stumps protruding from within the lake.

This was taken around a year ago, in a fun trip which i went with college-mates to Thekkadi and Munnar

Dancing atop the Fortress of Death

2006-07-11T20:06:00.000-07:00

On a trek up SavanDurga, a hill that lies near Magadi (~50 kms from Bangalore). Savandurga was supposedly once called Savina durga(meaning 'fortress of death'), during the times when the Kempegowdas of Magadi had a fort on top of the hill.

We ascended the hill the hard way round, not because we dint know of the easier route, but rather wanted to get the 'kick' of it. Several life or death situations, some almost-but-not-quite-impossible climbs and some torn jeans later, we almost reached the top. The Sun was waitin to set. We had to reach the top before that. This pic was when we were around a hundred metres from the top. Celebrations had already begun... but we were yet to find a way to reach there!

Dipping the sun in the sea

2006-05-18T01:45:00.000-07:00

A fine evening at Calicut beach, Kerala............ Standing at the shore....... tides washing the sand under my feet...... enjoyin the sun dip into the sea....

Happy Birthday dear blog

2006-04-21T20:39:00.000-07:00

Yaaayyyyy! This is time for celebration time! Not only because its my photoblog's first birthday, but mainly because i didn't forget it! Its been a year now. I've had more than a thousand visits inspite of my infrequent posts. Im totally glad. Hopin that i can keep up the good work!

This pic was taken at Juhu beach. The sun's reflection on the sea, zoomed in, just before sunset

Lone man standing

2006-04-04T03:35:00.000-07:00

Gone on a cycle trip to Hessarghatta. In one particular region, only dried up grass all the way upto the horizon....... strong breeze......... Just a lone tree standin.

Venna lake

2006-01-27T00:09:00.000-08:00

The lake was a walkable distance away from the club where we were staying. We used to walk upto the lake talking with the scientists after lunch. Some went to the graveyard next to the lake late at night; getting spooked, especially with Raamesh narrating ghost stories.

This pic was taken on the first morning there. The lake wasnt as beautiful as the photo suggests. It was taken at a suitable angle to eliminate most of the crap!

Heat

2006-01-26T23:47:00.000-08:00

As I said in the previous post, I had been to Mahabaleshwar for a seminar. On one of the nights, there was a party. One of the delicacies was roasted sweetcorn. The picture is of the charcoal used to roast it.

We got to dance with the scientists. It was fun watching Dr. Aniruddha Das dance. The most memorable moment in that party was when Dr. Francisco Barrantes(the one with a white beard, in the pic) went to a corner for a while, practiced the steps he just saw the students do, and then came back to dance! Too bad, I dont have a video of it!

Moon at Noon

2006-01-26T23:29:00.000-08:00

I had been to a seminar on Neuroscience held at Mahabaleshwar this month. The seminar was awesome. So was the place! Clear blue skies..... cool fresh air...... warm bright Sun.... sweet red strawberries...... all making the atmosphere wonderful. This pic was taken almost as soon as i arrived there, waiting for the rest of them. Took a lot of pics there. In the one week i was there, i think i took more than 300 pics. I'll put up ones that are most memorable. (Not necessarily the most beautiful!)

Template changed

2005-12-08T02:15:00.000-08:00

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

2005-12-07T21:28:00.000-08:00

........ 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.....

2005-11-18T05:22:00.000-08:00

..... 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

2005-10-24T04:50:00.000-07:00

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

2005-09-30T10:21:00.000-07:00

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

Blue through green

2005-08-23T10:14:00.000-07:00

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

2005-08-18T20:17:00.000-07:00

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

2005-06-12T19:16:00.000-07:00

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

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

2005-06-12T19:14:00.000-07:00

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

Green blades

2005-06-12T19:10:00.000-07:00

Sunlight shining through the green blades of grass

Tall treat

2005-06-04T21:21:00.000-07:00

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

2005-05-29T21:45:00.000-07:00

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

Split!

2005-05-26T18:44:00.000-07:00

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

Butterfly Hunting!

2005-05-22T19:57:00.000-07:00

One of the butterflies that visited the planetarium

All colored up

2005-05-18T18:29:00.000-07:00

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

Eggsellent

2005-05-10T21:58:00.000-07:00

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

2005-05-10T21:50:00.000-07:00

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?!?!

2005-05-06T04:47:00.000-07:00

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

Flora

2005-05-06T04:20:00.000-07:00

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

Mud Mountains

2005-05-03T02:11:00.000-07:00

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?

2005-05-03T02:07:00.000-07:00

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

HALOSCAN

2005-04-30T17:39:00.000-07:00

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

Boring performances

2005-04-27T20:12:00.000-07:00

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

2005-04-25T14:00:00.000-07:00

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

2005-04-25T13:54:00.000-07:00

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!

2005-04-25T13:50:00.000-07:00

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

2005-04-23T03:33:00.000-07:00

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

2005-04-23T03:30:00.000-07:00

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

2005-04-23T03:27:00.000-07:00

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

2005-04-23T03:13:00.000-07:00

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

2005-04-23T03:09:00.000-07:00

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

2005-04-23T03:05:00.000-07:00

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

Butter in the sky

2005-04-23T03:03:00.000-07:00

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

Cycling through memory lane

2005-04-23T03:01:00.001-07:00

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

2005-04-22T03:07:00.000-07:00

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).