間 (Ma - Japanese)

[Read about 'Ma' in Wiki]
Thirty spokes meet in the hub,
but the empty space between them
is the essence of the wheel.

Pots are formed from clay,
but the empty space between it
is the essence of the pot.

Walls with windows and doors form the house,
but the empty space within it
is the essence of the house
- Taoist philosopher Lao Tse

I am Legend

"What do we leave behind when we cross each frontier? Each moment seems split in two; melancholy for what was left behind and the excitement of entering a new land." - Ernesto 'Ché' Guevara in Motorcycle Diaries.

Pangong Tso

"I am the Day, I am the Way, I am the Universe... A uniqueness, I felt there." - mahesh.

Dock View

A view of Manhattan from Jersey City.

Colors Of India

A Reflection of the Colors of India at Agra Fort.

A Pose

"Find some time for the dear ones in your life... else one day you will find time, but not the dear ones to share it with you"

A Dream

"We may not achieve everything that we Dream. But we'll not achieve anything unless we Dream"
DREAM BIG in this New Year!!! A Very Happy New Year !!!

Be The Beautiful

"The beauty of life doesn't depend on how happy you are, but on how happy others can be - because of YOU!"

The Golden Look

Look beyond the bars; Aim the golden chance.

The Man and The Machine

The Man, The Machine : San with a Canon 400D !!

Let there be Light!!!

"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the Spirit of God was moving over the face of the waters. And God said, "Let there be light"; and there was light. And God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness." (Genesis 1:1-4 RSV)

Venice of the East...

Simply Superb Alappuzha in Kerala :-)

Vallam (Boat)

"Life's like a boat and you're the driver..."

Mayile Oru Nimisham...

[dedicated to a friend of mine...]
Let Goodness favour your Luck Always... :-)
(White Peacock is supposed to bring GOOD LUCK to you)

Sunflower

"Let all your worries get lost in the past to make your present colourful..."

Reflection

Viewing a past reflection...
"Let my hands shake not to hold thou forever"

Hyderabad @ Night.

A night view of the city of Hyderabad.
This is taken from the middle of the Hussain Sagar Lake, where a monolith Buddha Statue had been put up.

Life

Jeevitham sukhakaramo atho dushkaramo?
I didn't know I was sleeping, until I woke up...

The Innocence

Oru Kalangamillatha Punchiri... :-)

Dock

Its a long time since I updated my blog... no trips..no pics.. :-(
So I thought of putting this old picture...:-)..this's a snap @ chicago.

The Beginning.

Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark, in the hopeless swamps of the approximate, the not-quite, the not-yet, the not-at-all. Do not let the hero in your soul perish, in lonely frustration for the life you deserved, but have never been able to reach. Check your road and the nature of your battle. The world you desired can be won, it exists, it is real, it is possible, it is yours.

Ayn Rand

Goa Beach

Beaches are beautiful..
Nothing much to say about Goa... always beautiful :-)

Purple Bunch

flowers maketh spring colourful,

colours maketh spirit cheerful,

cheers maketh life loveable,

love maketh man beautiful.

French...

Do you believe that fishes fall in love? I guess this picture proves it..;-).
other fishes not interested in a public-happening like this.. guess why???... i took this snap in U.S..;-)

Scenic Yatch

One of my U.S Trip photos...
This is a snap I took when I went to Shedd Acquarium, Chicago, IL. This is a view of the beautiful Lake Michigan...

The odd one out...

leaves are green, the silence seen,
the odd duck stood out as the dean,
not in mean, but in rein,
the odd duck stood out chewing the gean.

'jump'n go, duck'n go',
'wht'ya guyz'r waiting for?'
thus he spake, the voice soft,
echoes waving very oft.

ducklings jumped, slowly went,
shuffling round, blending the sound,
leaves are hosed, the silence paused,
the 'odd guy' stood in, foto-ing the cause.
-- mahesh

Even Monkeys Pose for photos!!!

do monkeys love to pose?? yes i guess.. or is it the curiosity of 'whatz happening' that i see in the monkey's face?
this photos was taken by my colleague, when i was performing the 'vaseegara' piece in flute... he said the monkey came & sat to hear the 'kuzhal naadham'. :-))
(snap was taken with my cam, thtz how this picture came to me...)
[above pic edited in gimp. unedited version goes here:]

Lonely Tree in the Prairie...

green, green all around,
i stood there alone in the background...

Redacted...

Thanks for all who put efforts in helping me knowing the basics of photography better...
these are some of the edited pics that i got in response for the 'Alone in the way'...

Sanish edited..........................









Ashwin edited..........................

Alone in the way...

Alone in the way...
a long way to go...

(picture edited with Gimp)
[To view original picture - click here.]

LotusPond.JPG

wallpaper..a bit edited... check the original image here:

and dont forget to post your valuable comments on this wallpaper...:-)

A Ray of Hope...

a ray of hope lies in there
says to my heart to keep an aspire
not by the words of fearing notion
but by the wisdom of flowering passion

its in the mind to take it over
and your heart listens it forever
if your heart does feel weaker and weaker
mind thus follows, failing forever and ever.
--mahesh

Lotus Pond

Suppose you have a camera when you get to see a pond full of lotus and water-lily... what will you do? click.. as much as you can ..:-)thtz what i did..

Fore more pictures Click Here

I hope some professional nature photographer will get to see this scenic beauty to capture the beautiful reality to films..

Deepavali at Alappuzha

What do u think this picture is? Launching of a scud missile??:-))
It's the bursting of a 'Pookutti' at slow shutter speed :-)
See rest of the pics here.

Velmuruka Haro Hara

Photo Links: Click here or on the picture above

About: My Pazhani Trip...
I, with my appa&amma, went for a pazhani trip. We went in a Tata Sumo from Palaghat to Pazhani via Pollachi. Pollachi, as heard in the films - a perfect market area...u won't believe that sellers are standing in the scorching heat of the sun with just a hand-kerchief on their heads ..yelling at their highest pitch...
We left palaghat by around 10am and reached pazhani by 12.15pm.. the trip was a kinda ok. the road upto pollachi is not so good.. but after pollachi we had an excellent road to travel on..
Had a good time at darshan inside Pazhani... darshan there has become money-bound.. give 150 bucks and u can go much nearer for darshan.. the pujaris there will come with prasadam and poovu and aduthu vannu oru nannavum illathe kai neeti chodichu vaangicholum:-))
we didn't climb the 1008 steps in pazhani.. we went up & down in the cable-car..
couldn't stop me from klicking some snaps at pazhani.. its quite beautiful to see the vayalukal from the top of pazhani malai.

Happy Diwali

A Happy Diwali to all.. :-)
by the way.. have a 640x480 diwali pic... photographed and designed by myself..;-)
if u ask me what krishna & ganapathi has to do with diwali... i dnt know..:-).. today i took the photo of the krishna-radha idol... when i was designing a wallpaper with this idol picture, saw a wedding card before me with the ganapathi photo enacarved in it.. thought that may add to the beauty of the diwali picture i was designing... thtz the ganapathi at 4 sides of the picture..

Maha Ganapathim

Sri Gananatha...

About:
Sri Gananatha, undoubtedly the first 'Geetham' to be taught to all who learn Carnatic Music, has its own style of melody. Purandaradasa has composed such a melody in praise of Lord Ganesha in the ragam: Malahari (Janya Raga of 15th Melakartha Ragam: Mayamalavagowla) in Chathurasra Jathi Rupaka Thalam.
Here goes the description of the geetham:

Pallavi:
Sri Gananatha Sindhoora Varna Karuna Saagara Kari Vadana
Lambodhara Lakumi-karaa Ambaa Sutha Amara Vinutha

Meaning:
O leader of the pramada ganas, (“sri gana natha”), you are the colour of vermillion (“sindhura varna”), and the ocean of compassion (“karuna sagara”). You have the visage (“vadana”) of the mighty elephant (“kari”) and a protruding belly (“lambodara”). You hold goddess lakshmi (“lakumi”) in your hand (“kara”). O son of Parvathi (“amba sutha”) you are worshipped by (“vinutha”) the gods (“amara”).

Charanam 1:
Siddha Chaarana Gana Sevitha Siddhi Vinayaka The Namo Namo

Meaning:
You have all the holy men at your feet (“siddha charana”) and you are worshipped by the pramadha ganas who are the followers of lord Siva (“gana sevitha”). You grant your devotees all their wishes (“siddhi vinayaka”) and I bow to you (“the namo ”).

Charanam 2:
Sakala Vidyaadi Poojitha Sarvothama The Namo Namo

Meaning:
You are the first (“aadi”) one to receive obeisance (“poojitha”) when setting upon acquiring any kind of knowledge (“sakala vidhya”). You are the greatest one of all (“sarvothama”) and I pray to you.

Meaning : Courtesy, Dr. Aruna Turaga, California

News on San...

San man has been asked for his photographs to be put inside the conf rooms of HP. WOW!!! .. a great inspiration for amateur photographers like us. :-)..isn't it???

Wallpapers...

Here are some wallpapers that I've made from some of my snaps.



Mancompu, a village in Alleppey district. Always beautiful.. more beautiful when it rains..:-)






The Golden Bird is the beauty here...
Got this snap when I went on a circuit to the Bannarghatta National Park, Bannarghatta, Karnataka.






Squirrels have their own beauty.

Pencil Drawing?

Does this resemble a pencil drawing? If it does, it's not. If it doesn't, you're right:-).
This is a picture I took from my terrace. The squirrel was trying its best to get something out from the piece of the coconut-shell. When I came with the camera, she posed for me beautifully. After a while, she left the shell and ran - hope she got what she want out of her hardwork.
Isn't it quite rightly said that 'A free lunch is only found in mouse-traps' :-)

Blurred Vision

Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens.

-Carl Jung

Reflecting the hazy future lying ahead :-|