Another Photochallenge…

This weeks challenge for was dreamy. Most people have been posting sunsets, landscapes, sleeping babies and the likes. I wanted to actually photograph a projection of clouds on Swati but the slide projector refused to co-operate… I am not too displeased with what I ended up with 🙂 – A larger version is here. Although a whole lot of you have complimented generously about my pictures I have seldom got many votes. But rather than the votes the biggest motivation for me to post is the fun I have while doing the photography. I am slowly accumulating props and equipment for my home studio, an old tripod, couple of table lamps, white card, black card, white bedsheet, black bedsheet, a 24″x18″ glass pane, a similar sized mirror… …

The week itself proved that there is always hope, almost when even I had given up. Things are still on thin ice but atleast we are not in water.

Six degrees of separation

Long back I had seen a nifty tool which show link between any two LJ users by going through the friends list, The “Six degrees of separation” between any two LJ users – Does anyone have the URL to that script

Finally Rains.

Yesterday it finally rained. Temperature dropped down by atleast 10C. We could go for our walk it felt so very nice. Later I fell asleep in the veranda with Aasim telling me a story. I know soon the rains will be the cause of misery all around, least of which is clothes not drying and

Sun finally says Java Sux

OK! the subject line got your attention but it is not very far from truth. It is well known that while Java may be great at server level for business processes it really sucks when it comes to web front ends. This initiative for making Java compatible to PHP by Zend and Sun attempts to

One LJ code deserves another

Some weeks ago I had posted an LJ code on someone’s journal. It was picked up there by sohnipreet I had forgotten all about it till today morning when I got a mail from her returning a replacement code – she had gone thru the trouble of finding out SANIsoft’s site, getting an contact email

Between Heaven and Hell

This is my picture for the theme Toys. With Aasim having toys and then some more toys the choice was a diffcult one. Finally decided upon using something simple and playing with light. The effect show is the result of a flashlight and a table lamp. A larger version is here, some other pictures which

Hottest day in 72 years

Yesterday Nagpur experienced the hottest day in past 72 years. It was a sizzling 47.3C and is expected to continue for some more days. Thanks to NMC and MSEB there is uninterrupted water and electricity supply, but I never know when I will have to bite my tongue for saying it too soon. Since Nagpur

The Sunday Report

One words sums it all “HOT”. I mean really HOT. Nagpur is baking at 47 degrees for nearly past 7 days. So we essentially stayed indoors. It was only toward late evening that we stepped out to check the new Planet M outlet which has opened recently here. Picked up 9 CDs some of them

Another week flies past

Have been posting regularly to the . This is my this weeks entry for the theme Red. Red Henna painted hands, Red glass bangles, Red Sari are essential wear for any woman in a traditional North Indian Wedding. Click here for larger version This weeks choice was a tough one for me, the other pictures

One Sunday Morning

It promises to be another very hot day, I have been following a nest of a Red Vented Bulbul for a past few days, though I never fancy my camera as one to take bird photographs but here are 9 pictures taken around our home of other birds, was lucky enough to shoot a Paradise