When I looked up!

Last Sunday, I went to Express Avenue to watch "Thor 2" in Escape Cinemas. After the movie, we decided to have something from "Gloria Jean's Coffee". On our way to the ground floor, I was wondering how Gloria Jean managed to establish her chain of coffee shops here in Chennai while so many native tea stall owners are still struggling with their roadside shops. Well, this post is not about how Gloria opened her shop in Chennai. When we finally reached the ground floor, I happened to walk through the centre of the mall. When I looked up...

Only for you!

I clicked this picture to dedicate it to a very special person. A person who makes me so happy always. This one is for you!!

Cam caught a Cat!

              Hello All, I had to stay away from blogging to deal with few things. I was eagerly waiting to lay my hands on the keyboard to write something. I recently got a new Canon 60D DSLR (Finally!). I started testing both Camera and my photographic skills by taking pictures of some of the cats dwelling near my residence. The following are the few good pictures out of many unusable shots (trying to make my way through manual mode). Please do share your views to help me improvise. Thank you!

 This was taken using a  Canon 55-250mm IS Macro lens at f/5.6 under moderate daylight.

This was shot with the same Canon 55-250mm IS Macro. 

 This was shot with the same Canon 55-250mm IS Macro. 

  This was shot with the same Canon 55-250mm IS Macro.

From the Third Eye

               This is in continuation to my previous post with pictures of sky and hills. During my time there in Ooty, we visited some tourist attractions. One of which was the trip to Pykara falls and Ooty lake. We visited a Pine Forest on our way to the Pykara falls. I get to see few wild horses grazing over a small lake. It's a real treat for not just my eyes but for my camera as well. There were a lot of monkeys too. Most of the people were busy hiding their food and belongings from those mischievous creatures. I managed to get a portrait shot of one. But I had to wait for a long time for the monkey to settle at the right spot. I guess my pictures will narrate the rest.

I call this "The Idle Mischief" though it was idle only for a few seconds. My patience was paid well I believe.

A beautiful black horse trying to find some real grass to feed it's hunger. It looked really thin and starving for long. I tried my best to make it look better in the picture.

A landscape shot of a lake near the Pine Forest. Sunlight did a great job!

I felt like Sun was hiding behind that tall tree. At least, that is what I tried to capture. Hope I caught my mind on this picture.

It was a tiring day with all the walking, running and chasing the monkeys but I had a nice time. Thank you for reading and viewing!

Vibrant Dawn - A heaven on Earth

         Last December, I had an opportunity to spend my vacation in a small village called Koderi near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu, India with my family. My uncle has a beautiful house over-looking a valley of the beautiful hills of Western Ghats. The weather during that time of year is extremely cold and it is hard to be without any insulation to our body. The sight of the hills from the front porch of the house was quite exotic and I started capturing it all with no further ado. I want to share the heavenly sight of the light breaking out of the dense, cold clouds in the early hours of the day. I used an ordinary point and shoot camera from Sony (W630). I have not done any digital editing or manipulation. It is all natural with a little color adjustment.

 This picture is my favorite. I was astonished by the incredible formation of colors over the clouds.

 The blending of the sunlight with the misty blue clouds is quite a treat for the eyes.

This particular picture reminded me of the fantasy movies. There is really nothing that can compete with the work of Mother Nature. It was quite an escape from the monotonous machine life in the concrete jungle. There are more to come. I appreciate your comments/feedback/suggestions. Thank you!

Art work using MS Paint

         We have all the high tech gadgets and tools in our time to help us create the coolest digital artworks. But what if we don't have any of those anymore? What if we are left with nothing but those old desktops running the earliest of the operating systems? I highly doubt if the present generation even know the very existence of the tool that I'm dealing with in this particular post. Yes, the classic MS Paint is what I'm referring to. Once, I was part of the big herd that did not really believe in the power of this simple tool. But only until one of my best friends demonstrated the true power of the software. I got obsessed with it and started using it frequently. It is all about techniques and creativity. It does require some artistic skills too. Here are some of my creations.

 I call this "The Colorless Inside". I created this when I was in my office with no real work. The emptiness of my mind was depicted as the desaturated inside of a room with no objects.

 This one is the state of mind of an angry person who keeps the anger within and pretends to be cool on the outside.

 Just an imaginary character!

 I created this one on Mother's Day. The innocence we all had during our infant-hood.

Save the Tigers from extinction. Otherwise, this artwork will soon be one of the few remnants of a great species from the Cat family.

I will continue to improvise my work using this classic tool. Thank you for viewing!