Unknown Flower

This is one flower I photographed in my backyard.
Although I do not know its name, I liked it very much.

If anybody knows about it, please let me know.

I like the sharp difference between the focus of the two
flowers.

Equipments used : Sony DSC W35
Editing : None

Utricularia Purpurascens

This is a flower typical to the Western Ghats of India.
It is called 'सीतेची आसवॆ' in maraaThee, whose botanical name is
"Utricularia Purpurascens".

It was shot at the Kaas plateau, which is also called the
"valley of flowers" of Maharashtra. The dark purple colour
actually also emits ultraviolet radiations, which are visible to
various insects and birds, who cause pollination of these
flowers. Emitting Ultraviolet radiations is thus one of the
ways of promoting its pollination.


Editing : Crop, sharpening

Color me pink!

This is a nice macro I caught hold, of while on one of my casual outings to suburbs of Pune at Talegaon, in one of my friend's garden. The picture simply reflects the brightness and the liveliness of that morning. Beginning of a busy day with a nice bright start.

This one is one of my personal favourites. Enjoy! : D

It forms a nice fullscreen desktop. Trust me! If anyone wants unedited version of it, please mail me.

Shot with : the same Sony DSC W35
Editing : None

rural life

This is an image I shot on one of my outings to Kaas in Satara district.
Its a nice black and white image with a fine mist in the air.

I like two things about this image. One is that although it is intended at only the silhouttes of the objects, it also shows slight details, which makes it rather lively.

And the other thing is that whenever I look into the image, I can hear those morning birds chirping into my ears. I simply love this image.

Editing: None
Shot with Sony DSC W35

Other photos of the outing, which host a number of wild flowers of the westers ghats of India, are displayed here. Do visit them. :)

Down close with a vasp

On a casual afternoon, one monsoon day, I happened to see this vasp underneath a large leaf, and chose it to be my model for that shoot.

This is the closest shot I could take with my camera, after cropping the image.
On closing in on the image, one gets confused with the position of the eyes.


This frame shows the egg of the vasp, in the tube on the left. The focus lies on the egg itself.

Camera used : SONY DSC-W35
Editing : Cropped two of the three images with picasa

It's been an exhausting day

There's nothing more pleasurable than to stroll with your loved one, after a long and exhausting working day.
This picture was shot last year at the, not so frequently calm, Adriatic Sea, Trieste, while on a casual evening stroll. I like the composition of the picture, which suggests the end of the day very nicely. Backdrop of immobile ships gives it that stalled look of the 'end', while although in motion, the birds give it that 'day is over and back to home' feel. The couple gives it that romantic and a very calm feel.

It really is a nice picture according to me!
Editing : None.

cloudy!

This picture is quite unlike all those uploaded by me untill now.

This nice photograph was shot last year, when I was in Trieste, Italy. It was raining far into the sea, while the sun was about to set. The natural combination of slight orange with various shades of blue is indeed magnificent.

It forms a nice desktop image.

Editing : Increased sharpness (picasa)

Sprouting Life!

A nice photograph that I see as a symbol of life! A nice color scheme is reflected in the picture. Forms a nice fullscreen view. : )
Editing : None

Pink on sky blue

Cherry Blossom !
The flower and the sky are on the same tone of two complementary colors.

That, I feel gives this flower the feel it has.
Editing : None

Nice tiny flower

A nice tiny flower
Editing : None

Drop of water

Drop of water!
On my trip to RajgaD, one of many great forts in MahaaraSTra!
The name is suggestive, which means the king (raaj) fort (gaD)!
Editing : Increased the brightness of image

A buggy affair

A nice bug!

Editing : None

Khulataa kaLee khulenaa

A very nice and beautiful flower I pictured on my way to climb SinvhagaD
Editing: Added glow to it!