Tuesday 4 December 2012

Thursday 1 November 2012

                                                                                                                              Calendar November 2012


                                  










Tuesday 2 October 2012

Calendar October 2012


                                                                                                                            Calendar October 2012                                           
                                                                                                                       An animal's eyes have the power to speak a great language



                                                                              
                                                                               Ipad

                                                                          1280*1024

                                                                           1366*768

                                                                          1600*1050

                                                                          1600*1200

                                                                            1600*900

                                                                               Iphone
                                                                            
                                                                            1920*1080

Saturday 1 September 2012

Calendar September 2012

The traveller sees what he sees. The tourist sees what he has come to see.

Hi everyone! September 27th is the world tourism day. Along with the calendar i wanted to write a bit about traveling Vs touring. Starting with an age old comparison, if touring is expected to be like a blooming flower,  traveling could only be compared to the bumpy roots (expectations irrelevant) Old comparison yes, but it literally fits with the characteristics. A tourist would have a “plan” fixed, from the shelter to the destination. Expecting “magic” to happen throughout the journey. Waiting to accept only pleasure, and be agitated at even the tiniest stumble stone. Hoping that the tour that they embark upon, would serve as the savior to their dull existence and be "that historic break" to their mechanical life. Hence nothing less than a seventh heaven is expected from a tour. Nothing wrong with the expectation part, but something that a tourist largely fails to understand is that, the real seeing is not about visiting a new place, but is something, from within their selves.

On the other hand, “ a traveler” a soul that has accepted the journey itself as its home. Neither does a traveler cling on to a map, nor is he hesitant to merge with the spirit of the situation thrown at him. Clumsy, rough, feisty, happy, lucky, magical, a traveler naturally comes to enjoy the moments from within.

I believe there is no better way to embrace life and actually do some living, than traveling. To fly high with no destination in mind. Wouldn’t it be legendary to study the mysterious world that we have been dropped into, and shape our thoughts with some real experiences, rather than trying to read the life and thoughts of others through some random books?  No complaints about reading, but if "travel" is the book that we read, wouldn't it be larger than life?

To embark on such a travel is my dream. And i hope some of you are on the same page as i am.

About the photo, to anyone from the southern part of India, this image is nothing new. There are numerous pictures of the same kind, of our gorgeous Mahabalipuram shore temple. But there is a reason why it is being captured so many times. Every single time, this scenery beautifies the picture and every picture taken will gratify its beauty.
And i am too weak to overlook its sheer beauty, hence here I am bearing one of my versions of the historic “Shore temple”. And to me, the little bird effortlessly completes the whole picture.

Thanks for stopping by :)

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Tuesday 31 July 2012

 Calendar - August 2012

          friendship isn't a big thing... its a million little things..!

This photo was shot at one of the lil laundry locales in chennai, a small stream which gifts tens of washermen, their livelihood, as it tardily flows.. 


That day, initially it was just a mundane piece of scenery when i stopped by, and to add to my hard luck, those very few people who usually work there, were also scarcely seen, not working , only with a few lazy buffaloes grazing in a distant piece of greenery. 


Just when i thought to myself, why did i ever come for a photo to this dull location, a group of kids of the washermen arrived on the scene. Before my eyes could follow, they jumped right into the stream, and started the show, only for me to realise how lively that place actually is. 


No money, no fancy parties, no gadgets, no branded clothes to brag about, no cozy dine-outs, yet, what i saw there was undoubtedly, the most fun-filled hangouts ever.. all they had were their friends, and boy, did they know to enjoy. They pranked, pushed, fought, held, hooted and somersaulted. It looked like they had zero number of things to worry about, as though the whole world was theirs. It was pure enjoyment with no fake emotions tagged.


 There was this unmissable, dose of care and closeness among them, the way they walked with their shoulders pinned, how they pushed each other in to the water, yet watched their backs, and raised each other back on feet, six of them sharing from one split toffee, and much more, smiley moments. For sometime, their happiness naturally energised my brain cells. While taking photos, i realised that, behind my camera, along with the shrunk eyes looking through the small view finder, there were also these smiling lips. I got reminded that happiness is only what we make it. And when there is a friend by the side, always ready, waiting with a pinch of salt to season, no place is tasteless or lifeless. 
P.S - Also learned that a little patience would always yield. Had i walked back thinking what i thought, i would have missed this photo and mainly the experience.


THIS IS DEDICATED TO ALL MY FRIENDS :)

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Saturday 30 June 2012

Calendar July'12

Evolution has developed a man to such a high degree that he builds zoos to keep his ancestors in cages










Saturday 2 June 2012

June Calendar
The ocean, multiple to a blinding oneness

Good life people! This months calendar features the mighty calm ocean, glistering on a silent dawn.
Made for the World Oceans Day, 8th of June.
The mightier the ocean, the deeper its secrets. Right from, how the lands came in to being to the little plankton afloat, the ocean knows it all.
Everything about the ocean is amazement. It shakes me to think that, the deep dark of an ocean with infinite mysteries buried within, could once have been a huge mountain, or vast plateau, with no water at all. 
Evolution formed the oceans, but would you dare to imagine evolution changing the site plan of the oceans now, once again? 
When near the ocean, with every wave touching our feet, the ocean is giving away a little something of those secrets that it knows, hoping for us to understand. But this is where god's design comes in, to keep the nature and man inside one sphere, and yet to keep them both very distant, so that, neither understands the other, making life uncertain and interesting all at the same time!


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Wednesday 2 May 2012


                                                                          Let green be, for there is no planet B!
                                                                                            Calendar - May'12


Hey everybody. Our calendar screams green this month. Recently came across the idea of, a day called, fascination of plants day, which is to be launched for the first time on the 18th of May'12 by the European Plant Science Organization. I then thought, this would be a perfect theme to publish in my calendar. Being a huge plant lover, it would be very me, to dwell on this theme.


We inhale oxygen and exhale carbon-di-oxide. Kinder garten science has taught this to everyone of us. But unfortunately, the science that has taught us the fact, has not taught us the sensibility to try and preserve nature's balance. 


Except for the utter necessities, no man has a right to destroy a tree unless he plants two in substitute. Have we ever realized that by destroying a colony of trees, we not only destroy the trees, but a whole Eco-system dependent on them. With this fast rate of depeletion of plants and trees, the whole chemical equation of the nature supporting the mankind is being altered. The sooner we realize, and act, the better it is. 


It is never late to go green! I am not going to propagate ideas to go green. We all know hundreds of them already. All i am insisting is that, the knowledge is not enough, action is. 


Let us plant as much trees as possible in our lifetime. The joy of touching a fruit that is gifted from the little seed that we sowed years back is priceless. It is not going to cost us a fortune, but the benefits we reap is immeasurable. 


Let trees live, for you to live. Love them back, for they have been loving mankind from the times of evolution.


For those of us movie buffs who watched Avatar's Pandora with awed open mouths, we all know deep down in our hearts that it was our mother earth being depicted there. It was not an imaginary fantasy world created, it is very true and living in your own backyard. We just have to open our eyes and look around, be silent and listen. Every creation in nature is a wonder that can never be fully understood by man, leave alone recreating. 


People, we cannot produce oxygen from thin air, but trees do it seamlessly, so why not plant millions of trees and breathe happily ever after?!!




This photo of the water plant was captured at Pichavaram, the second largest Mangrove forest in the world, located in Tamilnadu, India. 


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Sunday 1 April 2012


We become dancers this april, no fools! ;)

Dancing is like Dreaming with your feet!

Hey everybody! Its time for our next calendar in line. This month's image, is of a dreamy dance posture. Captured while shooting the ballerina (my niece Trisha), who was showcasing one of her elegant postures to my shutter. Amidst the busy shooting, this position of her legs caught my interest suddenly, i dint miss to grab a few snaps of these dreamy legs and moved on with the shooting.
Later on, when i was reveiwing the photographs, to my surprise, these pictures stood unique out of the whole lot.
The legs featured separately speaks of the Universal dance, instead of categorizing with the form. It connects instantly with our minds, and conveys, beauty, style, elgance, and the joy of dance. This image does exactly what the caption says, those legs, are indeed dreaming!

So i thought this would make the perfect image for April. The international dance day falls on April 29th. Why not dedicate a space for this beautiful art form that we all, 
admire in awe when the professionals act, 
or attempt a shake when they sleep intact! :)

Lets shake the floor bigtime friends! Have a Happy Dancing April!


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Friday 2 March 2012

                                 
    March has Marched in..
                       
    One is not born a woman, one becomes one!

Hey people, lets welcome March with warm hearts!

March is special in many ways, out of which one unmissable day is the women's day.
A day dedicated to women, without whom no one else wouldn't have any day at all.

The calendar this month captures the essence of womanhood, through a collage of few precious moments.
Im hoping these moments captured, apart from visually trapping the attention, will bring forth, the deep etched memories of the special women in your own lives.

The caption "One is not born a woman,one becomes one" by Simone de Beauvoir, neatly capsules the infinite intricacies of womanhood. A woman is not a woman merely by her birth, and what nature destined to be her physical self. A woman becomes a woman, molded by her thoughts, character, behaviour, conduct, nature, above all with her true inner spirit. A woman always gets to choose her social role, to make the world that we know better.

Let us celebrate the womanhood, cherishing every second gifted to us. Let us carry on being the fulcrum of the family and social structures that are built upon us, with utmost trust that a woman never quits.

Speaking of the photographs, each of them are taken at different times and places. The little girl by the swing, playful and fearless, tempting us all to just get out there and scream joy. The girl with a balloon, not settling for just that one, and eying for more, the lil girl hidden behind her brother, intimidated to be on the spotlight, but still ready to bear all the weight, to make sure her brother is held high, the women on the beach, positioned to symobilze the "becoming woman" phenomenon, they all stay true to their womanhood in their own way.

All of the shots are candid, except the shot of the girl with her brother, but still i consider it candid because , the girl dint know that, she was the one being snapped, and thought it was her brother. Just like her mother insisted, while taking the snap, to hold her brother still, and good for the camera.  She would be surprised to see that she hit all the spotlights, if at all she comes across my photograph :).

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Hope you like it people.. stay connected, meet you again in a month!




      
                                                                          Ipad
                                                                          1024*768
                                                                          1280*1024
                                                                          1366*768
                                                                          1600*1050
                                                                          1600*1200
                                                                          1600*900
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Friday 3 February 2012

 Its February! The Cupids callin... :)

     If Music be the food of love, play on...

Aloha people :)! Can you believe? February is here already, even before we could get used to the habit of writing 2012 correctly, instead of 2011. 

Well having said its February, its a no brainer that the theme is love. Love is in the air, glistening with all its glory. To the whole world, February represents a month to celebrate sweet love, even more so, to those who hate the whole valentine's concept, they still happen to think about love, by trying to hate it. 

I was hunting in my head, for the idea of a picture that speaks of love. You wont believe hundreds of images and ideas swamped my little brain. For a person to have watched endless movies and soaps, endless scenes depicting love flashed over. Starting from the cliched kissing-flowers, holding-hands, pecking birds, and what not..?? Lots of them were absolute crap. For a minute i thought whatever i come up with, is going to be a millionth depiction of the same cliche. 

That is when i realised, let me shut down all the movies and cinema junk that flashes in my mind, and think simple, and off the regular track. To derive, something that i would simply love, and that would represent love naturally. Voila! came the answer, Music! What else can speak of love more than music? But hold on, it isn't sound that i am working with, its light. How the hell am i to photograph music? 

The answer came in no time. The Violin it is!. The very instrument that was found by some genius, to glorify love. To me, a violin impacts the senses effortlessly. Be it, the attraction stage, the admiration stage, the courtship stage, Ecstasy stage, Quarrel stage, Can't live without stage, Have to live without -Pathos stage, Eternal in memories stage, or any other of the endless stages of Love, the Violin oozes out the perfect tune from its soul. 

It is like an unspoken partner of all the love that exists in this world. Not only of the romantic love, but also of the very abstract called love!.

Violin, apart from mesmerising with its sound, also represents love with its appearance as well. Accompanied always by a bow, it can never make music without it, if no music, then it merely is non existent. 
On the whole from the appearance to the soul, a violin is love, inside out. 

Hence, here comes two photo calendars of love a.k.a violin, for February 2012. 

Yes, i can almost catch your question, it is indeed my own violin, of which i know to play "Bits of Paper", the only tune that i learned. I can sense all that looks that you give me, after writing so much about the miracles of it, i only play a kindergarten rhyme out of it. I know its a shame! But i do hope that some day, i wud sack all my laziness and learn to play all those lovely tunes that i was talking about, with my love! But there is the world that plays,  only for the world that listens, hence i am well qualified to right about it. :)

Photos taken with natural light at my own den. 

Two photos because, i really couldn't choose between the two. Hence left the choice to you.
Hope you all like it. 
As always, you could share your thoughts, 
about the pictures or my thoughts on the blog. Anything and everything is welcome. 

People, let love rule! Cheers!!

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                                                                                               Violin - Image 1
      
                                                                  

                                                                           Violin - Image 2


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                                                                             Violin 1 - Iphone

                                                                   Violin 2 - 1024*768
                                                                                     Violin 2 - 1280-1024
                                                                   Violin 2 - 1920*1080
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                                                                    Violin 2 - 1600*900
                                                                   Violin 2 - 1600*1200
                                                                   Violin 2 - 1680*1050
                                                                     Violin 2 - 1366*768
                                                                        Violin 2 - Iphone