flowers and...

Image details: ISO80, exposure time 1/1000 sec, focal length @9.8mm, aperture mode, location: Tapola, Mahabaleshwar.

Tamaso ma jyotirgamaya..

"asato ma sadgamaya
tamaso ma jyotirgamaya
mrityorma amrtam gamaya"

Lead me from the unreal to the real.
Lead me from darkness to light.
Lead me from death to immortality.

(Brihadaranyaka Upanishad — I.iii.28)

Picture Details: Nikon-D40, 18-55 mm lens, f/5.6, 1/30 sec, ISO-400 taken at 55 mm.

Grape vine

Pic details: ISO80, focal length @10.4mm, Exposure time @1/100 sec, Aperture priority mode,

Celebration time!

Rasmi lighting the candles for Sivaram's birthday!!

Picture Details: Nikon-D40, 18-55 mm, ISO-400, 1/100 sec and EV -1.3

Morning Blossom #4

It's been a long time since we ventured out of our room even during weekends. We had become lazy and swine flu out break has helped us become stagnant. Krishna has decided to break the shackles today on a cloudy morning and we went out for a walk into the fields behind our apartment. Its quite damp and even though the walk was not completely enjoyable, at least it helped us break the routine..

I tried capturing a macro of this beautiful flower during our walk and it came out decently..

Picture details: Nikon D-40, 18-55 mm lens, f/8, 1/250 sec, ISO-200 and shot at 55 mm focal length.

At Peace...

Photo details: Nikon-D40, 18-55 mm lens, @55mm, f/5.6, 1/125 sec, ISO-200, EV -0.7

rain drops #1

I was waiting for an opportunity to make this kind of shot since long. Finally, it happened on last Saturday, during our trip to Lonavala. How fresh and clean these drops look! May all our impurities and evil thoughts wash away with these rains! May the world spring with new life!

PS: special thanks to Sravan for letting me use his camera.

Dreamland!!

I was worried during our trip to lonavala that rain that's falling continuously might spoil my camera at any time. But i didn't expect it would make capturing this beautiful art like image possible. I couldn't believe even after seeing this picture many times that this came from a camera but not from the drawing board.

Image details: Nikon D40, 18-55 mm lens, taken at 46 mm, f/5.6 with exposure of 1/125 sec at ISO-200.

Wonderful sunset.!

I will never regret coming early from office from now on!! Why would i, after watching one of the most beautiful and colorful "Good Bye for the day"s given. These days are special because they represent the end of the summer and the beginning of monsoon. Truly, a joy to behold this moment and I'm fortunate. Nature is wonderful..!

Photo details: Nikon D40, 18-55 mm, f/8, 1/320 sec, ISO-200, and taken at 35 mm focal length with exposure value (EV) of -2.3

Morning blossom #3

I love weekends because i will get more time to explore the nature through the camera lens and also because i can spend more time in kitchen..!! Well, a routine start today but this little one had brighten up my lazy morning..So i thought i should take some more photos of this fair one. You can find them here

Photo details: Nikon D40, 18-55 mm lens, ISO-200, f/5.6, 1/320 sec and EV -0.7

Light scribbles!

PS: this picture was taken with an exposure time of 5sec, at low aperture! Sravan is the source of this idea! By the way, updated photo pages of mine, and Sravan's!

Hope

A candle in the dark, or a lighting match stick for that matter... a true symbol for hope! Though they may not last forever, they give the first quantum of energy needed to survive the darkness (grey periods in life)!

What's for lunch.?

Yummy tomatoes for lunch today..These things have become our weekend photographic subjects these days.

Picture details: Nikon D40, 18-55 mm lens, f/5.3, 1/30 sec, ISO-800 and taken at 42 mm focal length.

Metallic beauty..!

Metals attracted all kinds of living things using their shiny nature and are continuing to do so. Well, humans are a step ahead of other beings and fought wars for having ownership of these shiny things. I don't want to take any thing away from these things. Metals are truly beautiful when they are carved into artistic forms and simply pleases your eyes with their aesthetic beauty..

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to take a picture of one of those beautiful things, which belongs to a friend of mine..Girls love them, don't they? And why not?.. Hats off to the maker..!

Picture details: Nikon D40, 18-55 mm lens, f/5.6, 1/6 sec exposure time, ISO-800and taken at 55 mm focal length.

Night sky..!

Picture details: Nikon D40, 18-55 mm lens, f/4.2, 10 sec, ISO 200and taken at 26 mm focal length.