2019-02-09 16:25
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2019-01-20 16:25
What is your opinion on crowd sourced design? As a designer I have a special dislike for words like this, there are countless examples of when the corporates have exploited them by offering… Read More
2019-01-20 16:25
I went a full circle around the Arc de Triomphe and then waited a further for it to get dark so I could take some pictures like this. I took quite a few shots and it was difficult to manage… Read More
2019-01-16 09:36
On my last day in Paris, I left office a little early as I wanted to visit two places - Eiffel Tower and Arc de Triomple. I went here first and waited till it got dark so I could take some s… Read More
2019-01-12 14:26
As I mentioned in my previous post, I have got a new lightbox and this is a picture taken using that lightbox. It needs to be perfected as the first attempt was less than successful. I have… Read More
2019-01-12 06:32
As I mentioned in my previous post, I have got a new lightbox and this is a picture taken using that lightbox. It needs to be perfected as the first attempt was less than successful. I have… Read More
2019-01-09 13:07
This year has been satisfying for my creative pursuits. 2018 was very good for photography. Maybe it is wrong to say that it was good for photography because I spent seven months without a c… Read More
2018-11-09 11:26
What can say except that I am impressed by the balancing act of the pigeon. Laying an egg and ensuring it doesn't drop off the inch and a half grill is an impressive act. I don't know what… Read More
2018-08-21 08:51
We used to be extremely good for recycling. Recycling a bottle didn't mean sending it to a recycling plant, melting it again and using it to make a bottle once again. Recycling a bottle mean… Read More
2018-08-19 10:31
Since I have not been taking pictures for the last one year I don't have my lightbox with me either. The last one was made using a cardboard box which I threw away as it was taking up space… Read More
2017-05-19 10:31
How would the people who participated in the 100 year war or the Battle of Waterloo would feel about the French ownership of the largest selling Single Malt Scotch Whisky in the world? Not o… Read More
2017-05-18 10:31
So here is one of the largest selling Single Malt Whisky in the world, if not THE largest selling. What is the deal with Single Malt Whisky anyway? The whisky is supposed to get you drunk, g… Read More
2017-05-17 09:05
Kentucky in our hearts, Bourbon in our soul, and as I mentioned in the previous post, Japanese by ownership. This is an interesting aspect of a corporation buying a brand and then leveraging… Read More
2016-11-17 11:09
I try to take pictures of Supermoon whenever I know there is one and the weather is conducive, as it was on 14th of this month. It was 356,511 kilometers away from the center of Earth, the c… Read More
2016-10-14 11:37
Lord Krishna described Mahabharat as a war of right and wrong, a war in which no one can remain neutral and judging buy how people react to anything nowadays, makes me believe that we are in… Read More
2016-10-06 11:37
Bottles of Jack Daniels and Jim Beam use only black and white. The label of Black & White is also in these two colours but the bottle is green. Why? And do you know the colour bottle gre… Read More
2016-09-27 10:06
On national Highway 44, the driver of the car pulled over to pee and he was later found by the locals who own this farm in state of shock. The said he was hallunicating and talking about som… Read More
2016-09-20 10:06
This the phone I used to take this shot.
The funny thing with the Android phones is that since January 2011, I have bought three of them - each one bigger and more poweful than the one prec… Read More
2016-09-19 14:49
It was a fulfilling Sunday yesterday as I picked up the camera after ages. I had something in mind but was not able to get the effect I wanted to, so I made of best of the what I could. I wa… Read More
2016-09-16 14:49
I started a portrait of Benedict Cumberbatch after carefully selection an image from more than a dozen I downloaded over the past
Clicked on the June trip to Punjab and Himachal, this is a… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
This holi more time was spent celebrating Holi than taking pictures so I don't have as many images as last time to make an image gallery. Here are some of the shots. Happy Holi Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
If it was upto Manu, he would have filled up his water baloons a week in advance. Mira filled up a few the night before and the rest on the morning of Holi and while Manuraj and all his frie… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
2016-03-19 18:53
By wearing a black turtleneck and New Balance sneakers no one will become Steve Jobs because even Steve Jobs was not what he was because of his choice of shirt and shoes, but hey! It doesn'… Read More
2015-11-02 14:49
I started a portrait of Benedict Cumberbatch after carefully selection an image from more than a dozen I downloaded over the past fortnight. The selected image looked good as a photograph bu… Read More
2015-10-16 14:49
Manuraj correctly identified Robert Downey Jr Read More
2015-09-28 14:49
In his earlier movies, I didn't like Leonardo DiCaprio too much, movie like Romeo Juliet, Man in the Iron Mask. The later movies are a completely different story altogether. Movies like The… Read More
2015-08-26 17:09
One of the assignment for summer vacation for Manu was to list the items displayed in National Museum from the Indus Valley civilastion. I don't know how many other students bothered to actu… Read More
2015-08-19 17:09
The rains ruled out the kites during most of the day but in the evening, the weather was dry enough to launch some hot air balloons Read More
2015-08-13 10:19
This plane has its nose up in the air even while standing stil. I guess this might have been done to give it an easier lift... or maybe just to make it look eager to fly Read More
2015-08-11 15:41
Running your business while keeping your eye on the next quarter is the norm. Most businesses are run with the objective of maximizing the value to stockholders. What I find admirable is kee… Read More
2015-08-10 15:07
Wonder what the spider is going to eat today - a fly, a mosquito, some other bug? Read More
2015-07-16 15:07
Somethings come from inside, like the passion to serve your country. There is no reward or compensation that can motivate anyone to do what Nirmal Jit Sekhon did in the India Pakistan war… Read More
2015-07-13 15:38
The portraits I drew 20 years ago were the most detailed drawings I have done till now. Those were good (at least that is what I think), however the hair in those drawings were mostly a mass… Read More
2015-07-03 14:46
Not really? This is a dried dlower which looks a lot different alive than dead Read More
2015-06-29 16:04
There are sevel levels or terraces on the garden each one lower than the previous one. Almost at all those points where one ends and another begins, there is a waterfall. This is one of tho… Read More
2015-06-23 11:31
2015-06-16 11:36
This is a garden one should visit twice. Once during the day in winters and once at night during the summer. I have done the night trip, now I plan to go there with a picnic basket during th… Read More
2015-05-19 09:31
Not only do I find them amazing when they blossom, I see a beauty even when these flowers have dried up... and I guess these flowers understand and resiprocate that love. When they dry, they… Read More
2015-05-18 09:31
I printed calendars regulary from 2007 till 2010 and then did one in 2012 as well. Now I am planning to do one for the next year and this time it will feature pictures by Manuraj. Manu has b… Read More
2015-05-15 13:53
Some kid's wish of treats growing on trees seems to have come true. Here is the jam bud, will flower into a Jim Jam in a day or two Read More
2015-05-13 05:53
2015-05-11 06:24
2015-05-07 15:52
"Nothing special about it." is what we feel like when we see a greeting card or a message we get on Facebook or whatsapp using a picture and type on top of that. Really? "No big deal?". Well… Read More
2015-05-07 15:52
Anyone else won't have gone into details like this Read More
2015-04-27 15:23
Composing the shot becomes difficult when shooting with another photographer... unless you don't mind having the other photographer in your frame Read More
2015-04-23 16:42
Apart from looking like a furnace, this looks like a defensive formation by soldiers. Each petal is like a shield that is protecting what is at the center. The unique thing about this flower… Read More
2015-04-17 14:11
Have you ever noticed that no matter which whisky they are drinking, the mouth of the bottle is always the old fashioned one, not the new one with a plastic contraption on it to prevent ref… Read More
2015-04-16 17:24
The light that falls through the windows on the bottle looks like braille Read More
2015-04-06 09:51
2015-03-31 15:51
Like there is comfort food, there is comfort photography - tried and tested subjects with predictable results. It doesn't produce anything spectacular and nothing unique but the results are… Read More
2015-03-17 15:51
So how was the Whisky? Buggered if I know. I am not an expert in whisky and I don't care about the expert's verdict about whisky either. I do know, though, a thing or two about graphic desig… Read More
2015-01-21 15:51
I liked the nifty little box these leads come in. It is easy to use as it down't require you to open a lid, you click the blue lever and it opens a hole for the lead to come out. More detail… Read More
2014-12-22 08:56
The job is hectic and requires planning upfront. To gather the maximum of nector with minimum of effort, this bee needs to plans it trips and the flowers carefully... or maybe someone else i… Read More
2014-12-20 16:48
No plastic, no paper, there is no credit line either. The payment has to be made on the spot and it has to be a barter- the bee has taken the nector and pollinates the flowers. This is ultim… Read More
2014-12-18 16:27
2014-12-08 14:28
2014-11-26 14:28
Filling up a bean bag is a challenge. The small styrofoam balls tend to get static in the short distance they cover from the plastic bag to bean bag. Any balls that fall out tend to float a… Read More
2014-11-24 10:15
"Lady, I never walk into a place I don't know how to walk out of."
Ronin is my favourite Robert Deniro movie and I love some of the lines in that movi like the one above and another one is "… Read More
2014-11-17 08:44
Is it bad to mix my drinks? Of course it is bad to have a whisky if you had a couple of tequila shots before that, a vodka before that, a little wine before that, some bourbon before that, a… Read More
2014-11-13 13:04
Dozens of beer bottles started their journeys the same way and continued on the same path till the time they got to my refrigeraor. Most of them were emptied out and kept in the back yard to… Read More
2014-11-12 14:27
"A purveyor to the Russian Imeprial Court". A common thing to see on the bottles of Alcohols is Royal endorsements. Bottles of whiskies, just like this bottle of Smirnoff Vodka boast about b… Read More
2014-11-06 18:27
What I believe it is outrageously courageous on the part of producers and obtusely stupid on our part to pay premium price for Scotch whisky, I can still understand it. It is made in a tiny… Read More
2014-11-05 14:27
What image comes to mind when you thing of a Vodka? No matter what else you think about, I am sure Russia comes to everyone's mind. But is it right? Smirnoff - the largest selling Vodka in t… Read More
2014-11-04 16:52
Does Diwali crackers cause pollution?
Yes.
Should we give up crackers and fireworks on Diwali?
No. Not at all.
I am not going to discuss how other sources of pollution are so many times mor… Read More
2014-10-21 06:52
Since my childhood fireworks and crackers have been an integral part of Diwali just like it for Chinese New Year or the 4th of July. I am celebrating a religious holiday; I have a reason to… Read More
2014-10-17 09:52
2014-10-16 07:32
A photo-shoot involving a smashed up glass bottles is not the safest of the thing to do especially when a 9 year old kid is involved, which is unavoidable as Manu HAS to be involved in a pho… Read More
2014-10-09 10:59
This is my first attempt at smoke photography and it happened by accident. I was burning a few things and I was using a stick to poke them around so they catch fire. When I pulled out the st… Read More
2014-09-17 15:53
We had lunch at an over crowded Andhra Bhawan packed like Sardines and then took the kids to the Children's Park Read More
2014-09-12 15:35
After a sketch of Manuraj here is one of Bharat. There is a pencil as well as a water colour versionof this as well Read More
2014-09-05 15:06
"Its Diwali again and not its once again Christmas. I am having a feeling of Déjà vu. This is what I was doing last year and this is what I am doing now." I am talking about my… Read More
2014-08-30 14:27
An active participant and the reason we started celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi, Manu reminds me of my childhood. I was just the opposite of him. I hated going to temples Read More
2014-08-20 15:18
I don't know what a insect that loves poop and everything rotten and dirty is doing on a flower... may be has aspirations to be a bee Read More
2014-08-18 14:41
This spider makes a mean body bag. Any living being has a fundamental right to life and it feels outrageous when it is denied "You may want to eat and may need food to stay alive but I don't… Read More
2014-08-12 13:53
It is heartbreaking to know that the man who made everyone else laugh was driven to suicide because of depression. I just can’t make myself believe it.
While he has done a lot of movi… Read More
2014-07-29 14:18
2014-07-28 14:18
This is a moth which is almost like a butterfly, not only in its shape but in beauty as well... or is it a butterfly Read More
2014-07-23 14:18
This is the wonder drug. It will help me lose weight, it is a great source of anti-oxidants and it will regulate my blood sugar as well. I am sure the hard working people dedicated to resear… Read More
2014-07-17 14:54
When magnified this much, the seeds in the kiwi look like kalonji - the seeds of onion Read More
2014-07-15 14:25
In the photo session when Manuraj took this shot, I also took some pictures including this one, the posted yesterday and a few more to come. I arranged that shoot and Manu colcked the pictur… Read More
2014-07-14 14:51
Back in early 2000s when Kiwi was not as popular in India, a friend of mine said "So this is a different fruit altogether, I used to think it was a sapodilla of superior quality Read More
2014-07-11 14:51
Manuraj was asked by his photography teacher to take pictures during the summer vacations and bring them when the school reopens. I copied the best shots from the pictures he took and his te… Read More
2014-07-09 14:37
The percentage of cocoa on Amul Dark Chocolate is 55%. Where there are imported chocolates available with a higher percentage of cocoa, Indian chocolates usually don't have a very high perce… Read More
2014-07-07 14:15
Madhuri Dixit claims that one packet of Maggi Instant Noodles gives you the fiber you get from three rotis, however she forgets to mention that you also get carbohydrates of four rotis and f… Read More
2014-07-04 14:51
We judge a book by its cover and my judgment of Amul Dark Chocolate is favorable. Amul has been always selling dark chocolates but I have started buying it only recently because I quite like… Read More
2014-07-03 13:39
The name means a flower that blooms in sun and it is named so because it is a summer flower and one that blooms in harsh sun Read More
2014-06-30 10:34
You look at this and then think that mushrooms are fungus too. Not a very comfortably thoght for a mushroom lover Read More
2014-06-03 15:08
2014-06-02 15:52
The grow by hundreds and fall by hundreds. Anyone who lives near a Golmohur tree knows the kind of mess they create Read More
2014-05-29 15:04
This is the Gurdwara Shri Keshgarh Sahib in Anandpur Sahib which is about 20km from Mira's parents' house in Nangal. Also known as "Takht Shri Keshgarh Sahib" it is one of five highest Sikh… Read More
2014-05-28 14:18
The eyes say it all. You can see that she is upto some mischief or other Read More
2014-05-27 13:25
Bacha bacha jaanta hai ki Modi ki leher hai, and why not? The new kids are keeping themselves updated from a very young age. She seems to be taking a keep interest in the election results Read More
2014-05-26 17:07
Fascinations with wheels start at a very early age. She will get her car when she is old enough but right now she is so happy in her walker. Just like a car would allow her in the future, th… Read More
2014-05-14 14:18
One end of my street is closed off for safety reasons. What used to be a throughfare and accessible to just about anyone has been blocked. Not only it stops people from coming in, it also st… Read More
2014-05-13 16:44
2014-04-28 11:14
For the past two years Manuraj has been opting for tennis as the extra activity the students have to select. This year he wanted to go with photography. "If you choose photography, then you… Read More
2014-04-16 11:14
Batman's parents were murdered, he became a superhero and he has so much negativity is his life and character at the same time, Superman's parents, his entire race and civilization and even… Read More
2014-04-16 11:14
Why Ice? well, that is exactly what these flowers are called Read More
2014-04-15 15:54
Manuraj's superman eraser, not used so far. I like how this is actually two erasers in one. Imagine if the ten rupees coin was also like this and could be split in two coins that could be us… Read More
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