Shadows

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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