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Showing posts with label Sony Cybershot W320. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sony Cybershot W320. Show all posts

Saturday, January 21, 2017

Caught Special - 68

Some more in the Sun series of Caught Special!

What: Sunset
Where: Jaladhama Resort, Talakadu
When: 1 Oct 2014, 5:40 pm
How: Sony Cybershot W320

What: Sunrise
Where: Hotel Central, Engelberg, Switzerland
When: 19 Jul 2016
How: Canon EOS 700D


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Friday, September 9, 2016

Caught Special - 61

You might have seen some of my culinary effort at Caught Special - 47 here and Caught Special - 55 here earlier. Here are some more Caught Specials from my effort in the kitchen.

What: Potato Podimos
Where: At home 
When: January 2016
How: Sony Cybershot DSC-W320



 
What: Masala Egg Burji
Where: At home 
When: January 2016
How: Sony Cybershot DSC-W320


What: Mutton Bone Soup
Where: At home 
When: January 2016
How: Sony Cybershot DSC-W320



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Saturday, April 9, 2016

Caught Special - 59

Participated in the Sony World Photography Awards contest conducted in London recently, second time in three years. It is a very popular and highly competitive contest where several thousands participate from around the world. This year's contest had over 230,000 photographs entered into the competition.



The contest this year had the following nine different categories against which one photo each was to be submitted.
          1. Architecture
          2. Arts and Culture
          3. Enhanced
          4. Low Light
          5. Nature & Wildlife
          6. People
          7. Smile
          8. Split Second
          9. Travel

Though my pictures did not get shortlisted in the contest further, I had selected the top-3 picks from my collection for all the categories that you can see here.

A collage of all the 27 photos can be seen above. To view individual images, go to full view of the images seen below.

Saturday, January 30, 2016

Caught Special - 58

Participated in the International Photography Award contest conducted in Dubai recently, third year in a row. A popular and very competitive contest where several thousands participate from around the world.

The contest this year had the following four different categories against which one photo each was to be submitted.
             1) Happiness
             2) Wildlife
             3) Father and son
             4) General

Had submitted my photo entries for each one of them. Though my pictures did not get shortlisted in the contest further, I had selected the top-3 picks from my collection for all the four categories, and have shared them here. 

See the collage of all the 12 photos above. To view individual images and info about each, go to full view below.

Saturday, December 19, 2015

Caught Special - 55

You saw some samples of my personal culinary special efforts (!) at Caught Special - 47 here earlier. Take a look at some more Caught Specials from my own personal effort at the kitchen.

What: Masala Sundal
Where: At home 
When: September 2015
How: Sony Cybershot DSC-W320




What: Chicken Tikka
Where: At home 
When: September 2015
How: Sony Cybershot DSC-W320





What: Garlic Spleen Curry
Where: At home 
When: September 2015
How: Sony Cybershot DSC-W320




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Saturday, December 5, 2015

Caught Special - 54

What: Wall decor of Tree, flowers, fall, birds!
Where: At home 
When: September 2015
How: Sony Cybershot DSC-W320



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Saturday, November 14, 2015

Caught Special - 53

During our recent trip to Mysore and Bandipur, I clicked a few caught-special picture opportunities. Take a look...

Where: Near Hotel Mayura Hoysala Mysore through the window
When: 22/Oct/15, Thursday, 4:37 pm
What: Bumble bee on the flower of a Drumstick tree
How: Canon EOS 700D, 55-250mm lens

Where: Mysore Palace 
When: 22/Oct/15, Thursday, 7:59 pm
What: Mysore Palace lighting viewed from the gate
How: Canon EOS 700D, 18-55mm lens

Where: Mysore Palace 
When: 22/Oct/15, Thursday, 8:02 pm
What: Mysore Palace lighting at the gate
How: Canon EOS 700D, 18-55mm lens

Where: Near Hotel Mayura Hoysala Mysore through the window  
When: 23/Oct/15, Friday, 6:41 am
What: Chamundi Hills in a hazy silhouette (Can you spot the bird on top?)
How: Canon EOS 700D, 55-250mm lens

Where: Near Hotel Mayura Hoysala Mysore through the window  
When: 23/Oct/15, Friday, 6:42 am
What: Purple Sun Bird on a Drumstick tree
How: Canon EOS 700D, 55-250mm lens

Where: Near Hotel Mayura Hoysala Mysore through the window  
When: 23/Oct/15, Friday, 6:43 am
What: A happy cow and a calf enjoying the morning feed
How: Canon EOS 700D, 55-250mm lens

Where: From the terrace at Hotel Mayura Hoysala Mysore 
When: 23/Oct/15, Friday, 6:52 am
What: A happy parrot family starting their morning excursions
How: Canon EOS 700D, 55-250mm lens

Where: At the corridor of Hotel Mayura Hoysala Mysore 
When: 23/Oct/15, Friday, 7:00 am
What: My camera and I, just shadows
How: Canon EOS 700D, 18-55mm lens

Where: At Windflower Tusker Trails Bandipur 
When: 23/Oct/15, Friday, 12:43 pm
What: A happy monkey family lounging around
HowSony Cybershot DSC-W320

Where: Safari at Bandipur National Park and Tiger Reserve 
When: 23/Oct/15, Friday, 5:40 pm
What: A happy elephant family in the wild; See the cute little one!
How: Canon EOS 700D, 18-55mm lens

Where: At Windflower Tusker Trails Bandipur 
When: 24/Oct/15, Saturday, 7:41 am
What: Morning coffee at the backyard of the cottage 
How: Sony Cybershot DSC-W320

Where: At Windflower Tusker Trails Bandipur 
When: 24/Oct/15, Saturday, 8:55 am
What: Just shadows of the backyard trees on the cottage wall  
How: Canon EOS 700D, 18-55mm lens


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