Week 3 - Waiting for the ducks to cross

A view from a village called Perungalam near Ashtamudi lake.

അഷ്ടമുടിക്കായലിനോട് ചേര്‍ന്ന് കിടക്കുന്ന പെരുങ്ങാലം എന്ന കൊച്ചു ഗ്രാമത്തില്‍ നിന്നുള്ള ഒരു ദൃശ്യം.

Week 2 - Sailing

A Boatman taking people from one side of the "Kalladayaar" river to the other.

കല്ലടയാറ്റിന്റെ ഒരു കരയില്‍ നിന്ന് മറുകരയിലേക്ക് ആളുകളെ കൊണ്ടുപോകുന്ന തോണിക്കാരന്‍.

Week 1 - Relaxing at the beach

That's my wife gazing at the sea. This photo was taken at the Kavarathi island of Lakshadweep during our honeymoon trip.

കടലിലേക്ക് നോക്കിയിരിക്കുന്ന എന്റെ പ്രിയപത്നി. ഞങ്ങളുടെ മധുവിധുവിന് ലക്ഷദ്വീപിലെ കവരത്തി ദ്വീപില്‍ വച്ച് എടുത്ത ചിത്രം.

Remaining weeks of 2007

I returned to India from US on Nov 22nd. I got engaged on Dec 15th and got married on Dec 30th. Since I was busy with trying to settle in Bangalore, engagement and wedding, I could not post regularly for the remaining weeks of 2007. But I am posting some photos which I took during this time.

Week 45 - Day Lilly

Week 44 - Pith

Week 43 - Happy Halloween

Taken at the Pumpkin carving festival, Boston. Around 30,000 pumpkins were carved and lit on that day.

Week 42 - New Hampshire

This week I am posting some photos taken during a trip to New Hampshire.

Week 38 - Wet foliage

Week 37 - RIP

Taken at Mount Auburn cemetery. This cemetery is a 175 year old 175 acre cemetery, famous for its historical importance and beautiful landscapes. Usually the word cemetery reminds us of a scary place only for the dead. But mount Auburn cemetery redefines cemetery. Mount Auburn is a beautifully landscaped place, with around 5000 trees belonging to 630 species, thousands of shrubs and herbaceous plants, weaving through 175 acres of hills, dells, ponds, woodlands and clearings.

One of the founders believed that burying and commemorating the dead was best done in a tranquil and beautiful natural setting.

Around 80,000 people are buried here and cremates around 900 people annually.

This cemetery is one place you would die to rest forever.

Week 36 - liliaceous

Week 35 - Birthday girl

Photo of a cute girl, taken on her birthday.

Week 34 - Ballet

Ballet dancers performing at Boston Arts festival.

Week 33 - Light house

A light house at Cape Cod.

Week 32 - Maya Ravan

Malayali Americans in the New England area celebrated Onam on 25-Aug-2007. (Actual Onam was on 27-Aug-2007). One of the events was Shobana's dance. Shobana and team presented a bharatanatyam dance ballet called "Maya Ravan". It is Shobana's own dance version of Ramayana.

Week 31 - Heavy wings

Photo taken from the Cambridge Caribbean Carnival. A carnival of African Americans in Boston.

Week 30 - Drop splash

I wish I had an assistant. It was very difficult for me to take this photo by myself. I kept the glass, filled with water, inside my lightbox. The light was kept behind the glass, pointing the background. A towel was kept around the glass to absorb the water which spills out during the photo shoot. I had another cup with water and a spoon, to drop the water droplets into the glass. In the camera, I used manual focus and a shutter speed of 1/500s. Held the camera in my right hand and kept the camera at a distance such that the glass was in focus. On my left hand, took the spoon with a little water and kept it above the glass. Pressed the shutter button halfway, dropped the water from the spoon and finally pressed the shutter in full at the instance the water from the spoon hit the water in the glass.

I could have taken it much better if there was someone to help me.

Week 29 - Caps and sunglasses

Caps and Sunglasses kept for sale on a pushcart shop in Boston. Two separate photos were combined into a single image. A dark red background was used and a white border was given to each photo.

Week 28 - A portrait

My roomate. (Can be seen in Week 23's photo also). I had another portrait session with him last weekend. Seems like he is really struggling to get a girl :-)

Week 27 - Pigeon

A guest on my apartment's balcony.