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Weekly Photo Challenge: Hands

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Did I read just Hands….that’s all?

OK

Then here it is….a little different than the rest

Celebrity Hands….

…. dodging the Paparazzi :-D

Speaking of hands, let me divulge in a bit of Asian tradition of decorating the hands of the bride by applying mehndi(henna) in the most intricate and beautiful designs you could possibly think of(or not!!)

Bridal Mehndi :-)

There is an interesting myth that goes around mehndi….well it says, that as dark as the colour of mehndi(henna) becomes, so deep is the love of the husband for his wife!! But then again,some myths are totally harmless…..just fun ;-)

LOL :-P

Weekly Photo Challenge: Blue

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And I thought that they forgot about this week’s challenge topic :-P

Okay, its a hot sweltering summer in this part of the world right now, so “Blue” is just the right word to evoke a sense of  coolness around. I mean what better than to laze around in a pool sipping an icy-cool lemonade and soaking in the chillness of the cool blue water around you …… Wow!! Alas…the poolside idea is a distant dream for time being :-(

Although I hate to repeat my posts….but this one was a total winner…

Bluish Sun

Sunny Blue for all of you (wow that rhymes too!!)

Well incase you are wondering where you saw this pic earlier….here is the link to the previous post….SUN

Another one from my floral collections and the only blue flower I have clicked till date is the one below…

Blue flower

Does anyone know the name of this flower?? Whatever it maybe, it surely looks pretty Blue :-)

Weekly Photo Challenge: Unfocused

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Read the topic on Friday night and have been since then wondering what to shoot for the theme. Since the time I have or for that matter all of us have handled a camera the first word to be grilled in our minds is “Focus” and here you are trying to figure out how to do the exact opposite…hehehehehe :-P

Well, I didn’t have to wander much and was lucky enough to shoot stuff I hold very dear to my heart…Dance!! :-) Here it is my interpretation of being “Unfocused”

Unfocused Dance

For all those who have been constantly behind me shouting “Focus dudette”…well for once you can keep quiet :-D

Weekly Photo Challenge: Together

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When I read the topic for the Weekly Photo Challenge, I simply went ahead and posted some of my older pics that meant “Together” for me….but then again, the click-happy person in me…urged to do something different (over-enthusiastic actually)…. :-D

Well, then here is my take on “Together”

Together they rock!!

Well, individually they may not be so effective but coupled together they yield quite a strong feminine power to dismantle even the best of the male species…..hehehehehe ;-)

Together forever

Couldn’t resist to post a really mushy picture that depicts “Together” ness… :-) Have been following this lovey dovey couple settled outside our window for the past 3 years and I must say they make a spectacular couple….. :-) :-) :-)

Weekly Photo Challenge: Sun

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With the scorching summer on and the blistering heat frying away the days, the least favourite thing in the universe right now for me is the SUN :-(

Hence when I read this time’s topic for the W.P.C, the first reaction that came was a big “Ohh No!!”….but well, challenges are meant to be faced and here I was face-to-face with my current adversity….SUN :-D

Below is the collection of 4 of the SUN-shots I have taken over the period irrespective of the season :-P

Rising Sun - First Glance

Have always been an admirer of Sunsets more than Sunrises (they are way too early), but my morning cyclathon took me to this small lake right in the heart of the city and to focus the camera and shoot the first glance of the sun made my Sunday a literally Sunny Day :-D

Tinted Sun

This picture was shot a few years back with my Dad’s Nokia N73 on our way to Pune. Shot through the window panes of a moving car, I simply fell in love with the bluish hue it gave to the entire frame…..finally I painted the Sun BLUE!!! hehehehehe ;-)

Race to the Sun - Chariots on Fire

This was shot on the Kelwa beach a year back using my modest Nokia-E5 and am so glad it turned out just the way I wanted it to. This was the time when I had decided to get a DSLR for myself!!

Washed away Sun

This shot was taken on the slope down my office after a long day’s work :-P

Had nothing but my handy Sony Ericsson J20i to capture this lovely moment…felt as if the Sun was literally washed away by the clouds :-)

P.S: Now that I posted these pictures, it was pretty coincidental that except for the first one, all the remaining pictures were taken by my mobile phones at some point or other (have lost two of them by now)

Weekly Photo Challenge: Two Subjects

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Two Subjects

in

One Picture

“Weekly Photo Challenge” has always been something I look forward to every Friday now…..the best part is when I get a picture of my choice and the added bonus when others share the same sentiment and appreciate the shot!! :-)

I knew that this shot had to be the one when I was searching through my collection and trust me each time I see it, I simply go in splits….lol :-D

Two Subjects - Dad and Cake

Taken a few months back when I gave a surprise dinner treat to both Mom and Dad. Was about to take a nice picture of the yummy cake which we got as a complimentary dessert from the restro and Dad’s childish delight at the sight of it was simply priceless…mwah…Love you Dad!!

Two different subjects and yet bound in a single shot, a single moment!!

 :-D :-D :-D

P.S: On an afterthought, I remember a rather similar picture (2nd shot) I had posted in my first entry for the WPC….here it is

http://aditimitra.wordpress.com/2011/12/03/weekly-photo-challenge-waiting/

Weekly Photo Challenge: Journey

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“A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.”

                                                                                                        – Lao Tzu

This was the first quote that sprung in my mind when I read the topic and it is indeed true because a journey gets its identity when the traveller embarks on it. It can be a journey of relationships,nature,life or a simple walk down the road.

Here is my take on “Journey”

Journey of the day....beginning or end?

This one is a sunset captured at Marine Drive,Mumbai. Sunsets have always been a favourite of mine and it leaves me with a single question everytime….

Is this the end of the journey or the beginning to a new one?

Journey of life

This pic was clicked at a joggers park near my locality and has been a particular favourite of mine. It actually determines her grit and determination to take on the opposite direction even after she has already walked a considerable part of the universal journey – Life

Journey of Relations

Two friends walking on the beach at sunset as they have been doing all through their lives by just being there for each other. This picture means a lot to me since some old relations saw the end of their journey and some new relations began theirs after this trip.

“Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.”
                                                                                 –Matsuo Basho

Weekly Photo Challenge: Arranged

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Arranged

The word itself gives you sense of discipline,security and an orderly feeling. Personally I do like things that are arranged in a certain/proper manner and I know a lot others who share the same viewpoint, but a break from the rule never harms anybody does it???

Different arrangements for different occasions and some just for the sake of it….

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Why…even the pictures have been arranged nicely like an album…..hehehehehe

:-) :-) :-)

P.S: Incase the slideshow is a headache for some of you viewers…apologies guys…but dunno why am getting pretty obsessed with it :-P

Weekly Photo Challenge: Through

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Through……….an interesting word isn’t it?? Yes, for no reason do they say that English is a funny language…I mean just take the word “through”. For each one of us, it could have multiple meanings and even more varied usages. Wow!! One word, Many Uses….

Seeing “through” something….

Being “through” with someone/something…

One thing goes “through” another…etc,etc.

So here is my collection of through:-

Through the eyes of the bystander...

This is how the city looks from the eyes of the bystander standing silently on the side-walk observing the rush,the madness and yet the solidarity of the place….

A rainbow through the clouds.....

This was completely a chance shot and even more of a chance that I spotted it for this week’s  challenge amongst all the other pics….do you see it?

Closer shot....

Well, if you still couldn’t..here is the closer shot of the above…so now can you see it or still seeing through it?? lol :-D

Freedom through the barriers...

I am through with the barriers now, I aim for the freedom of the open clear skies….I wanna live like a free bird. Is that too much to ask for?

Weekly Photo Challenge: Unusual

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Phew…after a month long hiatus….it all feels so new as if a fresh start from the scratch!!

Nonetheless, the moment I decided to hit back, I saw this “unusual” topic for this week and it sure got me rummaging my pic collection. To my dismay, every other picture looked the “most usual” shot that could be taken….but not one to be let down, I finally landed upon this “Unusual” pic I had shot this winter.

Unusual Dead Lizard

Am really sorry if some of you find it gross…..but it was really very unusual that this dead lizard was stuck to the wall so properly that it almost looked like a live one. It wasn’t until I went to take a closer look at it, than I saw the eyes and bluish tinge on it which convinced me that it was indeed DEAD :-(

Weekly Photo Challenge: Simple

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Simple Emotion

“Love is when you take away the feeling, the passion, the romance and you find out you still care for that person”

Is it really that simple?

Weekly Photo Challenge: Peaceful

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In the recent 1 week of discovering the need for self-introspection and a quest for my inner peace, it was more of a pleasant surprise when I read the topic and nonetheless the same old question “is someone reading minds?” popped up in front of me.

Thankfully (and lazily too) I did not have to venture much for my desired pictures. Each time I look at them, I feel “peaceful”. I guess that says it all :-)

Sleeping baby - Peaceful

Seeing him sleep so nicely made me realize what “peace” must be. Indeed, children are God’s angels for it is only then that they realize what it is to sleep with such untouched purity and innocence.

Another picture that evokes a feeling of being “peaceful” is my own self-portrait I posted a few weeks back for the “Self-Portrait” challenge.

Peaceful or Tranquility

Here is another snap taken a few years back on a team picnic and although a humorous take on the topic, I still feel the look on Shripal’s face totally denotes “Peaceful”…hehehehehe

Weekly Photo Challenge: Launch

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Get, Set and........Go!!!

At the “Launch” of the New Year, what better topic to post about than “Launch”….and so here is my entry for the challenge.

Took this shot 4 years back when we went on a family picnic to Diveagar and Harihareshwar. The guys were all ready to launch their tirade on the beach when I just about caught them “in Action”….hehehehehe :-D :-D :-D

“The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.
                                                                    –Oprah Winfrey

Weekly Photo Challenge: Winter

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Winter in Mumbai…..hmmm….difficult!!

Yes the temperature does dip a few notches than the usual but then terming it as winter would be unfair to the “snowy” parts of the country (and world too!!)

Nonetheless, got a nice picture of the blooming chrysanthemums in Mom’s garden and well, there is my picture for “Winter”

Winter bloom

Was as usual going through my old posts and particularly remembered a similar pic I had clicked last winter…so well here it is Winter’10

 

Weekly Photo Challenge: Self Portrait

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Since I’ve started participating in the weekly photo challenges, Fridays have become much more interesting. Really. This week’s topic is actually Quite an interesting one especially for a camera enthusiast.

I always knew I was bad at choosing between this and that, but things got clearer this time when I had to choose between two of my self portraits. Talk of indecisiveness!!

Latest Me

No co-incidence meant here, but this picture was taken exactly a week back from today and much before this topic was announced. Am I happy or surprised or plain intuitive? All :-)

Not completely satisfied with the above shot and about to finish this post somewhat, I decided to go back to my photo collection and fish around for “the self-portrait” I must have taken sometime and Voila!!

At peace with self

Taken over 3 years back (much before I could afford a SLR) with my good old Sony Cybershot DSC-S700, I can still remember the rainy evening when I had taken this shot. Being the kind of hyper-active person that I am, sitting still at one place and that too peacefully alone is a miraculous feat by itself. However, ever since that particular evening, this place at the gallery overlooking the city has been my “corner-of-the-house” spot.

“You know you’re a photographer when you have thousands of pictures and you’re not in any of them”

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