LIFE THROUGH A CONVEX LENS

"You don't take a photograph, you ask, quietly, to borrow it" - I ask, to see it, again and again, for every perspective brings with it a whole new meaning, a whole new feeling.

Seem familiar ?

Facade of the Comares, Alhambra, GranadaDoesn't the intrinsically carved walls and the reflection remind you of something ? I thought of another famous example of the Islamic architecture, the Taj Mahal.

Manjal nirame, Manjal nirame....

One reason to put up with the cold fall weather....

Fall colors, Regensburg


Floral Saturation !

A street performer, La Rambla, Barcelona
Women want men to bring flowers not wear them !

Dead Flowers

Dried flowers sold on a road side shop in Kodaikanal,India
Are the dried flowers reminding us of their beauty one last time ?

Where the blues meet

In a village in Crete
A road for a long peaceful drive, seeing the blues meet.....

Heart on fire !

At a wedding in Kitzbühel, Austria
Photo blurred slightly to protect the identity of the people in it.

Viewfinder

Gschnitz,Austria
Isn't the human eye the best viewfinder ?

A city with a sad past....

Raathaus, Hamburg....still retains its beauty, culture and above all, hope ! Thats how I see the magnificent Town hall (Raathaus) in Hamburg.

World of Colors

Tamil Brahmin Wedding Ceremony, India
A colorful beginning for a colorful life....

Off'springs'

Outside Burj Khalifa, DubaiBudding springs, growing to a point and then going back to where they started - don't they represent life ?

Artificial Moon

Boat ride, Dubai
A street light that lives up to the moon....

Dove Cocktail

At a wedding in Kitzbühel, Austria
Its summer and everyone needs a drink !

The Butterfly Effect

At a mall in Dubai
There is something strangely captivating and disturbing about rows of white butterflies hanging down from a ceiling !

"Priceless" Buddha

At a mall in Dubai
So peaceful, so serene even while being sold at half price....

Jaipur in Toronto

Desi Bazaar,TorontoI found these gorgeous slippers while shopping in Toronto. Whats funny is that I would probably not even find them in my hometown in India !

Dewdrops

In front of my house in MunichOne of the reasons I love going out as soon as it stops raining (Girls dance IN the rain only in movies!) and it reminded me of a friend who uses the name as an alias :)

On top of the mountain of the Martyr

Basilica, Montmartre, Paris Mount of Mars got rechristened as Mountain of the Martyr, but as Shakespeare says 'What's in a name' ?! That which we call a basilica, by any other name would look as great !

Cutlery Temple

Chinese Lantern Festival, Toronto Can you see the stacked cups and saucers ?

Black rose

A rose is a rose is a rose....
.....even if I play with my camera settings :)

Nature in all its glory !

"Weeds are plants whose use we are still not aware of"....I know of one use now :)

I miss Fall

Theresienwiese, MunichIf there is one thing I would most definitely miss about Germany, when I go back to South India, it would be the fall colors, the maple leaves, the tall trees and the lonely jogging paths in between

Electronic Surgery

Stall at Tollwood, MunichIf you are even remotely connected to electronics, you should be able to identify the resistors, capacitors, PCB, IC and wires.

Cash Conservation ?!

Another piece of efficient German engineering :D

Spring is here !

FrankfurtThis tree reminds me of a story - Sathyabhama wanted the Parijatham tree all for herself and Lord Krishna, in an attempt to teach her a lesson, gave her the tree but all the flowers would bloom and drop into Rukmini's garden.

Pool by the beach

hmmm...do I swim in the pool or the sea or simply bask in the sun between them ?

Serenity now

I am always at peace when I encounter nature in its most serene form. What about you ?

We like to party......

What does one do after a long day's work when the weather is good ?! Asking this question in Germany always has only one answer :)

Sunset over Nile

Sunset during Nile CruiseAny sunset always reminds me of the song - ''Chevvanam chinna penn soodum kungumam agadho'' (isn't the pink sky the kumkum a girl applies ?)

Stop and see the flowers

If the rows of tulips and the acres of flowers in Keukenhof cannot make you stop, what else can !

Sands of Time

The pyramids are one part of the ''after-life'' concept in Egypt, so why is it amazing if they stand through the tests of time ?!

The city I live in

For me, the city hall (Marienplatz) and the Frauenkirche are the most lovable landmarks in Munich

Bad team at work ?

How do you deal with problems at work ??

Beautiful mobile home

The bee loves his home. Do you ?

Looming large...at dusk

Silhouettes, like black and white pictures, convey powerful messages. This one reminded me of the Babri Masjid silhouette that was often shown in the TV when the monument was destroyed. To me, it is one of the most troubling things that ever took place in India and is seared into my brain.