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Saturday, August 27, 2011

Caught Special - 8

Once in a while I get the opportunity to click something special. An attractive frame of scenery, a rare moment of incident or action, an unusual view of a common perspective, a snap of poetic feel and depth, a picture-perfect still, or even an impressive blend of colors with a rustic or a glossy finish.  

This is a series posting such pictures I captured. The pictures are original and without any post-processing.  You can also see my thoughts about the picture and the camera used for snapping. 

Under the Labels list on the right hand side, click on 'Caught Special' to see all postings in this series. Click on pictures to see full size view.
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Special thoughts: This was taken in our balcony. We had brought this wild Lily plant from Hunkal Woods, Chikmagalur (12Apr09). It never bloomed under our care. But it always flowers at the touch of rain. Just a mild drizzle would even do. It flowers within 1-2 days of rain drops on it any time. It had flowered again on a Sunday towards end of February. The very bright color and the day's golden sunshine caught my attention - and I got busy instantly with my old Konica Minolta. I got one in a rare angle too. Click on the images to see the full size. You can see the focus and clarity.

Date: 28/Feb/2010, 12:30 PM ~~ Camera: Konica Minolta, Model DiMAGE X50
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Sunday, August 21, 2011

River Tern Lodge - Bhadra Dam & Wildlife

We did this 2 days 1 night road trip to the River Tern Lodge - that is part of the Jungle Lodges & Resorts near Lakkavalli - during the independence day week-end last week.

Amidst the western ghats of India, the River Tern Lodge of Jungle Lodges & Resorts is located on an attractive hillock, right at the edge of and overlooking the Bhadra River and Dam, and adjoining the Bhadra Tiger Reserve and Wildlife Sanctuary. Overall the trip was very exciting and the location of the resort simply superb.

As usual I got the due regular service done for my car 2 days before the trip, so it was a good drive all through.

We took the following route both up and down: Bannerghatta road, NICE road, Tumkur road, Tumkur, Gubbi, Tiptur, Arsikere, Banavara, Kadur, Birur, Tarikere, Lakkavalli. Bangalore to Tumkur is NH-4. Tumkur to Tarikere is NH-206, a.k.a. Bangalore-Honnavar (or BH) road. The one-way distance from Bangalore to Lakkavalli is 288 KM. Our onward drive took 7 hours end-to-end, including a breakfast stop and other minor photo click slowdowns.

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Sunday, August 7, 2011

Seville, Spain

Just came back from a week's business trip to Seville in Spain a week ago, and I thought of writing a (pseudo) review and posting some pictures.

The route to Seville from Bangalore is a bit convoluted. Bangalore-Dubai-Madrid-Seville is how I got there, and back via same route as well, by Emirates Airlines for the international sectors and by Iberia Airlines for the domestic sector.

Some basics first. Seville, pronounced normally as 'Sevil', is also called as Sevilla, and pronounced as 'Seviya' in Spanish, with the two Ls silent. 

I did not have time to go around Seville, but the 154 year old Hotel Inglaterra in Plaza Nuevo area where I stayed was right in the city center, only about 20 min. from Seville airport.

See summaries and photos below.

Saturday, August 6, 2011

Shop for Home-made Arts & Crafts

There are quite bit of new updates in the Shop for Home-made Arts & Crafts page. The updates are:
  • A010 - Abstract Fencing
  • A011 - Mediterranean landscape on Plaster of Paris
  • A012 - Madhubani stained glass painting 
  • A013 - Pebble painting
  • C002 - Chips on terracotta vase
  • C003 - Fruit Platter
  • C004 - Jharokha painting 
Please click here to go to Shop for Home-made Arts & Crafts page.

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