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Wed, 30th Apr. 2008, 00:56
- Long Way To Go -
Sat, 19th Apr. 2008, 10:26
Is Photography Dead ?
"Film photography's artistic cachet was always that no matter how much darkroom fiddling someone added to a photograph, the picture was, at its core, a record of something real that occurred in front of the camera. A digital photograph, on the other hand, can be a Photoshop fairy tale, containing only a tiny trace of a small fragment of reality." -- Peter Plagens Complete article here >> is photography dead ?
Fri, 18th Apr. 2008, 22:33
- Visions on Sand -
Fri, 18th Apr. 2008, 19:26
IPL
Splendid - Marvelous - Outstanding - Exotic One of the best sporting event inauguration function i have witnessed Never imagined a Cricket inauguration could be made any better than this. 3 Cheers to Vijay Mallya 3 Cheers to Royal Challengers
Sat, 12th Apr. 2008, 14:54
Gadgets
{ Put it into shorts packet; Put that shorts into washing machine; Run the washing machine in full load with hot water for 3hrs; Dry the shorts in medium speed for 30mins; Take the shorts out of the machine and put it for last minute drying { ensure that the item falls of the shorts pocket; } Take the item and wear it back on your wrist and smile at it seeing it work ! } Yup thats my watch which took all the beating about a week back but still stays on wrist working as normal :) - I just love my watches - aint i ********** My car speakers s***s big time -- it just screams with pain when i bring the volume to just 20% of its threshold ! Its high time i burn a small hole in my pocket :) ********* I am in love with my new desktop -- the 19" monitor makes me feel that i am sitting in front of my TV ********* Fell in love with a Polarised sunglasses this morning - dad was next to me when i saw that so didnt give much reaction to it ... need to rush back soon and grab it *********
Thu, 20th Mar. 2008, 23:59
- Seasons Greetings -
Sun, 16th Mar. 2008, 19:59
Backlit Photography - Explored
Backlit photography is something which is driving me crazy over the last few months. I was not travelling anywhere today, so spent some time keying down my thoughts and coming up with a small post. Backlit Photography - Explored
Thu, 21st Feb. 2008, 23:19
- Save the tiger -
- Please Help Me -
 | NDTV and Sanctuary have got together to launch a campaign that they call "Save the Tiger". They intend to collect one-million signatures and submit a memorandum to the Prime Minister demanding immediate action to secure the remaining population of our beloved cat. All you need to do is just take two minutes off your schedule and visit this page http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/sav etiger/sthome.aspx to enter your name and email address and support the campaign. You can also keep track of everything related to the campaign and videos of news and interviews. You can also visit http://sanctuaryasia.com/save_the_tiger_ campaign.php for ready FAQs and useful information on the status of tigers in India and their conservation and also how you can help to save the most magnificent big cat in the world.
Sun, 17th Feb. 2008, 21:52
- Rajani Mania -
1. Rajanikanth makes onions cry.
2. Rajanikanth can delete the Recycling Bin.
3. Bill Gates lives in constant fear that Rajanikanth' PC will crash.
4. Ghosts are actually caused by Rajanikanth killing people faster than Death can process them.
5. Rajanikanth can build a snowman..... out of rain.
6. Rajanikanth can strangle you with a cordless phone.
7. Rajanikanth can drown a fish.
8. Rajanikanth can play the violin...... ...with a piano.
9. When Rajanikanth enters a room, he doesn't turn the lights on,......... .... he turns the dark off.
10. Rajanikanth once had a heart attack...... ......... his heart lost.
11. When Rajanikanth looks in a mirror the mirror shatters, because not even glass is stupid enough to get in between Rajanikanth and Rajanikanth.
12. Brett Favre can throw a football over 50 yards. Rajanikanth can throw Brett Favre even further.
13. The last digit of 'pi' (trigonometric constant) is Rajanikanth. He is the end of all things.
14. Rajanikanth does not know where you live, but he knows where you will die.
15. Bullets dodge Rajanikanth.
16. A Handicap parking sign does not signify that this spot is for handicapped people. It is actually in fact a warning, that the spot belongs to Rajanikanth and that you will be handicapped if you park there.
17. Rajanikanth's calendar goes straight from March 31st to April 2nd, no one fools Rajanikanth.
18. If you spell Rajanikanth wrong on Google it doesn't say, "Did you mean Rajanikanth?" It simply replies, "Run while you still have the chance."
19. Rajanikanth can do a wheelie on a unicycle.
20. Once a cobra bit Rajanikanth' leg. After five days of
excruciating pain, the cobra died.
21. When Rajanikanth gives you the finger, he's telling you how many
seconds you have left to live.
22. Rajanikanth can kill two stones with one bird.
23. Rajanikanth was once on Celebrity Wheel of Fortune and was the first to spin. The next 29 minutes of the show consisted of everyone standing around awkwardly, waiting for the wheel to stop.
24. Leading hand sanitizers claim they can kill 99.9 percent of germs. Rajanikanth can kill 100 percent of whatever he wants.
25. There is no such thing as global warming. Rajanikanth was cold, so he turned the sun up.
26. Rajanikanth can set ants on fire with a magnifying glass. At night.
27. Rajanikanth has a deep and abiding respect for human life... unless it gets in his way.
28. It takes Rajanikanth 20 minutes to watch 60 Minutes.
29. Rajanikanth once shot down a German fighter plane with his finger, by yelling, "Bang!".
30. In an average living room there are 1,242 objects Rajanikanth could use to kill you, including the room itself.
31. Behind every successful man, there is a woman. Behind every dead man, there is Rajanikanth.
32. Rajanikanth destroyed the periodic table, because Rajanikanth only recognizes the element of surprise.
33. Rajanikanth got his drivers license at the age of 16 Seconds.
34. With the rising cost of gasoline, Rajanikanth is beginning to worry about his drinking habit.
35. The square root of Rajanikanth is pain. Do not try to square Rajanikanth, the result is death.
36. When you say "no one's perfect", Rajanikanth takes this as a personal insult.
Thu, 14th Feb. 2008, 10:40
- Valentine's Day -
". . .
minchagi neenu bralu, ninthalliye malegala
becchage nee jotheyiralu, kuuthalliye chaligala
. . ."
Wish you all a very Happy Valentine's Day
Sun, 10th Feb. 2008, 23:59
- Quarter Century -
Sat, 9th Feb. 2008, 20:34
- The First Time -
The above two images titled "Living on the edge" and "Look into my eyes" respectively got selected to be exhibited at K N Memorial Photo Exhibition which will be on at Karnataka Chitra Kala Parishad, Bangalore between 8th and 10th February.
Sun, 3rd Feb. 2008, 22:12
- Udayaraga -
This is something i wanted to shoot from quite some time now :)
Tue, 29th Jan. 2008, 22:46
- Waynad, Kerala -
Visions of Waynad from a short weekend trip > Waynad, Kerala
Mon, 28th Jan. 2008, 13:01
- Waaynad Beckons -
Spent the weekend with the office team at Waynad, Kerala. It was a funfilled relaxed trip. Photography front was also satisfying, but couldn't spend time with the beautiful winged beauties. More on the trip coming up in Beyondshotz in the coming days.
Wed, 23rd Jan. 2008, 19:58
- Bangalore Bird Race 2008 -
 The Bangalore BirdRace is a dawn to dusk events where teams of bird-watchers spent the entire day birding in and within 50Km radius around Bangalore city. The participants try and record as many species of birds as possible, learn about the finer points of bird-watching from the experts and the experienced, and then later in the evening, all teams will meet at a select venue over dinner and an interactive tête-à-tête. The HSBC Bangalore BirdRace took place on 20th January 2008.
I took part in this event this year forming a strong team called "The Falcons". The team comprised of Pramod Vishwanath, Anil Ranganath, Santosh Saligram and Myself. After lots of chain mails and over the chat discussions we finalised on the route to be taken - but we did endup taking a different route all together which yielded us more results that what we could have imagined. We started of with a beautiful place just outside bangalore which we were totally unaware of called Byramangala Reservoir. We almost got 40% of our sightings there. We moved forward to Ramanagara follwed by Manchinbele route, Savandurga, TGHalli, and eventually ended up at Hesarghatta lake at late afternoon with minimal or no sightings. The last minute removal of Jakkur Lake and Nandi hills proved a bit costly to us but we didnt get dejected about it because for a first timer team we really thought that 81 species in a given day was really a good count. Our main intention was participation having fun and we did have hell loads of fun during the entire course of race. There were at times when we did struggle to identify a few birds and had to pull out our hairs during the journey to the next spot browsing through the bird books. Eventually we ended up at the get together point at Hotel Royal Orchid, off MGRoad. There was a small talk by the big guns of the field and also opportunity was given to participants to express their views. We were even happy to see lot of youngsters taking part in the competition and even come up and share their take on the bird race. People had started their day as early as 5am in the morning and had been driving all through the day ( and few of them without lunch ) and the tieredness was evident in their faces. At the end a small felicitation ceremony where the first price to the team which recorded highest species (128 species by team comprising of Mike Prince, Giri Cavale, Ramki Srinivas, Deepak) was held. The day ended up with a dinner and a parallel interactive session with the fellow birders and wildlife photographers from this part of the country.
Sat, 19th Jan. 2008, 22:16
- Gaalipata, The Movie -
Yes its a movie about how the hero uses this as a medium to convey his love and also how he uses it as medium to overcome his personal emotions. Gaalipata, movie is from the same team which came up with the mega blockbuster Mungaru Male ( Monsoon Rain ) and this one is no less than the earlier one. Shot at some of the most exotic locations of Westernghats in Karnataka like Kodachadri, Thirthahalli, Sakleshpura, Kodagu etc -- this is a must watch movie for all the nature lovers. Cinematographed by one of the best in the industry Rathnavel -- it just out beats Mungaru male's Jog scenes with all scales. This was the most anticipated movie of this year and it ( according to me ) will just be another hit. The dialogues ( of obviously Ganesh's ), location, songs, music are just fantastic. Though there isnt much of a story line -- the dialogues and location doesnt make you miss the gist. I would rate this movie 4/5 and would def recomend this for all those who can make it to witness the cinematography aspect.
Sun, 13th Jan. 2008, 21:19
Visions from Westernghats - The Backlit Beauties
Rest of the images and a small note here > VisionsFromWesternghats
Wed, 9th Jan. 2008, 21:39
- - Cricket Controversies - -
This small clip that i got from Youtube summarises it all which happened in the Second test between India and Australia.
Tue, 1st Jan. 2008, 10:50
- - HNY - -
Sat, 29th Dec. 2007, 19:36
Total distance travelled : 1402Kms
Total number of days : 9days
Total number of images shot : xxGigs :)
Total number of tick bites : 4
Total number of satisfied smile after a long trip : NUMEROUS
Sad to be back so soon to the concrete jungle after more than a week of adventurous travel
more later . . . . Thu, 20th Dec. 2007, 22:31
- - Far from the city life - -
Festive time and lot of holidays and most importantly not being in woods for long is making me drive out of this concrete jungle straight into the vast mesmerising place or a heaven on earth called WesternGhats. Am hitting the roads tomorrow morning before sun sets out and shall be back after a weeks time. Hopefully i should be able to get some nice images and even if not i will be more than pleased to spend my last vacation of the year in this beautiful place. Have fun this festive season - Merry Christmas and catch you all back at New Year Eve party.
Wed, 19th Dec. 2007, 12:00
Awesome weather - i am simply loving it.
Fri, 7th Dec. 2007, 09:36
Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2007 - Jayanth Sharma III Prize
Jay's "No charge to get charged" image won the IIIrd Prize at the SanctuaryAsia Wildlife photography awards 2007. We are are really proud of you and wish you all the very best for more of such recognitions. More about the image and behind the scene here.
Tue, 27th Nov. 2007, 21:20
Malvaceae - uncovered
To uncover the hidden perspectives explore Malvaceae - uncovered
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