Monday, March 8, 2010

Raching Out


Raching Out, originally uploaded by Yogendra174.

The branches of the bare tree look as if they are trying to reach out to the moon!! Creepy.. right?

It was interesting to see the moon on the blue sky on a sunny day (actually morning hence the sky is still not very bright but the morning sun-rays falling directly on the tree making the remaining dry leaves and branches stand out on the blue sky)

Basking in the Sun


Basking in the Sun, originally uploaded by Yogendra174.

Trying to get the "Rule of Third" and "Leading Line" concepts right in this photo.

As with the shot.. when i saw her, my 18-55 lens was on and did not have time to switch the lens just in time.. hence had to do super crop and hence the grain.. but i am overall quite pleased with the photo.

For people in india, 10 years back this was nothing special.. its a usual indian sparrow.. sitting on the bush... but these days its a hard effort to spot these (especially in Pune).. i remember my childhood with these fellows... hope my children will enjoy the same as well.

Sunday, March 7, 2010

10 Reasons GIMP is Better Than Photoshop

10 Reasons GIMP is Better Than Photoshop

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Black Beauty


Black Beauty, originally uploaded by Yogendra174.

not sure what's the name of this bird.. but its beautiful.. and fortunately the eye has come out very crisp!

Sunrise on the glass


Sunrise on the glass, originally uploaded by Yogendra174.

picked up this spot today to do something different with the sunrise. Also this road was laid out recently so there was not much traffic early in the morning!

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Broken Wheel


Broken Wheel, originally uploaded by Yogendra174.

Finally.. after deciding to get up early on the weekend for past 4 weekends i actually managed to do so. Drove about 10 km across the Hinjewadi Hitech City and as soon as i crossed it.. i could see the age-old villages.
This "broken wheel" was not repaired for a long time and i really doubt if it will ever be repaired.. its simply not needed as the farm in which it was used is now sold to the "real estate giants" who are building "tomorrow's India". It will sit here till the hut on which its resting gets converted into a sky-scrapper .. very soon!

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