Two More...

When I started this blog a few years ago, I wasn't planning on just posting some pictures here. I was hoping to write more. Write for myself, not for anybody else. I wasn't thinking anybody would read this blog either. It was just going to be an outlet for myself.

Unfortunately, that hasn't happened. I mean the writing part.

But who said pictures don't speak and aren't expressive? Mine may not actually fit that bill, but pictures have been about the only creative stuff I have been doing lately. I am not counting the 'creative' stuff I do for livelihood.

And they say if you don't feed your blog, it will die. So I am feeding it. With pictures. You might find them boring, but hey, it is my blog! :-)

At 6000 ft.

Gold Rush

And Away...

(Picture taken just a few seconds after sunset.... at an elevation of about 7000 ft)

Away

BlackBerry Photography

I just love getting there early when it is still misty all around, buy a hot cup of coffee (the small coffee shop's owner at the station holds out a cup for me the moment he sees me enter the building -- kinda adds to the nice feeling), and take a few sips before my train pulls into the platform. Sometimes I reach the station too early, early enough to catch the train before the one I planned to take, but not early to get my coffee!? So I let it go... like I did today. Not the coffee. The train.

Ah.... Early mornings... Fall weather... hot coffee.... What a beautiful way to start the day!

And to think I am not a morning person.

Cookie time!

Enough of sunsets now. It has been snowing non-stop. So why not have some hot cookies fresh out of the oven to kickstart the holidays!








PS: Before you ask, no, I didn't bake them. I am not THAT gifted. I just photographed them because they looked so lovely, and of course I ate a couple.

One more...

Hangin' In There

History rocks!

Only if you take good care of it.

"Light and Lines" Redux

No, I am not putting up these pictures here because I am suddenly excited about tall and huge buildings. I have lived in this city long enough to have several memories associated with most of these buildings. Architecture here is aesthetically stunning -- but I have gotten so used to it that I almost take it for granted. What mesmerizes me even to this day is the beautiful and ever changing display put up by light and lines -- one, the raw material, and the other, the most fundamental building block in 2-D visual design. I just can't walk or drive through the city without pulling my camera out.

Photographs of World Leaders

An interesting collection of portraits, mostly black and white, by photographer Platon, taken during UN General Assembly in September. As any serious photographer will tell you, portraits, especially the B&W types, are some of the most difficult to shoot. More so when your subjects sit for you only for a few seconds!

I also loved the short commentary by the photographer for each portrait. Go ahead, have a look. There is definitely something to enjoy here if you like to study/photograph faces.

http://www.newyorker.com/online/multimedia/2009/12/07/091207_audioslideshow_platon

"Which is prettier?"

My face?



Or my landing gear?

ಸಾಗರದಾಚಿನ ನಾಡು...ನೆನಪು

ಪ್ರತಿ ಮುಂಜಾನೆ ಇಂಥದೊಂದು ದೃಶ್ಯ ಕಾಣುವ ಭಾಗ್ಯ ಎಷ್ಟು ಮಂದಿಗುಂಟು?!

ಇದು ಯಾವ ಊರು ಹೇಳಿ ನೋಡೋಣ?

ಸರಿ, ಈ ಚಿತ್ರ ನೋಡಿ... ಗೊತ್ತಾಗಬಹುದು. :-)



ಹಳೇ ಚಿತ್ರಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಏನನ್ನೋ ಹುಡುಕುತ್ತಾ ಸಿಕ್ಕ ನೆನಪುಗಳಿವು....ಆಣಿಮುತ್ತುಗಳು!

Historic Pigeon Point Light House

Pigeon Point Light House, first opened in 1872, is one of the tallest light houses in the USA. It is currently in a sad state and is closed to public (though it is still being used by US Coast Guard).

This is the same light house that I had posted a picture of about a year ago.

The forbidden fruit

Oh, come on! It's not what you are thinking it is! If you thought you would find something sensual or sensational here, you have come to the wrong blog. Go find the 'Close' button in a hurry.

Still don't believe me? Or you are one of those regular visitors whom I can count on one hand (make that half a hand, actually)? OK, then click here to see where I took these pictures.

Yes, this is a real sunset

Somewhere on the St Lucia mountains, California

Pfeiffer Beach, California

Sunset at Hurricane Point, Big Sur

(Sunset pictures are way too common to hold anybody's interest, but this particular spot in St Lucia Mountains that rise abruptly from the Pacific Ocean presented some unique views because of its elevation. I took a lot of pictures here which will be posted later into an album to be linked here.)