Photograph of the day - People

Captionless photograph! I am not able to judge the mood prevailing in this scene. Can it be described as solitude in togetherness? Anyway the scene leaves an ample scope for imagination.

Place: Guhagar (Maharashtra)

Camera: Canon Powershot A80
Exposure: 1/50 s, f/4.9, ISO400
(brightness and contrast of the image adjusted)

Photograph of the day - People

Classroom puzzle

Place: Sevalaya
Camera: Canon Powershot A95 (courtesy: Arunendra)
Exposure: 1/10 s, f/4.5, ISO not recorded

Photograph of the day - People

Members of Marathi Mitra Mandal IIT Madras just before going for Ganesh Visarjan at Elliot Beach Chennai

Date: Aug 28, 2006
Camera: Sony DSC H1
Exposure: 1/60 s, f/2.8, ISO64

Photograph of the day - People

A Kathakali dancer in role of Bakāsura
(a demon from Mahābhārata who was killed by Bheema)

Place: Kochi, Kerala
Camera: Vivitar 3800N with 28-70 mm lense
Exposure: Details not available, ISO400

Photograph of the day - People

A bus loaded with passengers travelling along NH4 in Karnataka

Place: Chitradurga, Dec 30, 2005
Camera: Canon Powershot A95 (courtesy - Arunendra)

Photograph of the day - People

French band Matmata performs at Open Air Theatre in IIT Madras

Date: Jan 24, 2005
Camera: Canon Powershot A80
Exposure: 1/40 s, f/4, ISO400

Photograph of the day - Travel

Ride along East Coast Road

ECR is a 150 km long and connects Chennai to Puducherry.

Date: 6.15 pm, Feb 15, 2007
Camera: Canon Powershot A80
Exposure: Details not recorded. ISO100.

V-day wishes

here comes the day which is not mine,
as i dont have any valentine.
things happened in the past which are not fine.
rainy days for me even when the sun shine.

no girl to propose,
no aroma of rose,
no chance for my bike to give lift,
no special person to give gift.
no miss is there to miss
no experience of kiss.
no dinner in the moon light.
no chance to have the day bright.

even though i dont fall in love
i will always bow to love.
wishing great time to people who are in love

"wish u a happy valentines day"


Note:
Despite mention of bike and all that stuff, I wish to state that this is not my composition. I have borrowed it from my friend's email. Nevertheless I can forward your sympathy messages to him if you send any. :-)
- Prasad

An advertisement on internet

This is a screen-shot of a popped up advertisement I saw today. Note the mention of Maharashtra as a state in USA!

Photograph of the day - People

Place: Musée du Louvre (Paris, France)
Camera: Vivitar 3800N, 28-70 mm lens.
Exposure: Details not recorded. ISO200, flash not used.

Curious reader may spot the reflection of the camera and the photographer in the glass in front of the statues of children!

Visitors Statistics Dec 2006 and Jan 2007

Photograph of the day - People

Place: Bangalore, Jan 28, 2006.
Camera: Sony DSC H1
(courtesy Milind Kulkarni)
Exposure: 1/25 s, f/3.5, ISO400, natural light.

आठवण

सकाळी अजितचा मेसेज आला. त्यात एक छोटी कविता होती. ती अशी...

काय असते आठवण?
पाण्याचा ओलावा की अमृताचा गोडवा,
अश्रुंची धारा की झोंबणारा वारा,
पावसाच्या थंड गारा की हा आसमंत सारा! काय असते आठवण?

नुकतेच गिरीश ओकांच्या छंदाबद्दल खुद्द त्यांच्या तोंडूनच ऐकलं होते. ते म्हणे फोनवर आलेल्या काव्यात्मक निरोपांना तश्याच प्रकारे उत्तर देतात. छंद आहे तो त्यांचा. मग काय!

इकडे मनास स्फूरण चढले आणि तिकडे हाती पेन चढले, शब्द कसे एकामागून एक लाईनीमधून आले... पहा तुम्हाला आवडतात का.

आठवण..

काय असते आठवण..
दारात उभी राहून पहायची वाट?
की सर्रकन येणा-या काट्याचा थरथराट..

काय असते आठवण..
पावलोपावली चुकणारा काळजाचा ठोका?
की मागेपुढे होणारा मनाचा झोका..

काय असते आठवण..
झेपावू पहाणा-या मनाचा झंझावात?
की तळमळत तळमळत काढलेली रात..

काय असते आठवण..
का असते ती अर्ध्या मिटलेल्या डोळ्यात?
का ती असते तडफड अडकलेल्या मासळीची जाळ्यात..

फारच गोंधळ शब्दांचा आणि इकडून तिकडून गोळा केलेल्या उपमांचा, येव्हढे सगळे केले तर मला आता वाटतयं गुपचूप करावी थोडी चोरी..

तर मग,
आठवणीबद्दल आठवता उपमा साठी आमची येईल
म्हणून म्हणतो,
दुधगांवकरांनी घ्यावी मंगेश पाडगांवकरांची स्टाईल

मग वाचा पुढे..

शेवटी वाटते,

आठवण म्हणजे आठवण म्हणजे आठवण असते
दशसहस्र क्षणांची व सहस्र प्रतिमांची अंतरी साठवण असते!

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Photograph of the day - Nature

Place: Kolhapur, Dec 17, 2006

Camera: Canon Powershot A80
Exposure: 1/500 s, f/7.1, ISO100

Photograph of the day - Sunset

Sunset over the farms of Jakhale village near Warananagar

Photo was taken just after the sunset on 30th January.

Camera: Canon Powershot A80
Exposure: 1/20 s, f/2.8, ISO100

Photograph of the day - Nature

Aeroplane taking off past setting sun

Place: Chennai
Camera: Canon Powershot A80
Exposure: 1/500 s, f/4.9, ISO100