நட்புக்காக

சோனைமுத்து - Sonaimuthu

How did this man who walks so slowly on the street,

Occupy a friendly corner of my heart at a high speed?

True colours of India

Glimpses of Hyderabad

An Outsider's Perspective

India's greatest export to the Far east.

Its fully Automanic !

Coloured history and BnW reality

The god of small things

The Quattro

The Charminar monument of Hyderabad

Intricate Circuits Design Engineer

Monumental Photoframes

Residents of the Uninhabited

Getting upclose and intimate with most iconic structure in Hyderabad.

The Partnership

எந்தையும் தாயும்,
மகிழ்ந்து குலாவி,
எடுத்தது இப்படமே !

A memorable portrait of my parents in Chennai, India. Ever since they decided to shave the heads for a religious obligation in the temple of Tirumala, I wanted to capture the days when both are 'mottai'.
But it was nearly impossible to shoot this pic, because they could not stop laughing, as they were asked to pose standing very close and gazing into each other's eyes.

செஞ்சிக்கோட்டை - Gingee Fort

மறைந்திருந்து பார்க்கும், மண்டபம் என்ன ?

ராஜகிரி - Rajagiri

பாழடையா கோபுரம்

நண்பர்கள் கூட்டம்

கானவினோதனம்

"அதோ அந்த பறவை போல வாழ வேண்டும்.....! "

1) Kalyana mandapam (marriage hall) shot from just another corner.
2) The impressive Rajagiri fort atop the hill -"Troy of the East"
3) Gopuram of a ruined temple atop Ranimalai
4) View of lush green paddy fields from the hilltop.
5) Silhouette of my flute guru- Mr.Ghana, the reason why I was there in the first place.
6) A vociferous bunch of school kids who brought life to the ruins with their antics.

Senji koattai (Gingee Fort) is a historically important place in Tamil Nadu, which has seen numerous wars between the Indians(Jains, Pallavas, Chola kings, Pandya, Hoysalas, Vijayanagara kings, Muhammadans, Mughals) , British and French to capture it.

The Rajagiri (King's hill) is perched atop a intimidating rocky hill, and offers strategic advantage over other troops invading from the surrounding plains. There is Rani koattai(Queen's fort) on a nearby hill, which we climbed.

Gods of an Absolute Order

The Tale of 3 Towels in Regentville Tower 2 !

A Frosty Dilemma

...
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
...
Robert Frost

...Ehh, Im sorry Sir, but which one again ??

Some Impersonations at Langkawi

Bheemababa - The Saviour

Ravi- The Camera Tripod (or bipod??)

Raj - The Eclipse

Arun- With his Beloved

Wannabe model

Ornithological Artifacts !

Black clouds and the silver lining

All Natural ?


Avian Inspiration

Perfection ? Peaconfusion ?

Beyond

பூவுக்குள் பூ

Dreamy Realities

Sea of Tranquility

Escape Velocity

The Elements

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Thanks Raj, for shooting all the above pics in Langkawi amidst few adventures and more misadventures (and for being very patient with some eccentric proposals, poses and people! )

Locations: Pantai Cenang Beach, Rubber plantation, Waterfall, Cablecar station

Happyness

Do you feel flattered whn someone likes your photography so much, that they adorn their desktops or mobilephones with the image you captured ? So do I.

Then how does it feel when you walk into Canon showroom for service and repair of your camera, and while waiting for the billing, your eyes wander around the room, and moved over to the adjacent cubicle. There in a little desktop calender you see something familiar - a photo you had taken more than a year ago printed on the official Canon calender for its employees !

I was pleasantly surprised and requested for a copy and the staff gladly obliged. It was on the November page, and so if I had gone there one day earlier, or sat in some other queue, I would have missed it.

Its funny to see that while we tend to be busy in the pursuit of 'happyness', but happiness sometimes finds you instead!


The uploaded version of the picture is here under the title Power-Simply Red -
http://arun81.blogspot.com/2006/11/camerathons.html

என் இல்லத்திலே..

கலங்கரை விளக்கம்

தங்கைத்தாமரை

தாய்நாட்டின் வரைபடம் !

Sisterhood

Bougainvillea and the Bamboo

Could not explain why, but staring at these lovely flowers against the backdrop of the elegant bamboos, made me feel at peace.

Fuelled by Gasoline, Runs for Adrenaline

After 26 long years of being a kid, I finally became a grown-up on buying my first bike! Its certainly does n0t look like the ones below, but it sure make me feel the meaning of the word 'freedom', after years of crawling, walking, cycling, 'bus'sing, 'train'ing, sailing and flying!

These 'Wild Hogs' were spotted on a road-trip near Ipoh, Malaysia.

False violation

Dreamworks

தெய்வம் தந்த வீடு - வீதி இருக்கு !

An evening on the streets, around Chinatown and Clarkequay.

Designed for the first manned-expedition to Mars

All fans but no breeze

That fierce look

Ornaments on the Street

Iconic ?