Journey Through Nature

Mekedaatu: The river Kaveri flows through a deep gorge so narrow that one would think that a goat can leap across it (‘Mekedatu’ means ‘goat’s leap’ in Kannada).

 

Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop away from you like the leaves of Autumn. John Muir

Mekedaatu, Karnataka, India.

Mekedaatu, Karnataka, India.

Trees are poems that the earth writes upon the sky.
Kahlil Gibran, Sand and Foam

Mekedaatu, Karnataka, India.

Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better. Albert Einstein

Mekedaatu, Karnataka, India.

Mekedaatu, Karnataka, India.

If I could build a stairway to heaven. I would, so I could climb it everyday just to see you, tell you how much I miss you and give you a hug and a kiss. Unknown

Mekedaatu, Karnataka, India.

Mekedaatu, Karnataka, India.

Bhadra Reservoir, Shimoga: The dam lies across Bhadra River at Lakkavalli, a distance of 20 km from Bhadravathi City. There are a number of islands created by the Bhadra river.

 

Bhadra Reservoir, Shimoga, Karnataka, India.

If I can put one touch of rosy sunset into the life of any man or woman, I shall feel that I have worked with God. G.K.Chesterson

Sunset From Bhadra Reservoir, Shimoga, Karnataka, India.

Bannerghatta national park, Bangalore.

To the complaint, ‘There are no people in these photographs,’ I respond, There are always two people: the photographer and the viewer. Ansel Adams

People at work…

Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.
– Confucius

Smoking Tailor…, Bangalore.

You have a different crowd every night, so you should do a different show to suit them. I tailor the show to their mood.

– Jewel Kilcher

Potter, K.Narayanapura, Bangalore.

“I thought clay must feel happy in the good potter’s hand.”
Janet Fitch, White Oleander

Fisherman, Kumarakom, Kerala

There are two types of fisherman – those who fish for sport and those who fish for fish. Author Unknown

Narayanapura, Bangalore

Rubber tapper, kerala.

My friend Abi (photography enthusiast), Savandurga, Bangalore.

“The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.”
― Dorothea Lange

Flower sellers from K R Market, Bangalore.

Flowers are the sweetest things God ever made, and forgot to put a soul into.

-Henry Beecher, Life Thoughts

Spice seller, KR Market, Bangalore..

Monochrome Portraits

From my collection of Black and White Portraits. Everyone loves the traditional charm of a classic black and white portrait. It can add depth, drama and glamour to the shot.

Smoking Man, KR Market, Bangalore, India.

Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I’ve done it thousands of times.
-Mark Twain

The Man With One Tooth

Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.

— Victor Hugo

A Shepherd From Shimoga, Karnataka, India.

It is the duty of a good shepherd to shear his sheep, not to skin them.
-Tiberius

Sugarcane Sellers..

Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been.

 -Mark Twain, Following the Equator

  

It is the common wonder of all men, how among so many million faces, there should be none alike.
-Sir Thomas Browne

Stories of generations written in the sands of time.

       With the arrival of my new lens 35mm Nikon, I decided to go for a morning walk. I walked through the alleyways of Narayanapura, Bangalore a village near to my old college. It was a nostalgic walk, because I am back to the same place where we friends used to walk during our college days. Today I am alone and along with my old memories.

       I went to have a tea from the same old shop, couple of old people were there. I was trying to capture those old people who had some marks which time has made on their face. Seeing my continuous effort in taking their pictures this person started raising questions. All I can do was giving a sweet smile to him, which is the universal language of love. He gave me a reply in the same fashion and then what happened next is this picture. A face which tells stories, stories of generations written in the sands of time.

Narayanapura, Bangalore, India

“A man knows when he is growing old because he begins to look like his father.”
– Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Love in the Time of Cholera

Narayanapura, Bangalore, India

“It`s not how old you are, it`s how you are old.”
― Jules Renard

Ramohalli village, Bangalore, India

“The young have aspirations that never come to pass, the old have reminiscences of what never happened.”
― Saki, Reginald

My Aunt and Niece, Kerala, India

“He who awaits much can expect little.”
– Gabriel Garcia Marquez

My Uncle, Kerala, India

      Schooldays, I believes the happiest in the whole span of human existence. Most of us would agree that the days spent in school are certainly the best days of our lives. Its in school that we make our first friend, have our first crush, compete to excel, hope for places in the sports teams, eating lunch boxes during classes, and learn our first lessons about life.
– saikat

My Niece and Nephew, Kerala, India

Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.
-Jim Rohn

Narayanapura, Bangalore, India

Recollecting memories of school days is a way of holding onto the things you love, the things you are, the things you never want to lose”
– saikat

Running back to home… Ramohalli village, Bangalore, India

My Niece and Nephew… Kerala, India

Attakkalari – Stage Performance

Its a combination of Contemporary dance, Kalarippayattu, Music and Art.

Its From the function held on Friday, August 24th, 2012 at 7pm at the JSS Auditorium in Jayanagar.

Journey…

Staring into eternity.
Thinking of my future and smiling at my past…

Sreedev my Friend.

Steps And Shadows

 

Moments with kids…

My Nephew and niece. Playing video games with great enthusiasm.

Play Time. My Nephew and Niece.

Flowers…

Flower Blossom….

Morning Sun

K Narayanpura, Bangalore, India.

Clay Pots

Freshly made clay pots kept out for drying up….

K. Narayanapura, Bangalore, India.

The Art Of Pottery Making

Looking for the  maximum perfection…

K. Narayanapura, Bangalore, India.

Pottery is made by forming a clay body into objects of a required shape and heating them to high temperatures in a kiln which removes all water from the clay.

 

 

Memories are always past

Friends Forever….

Chillichi River, Kerala, India.

Photography quotes

Nothing happens when you sit at home. I always make it a point to carry a camera with me at all times…I just shoot at what interests me at that moment.

-Elliott Erwitt

When the world is your canvas, so to speak, you need your tools with you to capture everything around you. Make a habit of always carrying a camera with you—you will never suffer the regret of wishing you had.

Sepia Effect

From my college ground.

Kristu Jayanti College, Bangalore, India.

A Yellowish Beauty

Elephant calf Krishnan…

Let me cool….

A elephant calf taking bath from the river periyar. Kodanadu, Kerala, India.

A cute elephant calf

A elephant calf from kodanad elephant sanctuary kerala, India.

Kodanad is known for its ‘Elephant Kraal’, elephant rescue centre.

A closeup Look

Photography quotes

Beauty can be seen in all things, seeing and composing the beauty is what separates the snapshot from the photograph.

– Matt Hardy

Blue in touch

How you feel if all tree leaves are in blue color. fort kochi, Kerala, India.

Blue Touch