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Sun, 22 Jan 2006 21:22:00 GMT

hi everyone (after a brief break from LJ :D)..I've revamped my entire site - http://tigertrail.net - I'd be great if you guys can give me some feedback on it. My concerns are pics being too big for the usual 1024x768 and the page loading time..Let me know what you think :)

And there are some new pics as well - the ones from my trip to Bylakuppe earlier this month. You can find them at http://tigertrail.net/photography/gallery.php?set=Bylakuppe

Hawkers n Collections

Wed, 04 Jan 2006 04:50:46 GMT

PS: Swalpa bandwidth hungry :(

Bangalore, after a year

Thu, 29 Dec 2005 04:37:52 GMT

Its much greener (owing to the overdose of monsoons, I suppose).
I was pleasantly surprised at the manner in which airport staff handled my missing baggage situation(both my checked-in bags havent arrived :()
Traffic situation has worsened.
The number of one ways has increased ten-fold.
The number of 'Darshinis' and 'Sagars' are more than ever before.
Bangalore (rather unfortunately) is briskly catching up with the apartment culture.

...More to come

Homeward bound

Mon, 26 Dec 2005 14:22:46 GMT

Homeward bound
I wish I was
Homeward bound
Home, where my thought’s escaping
Home, where my music’s playing
Home, where my love lies waiting
Silently for me

I'll be off to India on a month-long vacation in a couple of hours from now, and I'm (moderately) excited about it.

Calvin

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 15:07:59 GMT

They dont come any cuter :)

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 01:07:49 GMT

An evening, my D70, a table lamp and myself :D

Mon, 19 Dec 2005 02:21:06 GMT

Light at the end of the tunnel

Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata and now Bengaluru

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 01:24:08 GMT

This is so fuckin' crazy!!One bunch of sidey bastards decide that they want to rename a city which means so much to so many people - not only natives but all over India. Bangalore has, most certainly, been the 'coolest' places in India..and the name surely has done its bit..
Now these idiots want to change the name - for what fucking reason?? - Its so totally senseless..and its only going to do harm - to the place and the government...
So many concerns - pollution, roads, corruption, traffic, water and a zillion others - but changing the name tops their priority...I can now empathize with the people of Bombay, Madras, n Calcutta..

Saddam Hussein's trial

Tue, 06 Dec 2005 06:10:10 GMT

I love the way Saddam Hussein has conducted himself before the judge. He has this I-dont-care-a-shit attitude. Some of his statements would have been fun to hear live:
'Who are you? I dont have to answer to you?' he says to the judge on being asked if he was Saddam.
'I am the president of Iraq. Bush is the real criminal.' :))
And I can imagine the plight of the poor judge who goes on patiently..'You will please answer me', 'I have introduced myself to you but you have not introduced yourself to me'...
They should record it and air it prime-time :)

Death penalty

Thu, 01 Dec 2005 07:04:14 GMT

A 25 year old Australian-born Vietnamese, Van Nguyen, will be executed shortly. He was caught while transiting thro' Singapore with 396gms of heroine (anything over 15gm is awarded death penalty in Singapore). The reason - he was carrying heroine was to save his brother - his brother was in debt. Singapore government has turned deaf to all pleas of clemency (even extradition).
The only thing (after many pleas) Singapore government has approved to is for Van's mother to hold his sons hands before he is executed (usually no physical contact is allowed before execution ). Imagine what must be going thro' their minds?
According to news, Van has made peace with himself and has accepted his fate.

Do you think death penalty is morally acceptable? I feel it should be abolished. Anyone who is a severe threat to the society should be kept in prisons, not killed.

Tue, 29 Nov 2005 04:45:57 GMT

Some abstract images :)

Erie Basin Marina

Mon, 21 Nov 2005 02:50:11 GMT

Sunset at the Marina is wonderful at this time of the year. Here are a couple of pics that I shot on Sunday. The wind was so strong that my camera shook a couple of times despite the tripod..and needless to say my hands froze :D

The sunset

Lighthouse

Amazing weekend

Mon, 21 Nov 2005 02:21:45 GMT

On Friday, I felt like getting sloshed. So got some tequila n vodka. Also, tried making some bloody mary..Pretty good, I must say, for a debut :)..Got a few compliments too ;)..Should be doing this more often..

Later on Friday night, went on a Vodka spree...got drunk (NO - dint puke)..Then my friend Karthik came over, and we watched India playing SA..
On Saturday, slept the WHOLE day (but for a couple of hours)..it felt real good to be sleeping like a log after a long time...
Watched a sidey movie called 'Capote' - prolly I was too sleepy to know what it was about...Then slumbered again for a good 9 hrs..
On Sunday, lazed around and went to the Basin Marina in evening to catch the sunset..got a couple of decent pics - froze my hands in the process :)

Only one word to describe my weekend - heavenly :)

String Theory

Thu, 17 Nov 2005 04:12:00 GMT

Just getting back from a talk by Brian Greene. Superlative!! to say the least. A genius physicist and a mathematician, and most impressively, an orator par excellence. The man has some ability to put across concepts like relativity, string theory and gravity in simple terms. He left us in awe of the cosmos, the questions that puzzles physicists, mathematicians, and astronomers alike, and how science digs deeper into these questions only to discover more. And above all, convinces us that mathematics is the single most important (and probably, the only) construct which can help us find answers.

Wide angle lens

Mon, 14 Nov 2005 00:40:01 GMT

Im in a bit of a dilemma. I want to go in for a wide angle lens, but Im not sure which one to pick up. I did not pick up the 18-70mm kit lens when I bought my D70, since I had a 28-105mm from my film (which is very good), but with the 1.5x crop its not wide enough for landscape. And I realized this after I started using it on my D70. Few candidates are..
1. Nikon 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5D - this works on both film and digi, affordable and gives neat images.
2. the 18-70mm kit lens

Any suggestions welcome..

Fri, 11 Nov 2005 06:53:52 GMT

Stranger

work 24x7

Mon, 07 Nov 2005 16:41:27 GMT

Its been a hectic hectic semester so far. Its been 4 weeks since I slept for a good 8 hours. Its been 4 weeks since I shot something. I dont see any respite till Thanksgiving *sigh*

Thu, 27 Oct 2005 01:35:55 GMT

Whats wrong with with Deve Gowda??

Doors of Elfreth's Alley

Mon, 03 Oct 2005 02:27:04 GMT

Elfreth's Alley in downtown Philadelphia is one of its kind in the world. Its a small residential alley of 33 houses that were all built in during early 1700s thro' early 1800s. The best part about it is that people still live there. Its a huge tourist attraction, and unfortunately for the people living there, tourists are a nuisance. So much so that you can see boards like 'People do live here; please be sensitive to their privacy' (tourists actually go to the length of peering thro' the windows to see what the houses look like). But a couple of houses are unoccupied and meant for visitors' tours. It was a great feeling to be walking there and looking at those houses still standing beautiful and strong.

I shot this collection of doors of the houses there (not all of 'em though)

Close-ups

Thu, 29 Sep 2005 01:55:20 GMT

A couple of flowers that I had shot on my trip to Adirondacks...

Vidya's portfolio

Mon, 26 Sep 2005 00:36:51 GMT

It finally happened! It was due for more than 3 months. Last Sunday my friend, Vidya, and I got together to do a portfolio of hers. Im happy with the way its turned out. You can find it http://tigertrail.net/vidya.html. All feedback welcome :)

PS: I'll put together the whole experience on a separate post :)

Midweek update :)

Tue, 20 Sep 2005 20:46:03 GMT

I was feeling so bugged that I thought I'll take a break by posting :). I am going back to film for a while. Just got myself some Fuji film (12 rolls to be precise) from B&H. Im pretty excited for my F75 - he (or she) musta felt ignored all these days :)
Among other news..apparently one of our cats was killed leaving behind 2 kittens of hers which are barely month old. So my sis is hand feeding them with bottles. And they are called Katrina and Kaif..here are the cutest furballs :)

Katrina

Kaif

More of Adirondacks, NY

Thu, 15 Sep 2005 15:50:59 GMT

Here are more pics of Adirondacks, NY

PS: Sorry for the annoying sensor dust, I need to clean that up ASAP..

Adirondacks, NY

Tue, 13 Sep 2005 03:01:39 GMT

I was fortunate to wake up early in the morning to get this shot at Adirondacks. I've stitched 2 photos. I think its better than my first attempt at stitching..

Alas! (read Voila) a space of my own

Wed, 07 Sep 2005 02:33:19 GMT

Finally, my website is up and running - something that I wanted to do for a couple of months now...Find it at www.tigertrail.net..
Let me know what you guys think of it