Pondicherry pics

Took this longtime back. Thought of posting it. Pondicherry is a great place to settle down, no wonder why i say it, its my hometown :)

First is the Gandhi statue in the beach, Second is statue of french governor Dupleix who supported and he was killed by his own people for that, third one is a war memorial for the french soldiers.

Guruvayur visit!

Visited Guruvayur last saturday for a day. Waited for two hours to get darshanam of Guruvayurappan. It wasn't satisfactory but it will be same case even if they allow us for 5 mins ;-D so its ok.

Initially planned to go around places in Thrissur, but we couldn't do it, as we had to return on saturday itself.

I visited only the temple and the place where the temple elephants were made to stay.

Not good pics though.

Power of two??

I tried capturing lot of pics like this assuming I will make a series of pictures in the name of "Power of Two".. not sure.. how this has come... but i liked these pics... took them in a ghost town in death valley.

Sunset in death valley

Actually Sun just started setting out, I couldn't wait there to capture that. But this is the best pic out of 3-4 pics I took there.

Golden Gate Bridge!

Took a boat to go under the bridge when I visited SF on day before my last day in US.

Was able to cover the whole bridge at this shot, it was gloomy day otherwise it would have come even better I think.

Nandhi Hills!

Took this one two weeks back, when i went to Nandhi Hills. What I like about this picture is those green patches seen clearly because of the sun rays coming amidst of clouds :).

More photos from trip to Mono Lake!

Old photo!

Took this flower in Oberoi hotel when I went for team lunch here. Actually I did not like this photo much earlier. But it appears nice now :).

Couldn't find time here and the mood to post some in my blog :(. Somehow I am staying a little late today in office and decided to put some post :). Thanks for the regular visitors. I will try to post something everything.

hahaha

Never thought i could write some kadi jokes... these two are genuinely my kadi jokes... ;-D

ok.. lets get into them...

(JK is not anyone's name.. i am going to have it as Just Kidding ;-D as well as a character)

1.

Scene: JK gets into the house around 8pm making a big noise and then rushing in search of his shaving kit

Amma: hey how many times can i tell you not to shave after the lights (in india(atleast in tamilnadu) many people used to say not to shave after the lights are on in the evening after 6pm)

JK: what do you know mom, i have an interview and i have to be clean.

Amma: irundhaalum indhu konjam over da (really this is too much) after all you are going to take telephone interview ;-D


2.

Scene: JK comes fast into his wife's(she is software programmer) office to get the house keys (as he was going home earlier than his wife)

(on phone)

JK: hey i am waiting outside

Wife: konjam wait pannunga (wait yaar)

JK: what?? you don't know the story of Valluvar Vasugi??

Wife: Whats that?

JK: Once vasugi was taking water from the well and valluvar called her... she just left the water pot while taking it out of the well and it was just hanging (this is a story people tell for how much respect wife's they had for their husband, in tamil they call it as pathini(whats the equivalent in english??))

Wife: oh well, i can also come

She comes out leaving a running program in the middle and she got the program hanging ;-D

hope you got the joke... hahaha


Now a scary thought for you ...

More to come :-D

(hey kars this is for you machi... ;-D )

Bangkok!

I had a transit for nearly 20hrs at Bangkok on my way back to India. Just went around some buddha temples and a ride on a private in the canal there. It was fun, but it look no different than india except for these buddha temples. Some pictures taken there are here.

Tajmahal!

This picture was taken last year during my visit to Agra. I feel this is a different angle to get the Taj Mahal covered and I like this photo.

Back in India!

I am back in india today. It was nice trip overall. I should sincerely thank my friends who made my stay a enjoyable one. Sivakumar was the one who took me to lot of places... without him.. i would have missed lot of places i think... karthik inspite of his busy schedules.. he too spent some weekends with me playing tennis, bowling... got a chance to meet some of my collegemates.. and overall its fruitful journey for business as well as personally :)

See you all after a break! Have some pictures to share, which i took in bangkok on my way to India. Will post them when i find time.

Zabrieske Point!

hill dunes??
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This picture was also taken during my weekend trip to death valley. This was taken from a view point called Zabrieske Point, just named after the founder. It appears like a sand dune.. but not sand really... can we call it hill dunes? But a truly amazing place to take pictures... apart from the heat... this visit gave me 285 photos ;-D though not all of them are perfect.... but undoubtedly a scenic place, must visit for photographers :) Kals??

Reflection!

reflection!
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Had been to death valley and mono lake during the weekend and made lot of good pictures to my collection. This is just one of them taken in mono lake... amazing place and i reached there for the sunset (after 6pm entry is also free ;-D ) and made some pictures. Will post them a little later.

This is my first attempt of taking reflection.

"Lance = Nambikai"

Lance Armstrong, many of you might be knowing him. Truely he is a nambikai natchathiram for me. Couldn't find time to post anything for Narayanan's kavithai poti, but this would have been my entry if I ever found time to write somethis for that competition.

Emerald Bay at its best!

emerald bay
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Shot this one on saturday, when I went to Lake Tahoe for the second time. Last time I did not stop at this place to get a view like this. This time I was with my lady luck (my wife :) and got this view point to get a full view of the Emerald Bay with the Fanette Island. Wait for my mail on my driving experience and some more photos :)

Me at bridalveil falls!

bridalveil falls
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This is me at Bridalveil Falls at Yosemite. I just loved the place and u see this photo.. it came so natural that only my t-shirt color looks blue.. rest of them look like taken in B&W... I thought I would post this pic, as my face is not visible anyway ;-D

Rings of Age!

eye of a tree
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It appeared like an eye for me. Atlast found sometime to post a blog today morning. Hope to come back soon :)

Flowers in Mystery Spot!

I have been to Mystery Spot on Saturday afternoon. It was one of the great mysterious place one would like to visit. It was truely amazing to see the things they demonstrate and the place as it is. I clicked some of usual/different flowers.

Birdie!

Stellars Jay
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Stellar's Jay, This is the name of this bird. Found in large numbers in Rainbow Drive in Lake Tahoe.

Pazhaya paadhai

pazhaya paadhai :)
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CA-State Animal

CA-State Animal!
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I saw lot of wood work like this in Lake Tahoe and most them were bear. They have made it like, you have some place to sit and take picture with this. In this place too, see the extra space under the feet of that bear.. just made to sit and take pictures.. its a good arrangement!

Anniyan Vs Dadha!

Came as a forward... i had a good laugh! U too enjoy it!

Ambi: mr ganguly y r u shouting at the umpire, after u have been declared out ??? athu satapadi thapu
Ganguly:dey kudumi, naa yaar theriyuma bengal tiger appidithan kathuven.

Ambi:kenya,bangaldesh kooda century adikirale australia,pakistan na 1 bathroom poralae y?

Ganguly:naan dhadha da , thevayana apo matum than aaduven.

Ambi: mr ganguly captains like ponting, inzy, smith ellarum century adichu team jeyika vaikara ,aana neengo aadave maatiringale?

Ganguly:dey kudumi,athan sachin, dravid, sehwag ellam century adikiraanungala apuram naan yethuku adikanum

Ambi: alatchiyama pesathingo Mr ganguly, aduthava talentla fame gain pandrathu thapu!!

Gnaguly:poda kudumi, yenake advice pandriya @#%@^#$%^@$%^$%^$%^

Anniyan:DEY BAADU..........

Ganguly:yaaruga neenga gillespi maathiri hair style vachurikinga???

Anniyan : naan avan ila da yema, yenda run adika ve maatingara,

Ganguly: batting form appo appo vanthutu pogum, cricketla ithellam sagajam thanaga.....

Anniyan : ippidi soli thapichidalaamnu paakiriya.....

Anniyan: 5 run edutha thapa?????????

Ganguly:onum thapu ilinga......

Anniyan: 5 matchla 5 run edutha thapa?????????

Ganguly:thapu maari thanga theriyuthu..........

Anniyan: 5 varushama 5 5 matcha 5 run edutha thapa?????????/

Ganguly: periya thapu thaanga...........

Anniyan: kamunati athathanda oruoru matchalayum nee panikitu iruka

Anniyan: unakellam ballbojanam thanda, nee than stump. akthar,sami,lee,mcgrath ellarum una vachuthan bowling practice panaporaanga!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

good dialogues i have come across over the weekend!

hmm... watched batman begins in IMax theatre here in SJ and thanks to Karthik for taking me there. It was a different experience to watch a movie in a Tomb Screen :) So far i have watched only a show at Planetarium. Ok, coming to the dialogue i liked in this movie...

"It's not who you are underneath, but what you do that defines you"

so many meanings to it.. Is it not?? At work, you thought of doing it but somebody did it... before you do it... at game, you had a plan.. but u did not take risk... somebody took the risk and won the game... I felt like this statement is so true. Hope you like it.

Something related to the same topic.. I got this dialogue from American Pie (or American Wedding.. i don't know) Love is not just a feeling, Its that what you do :) actually the sequence will be too funny and i can't share it here ;-D but the message it conveyed was good and i liked it.. and shared it with u all.

Little Yosemite!

Little Yosemite!
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We saw this place on our way to Lake Tahoe, I have done a soft focus to show the face of that mount and rest and kind of blurred one. This place too was a good one we saw it on our way to Lake Tahoe.

Island at lake tahoe!

Lake Tahoe!
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No processing yet it look so good. This place is a must visit. There is a place called heavenly here, and sure they name it real. It feel like heaven to be here in this place.

lucky shot at lake tahoe!

lucky shot!
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This was a lucky shot at lake tahoe, why lucky?? Yup coming to that. I took this shot while going in the car, We did not stop for this photo, yet I was lucky to get the way I wanted the photo! With some touching on the sky colors I made it the way I wanted to look like.

Alive and Dead!

Alive and Dead!
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I liked the shot, thought of doing some processing and did it like part of it as green.. tree which is alive and dead tree is just there as chair and fence! I wanted to try something in B/W and ended up with this!

Same flower!

Same flower with different color!
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Took these two flowers at the same place, two different combination of colors in them. I liked the pictures but again its the sunlight which has done kind of damage :( I think its better excuse get some filters for my camera :)

Same flower with two different color!
NePo

more flower! 

Strawberry!

strawberry! 

It was good experience, i mean this picking. Picking up something for good photo was another interesting thing. I don't feel this as come so good.. but this is ok i think.

Strawberry flower!!

Strawberry flower!! 

This weekend was just great.. i have been to big sur on saturday and then to some picking on sunday... shot this there while picking strawberries... this came too good.. i just liked it!! These pictures inspire me to take more pics and the bad thing is its influencing me to get a digital SLR :))) and start good photography!!