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All is blue – digital photography with Canon
This photograph was taken with my old Canon A520 – a camera I cherish the most, as it’s my first digital camera. Canon, as always, is known for its enhanced blue colors. I added the progressive blur effect to this photo with the help of my favorite photo editor PhotoScape. This is a fast motion [...]
Picturesque Azhiyar – Pollachi, Coimbatore
Azhiyar (or Aliyar) – a destination I never came across until my maiden visit in 2007. Not sure if many people in Tamil Nadu are aware of this beautiful place, near Coimbatore, surrounded by green-carpet hills caressing the clouds. A few pics from this heaven..
Horsetooth Reservoir – Themed pic of the day
Though I spent just about a week in Fort Collins, Colorado, the place has never failed to amaze me. Just a few kilometers west of Fort Collins lies the Horsetooth Reservior. I was told that the reservoir is a little over 6 miles long and spread across some 2000 acres approx.
It was a cold and sunny winter day when I visited the reservoir; what a perfect day for photography! Though not a pro at framing nature, I tried this shot from the middle of the road, the sides of which appeared to gracefully merge with the bluish tinge of the waters.
Neuschwanstein castle – Themed pic of the day
We all dream, irrespective of whether we work towards realizing the dream! Ludwig Friedrich Wilhelm II, King of Bavaria, popularly known as the fairy-tale King (der Märchenkönig in German), dreamt of a castle so beautiful that it inspired Walt Disney in the twentieth century. People who’ve been to Disneyland Park would have seen the Sleeping Beauty Castle, which is a reflection of King Ludwig II’s dream castle in Neuschwanstein, Bavaria.
When I reached Neuschwanstein, and looked up at the castle built on a small hill, I was in awe!
Intriguing Hampi – Themed pic of the day
Today’s theme – Architecture, society, travel
India today, in the eyes of foreigners, is the land of the poor, uneven roads, strewn with garbage, poor infrastructure, and so on.
If there is one place in India that could exemplify the grandeur of India in the ancient times, it should be Hampi. How India transcended from such glory to what it is now is a long story, which happened during the British rule, and currently out of scope for this blog post.
Take a look at the picture. What made the architects think of building such a lone structure perched atop a rock that looks like a boulder?
Inside Prague’s metro rail – Themed pic of the day
Today, I have been browsing through the pages of my photo album on Webshots, and found this casual photo. I clicked this photo while traveling by Prague’s beautiful and serenely calm metro rail system. I don’t know why I framed this pic from such a strange angle, but I was quick enough to press the shutter button without switching ON the flash – when people were getting ready to alight from the train.
Looking at the picture, ‘m still thinking as to why the train was not fully loaded. The EXIF information of the picture says that it was taken at 6:10 PM, and that ’twas a Friday! Gosh! Imagine the scene in a metro rail in India at 6:10 PM, and..
Themed pic of the day – Travel, environment
No sooner I entered this place than I felt eternal bliss – relieving me from the heat, dust and noise pollution of Chennai. The Azhiyar reservoir is serenely calm, beautiful, well-maintained and very clean. I was amazed to see people suddenly becoming conscious about ‘not to litter’ around the dam, even in the absence of a ‘No Littering’ sign board. Wow! this place really has the capability to transform normal care-free humans in to civic-conscious citizens. In the picture, you can see a big house at the far end of the reservoir. Wish I had a house like that..far from the madding crowd. Just me and nature, and..
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