Playing with Perspective Distortion

One famous construct within Fatehpur Sikri fort, probably a palace for Akbar's queen.

Got Featured at Webshots - Photo of the day

Well on the 27th of this month, this photo was top on the roster of Webshots home page. Feels great to finally have a featured pic. This one is of the Calangute beach , North Goa.

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Some Odd Images of Taj Mahal

With the 10-22, its easy to capture wide angle distortion, and some odd views of a very familiar mausoleum.

Jubilee Park Statue

The statue is that of J.N. Tata, founder of Tata Steel, and one of the stalwarts of Indian Industry, and to whom Jamshedpur owes its namesake.

Cloud Collection Exhibit

Another sky scape captured at Dimna Lake nearing the cyclonic storm, heavy post processing especially with shadows and contrast.

The dark rain clouds are complemented by the wispy cumulus (have to brush up on clouds), against a setting sun. I think this kind of a view is easily snapped, and you don't need a lake and hilly surroundings for that, but just in case, such a setting does offer wide unrestricted space. Sometimes I am questioned about post -processing, but my answer to it is - this is another form of expression, and the camera never truly gives the dynamic range of the human eye.

Temple in Perspective

Another angle of the same temple at Dalma Top. Here's some more information from mapsofindia

"Located at a height of 3000 feet above sea level, the exotic ranges are at a short distance of just 13 km from the main city of Jamshedpur. "

Dalma Revisited

This is perhaps the side which is leeward to Jamshedpur, probably the district of Purulia of West Bengal, or Raghunathpur.

The haze is always there,and even on a hot sunny day, this place is breezy and cool.

The Mandir at Dalma Top

Thats some location for a temple. The light from this temple is visible all the way down at Jamshedpur, a small speck.

The Bigger Picture

The view is grand from here.

Tree Top again

I have a habit of posting photos of the same thing. But this place is really good, I thank the 10-22 lens for the views.

The Treetop at Dalma Top

This is a distinctive tree at the Dalma Top, the view is superb, and so is the temperature. This was my first visit to the Dalma peak in thirty years, there is both a Shiv Mandir and a Hanuman mandir at the top. The climb is quite gradual, one can easily bike-up or drive up. Dalma is famous for its elephants, but to our despair, we could not sight any !

Cloud Collection Exhibit

Never seem to tire out of these, taken from the D-block terrace, summer skies are full of surprises, especially nearing monsoon.

Another View of the Same Place

We have to drive our way to the top someday soon.

NH33

The connection to Ranchi, Ramgarh and beyond

Dalma in Black and White

Just this morning I got a chance to visit the Deori Mandir, thanks to Deepak, Jai and Tarun, who woke me up early enough for the 130 + km drive. This was taken near the 10th Milestone hotel on the highway, actually near the petrol pump where Deepak's car has its refreshments before our long lunch and drive back home.

This view reminds me of the countless trips made to Ranchi from Jamshedpur during the engineering college days, along this road. In the background are the Dalma Hills, the foreground is branded !

Clouds in Grey Scale

A wide angle lens, cyclonic clouds and Dimna lake surroundings can create an ominous landscape if rendered in black and white !